Antec 1200 at Computex

Looks better than the 900 IMO. The weird angle roof of the 900 is my biggest problem with it. This looks like you could place several side by side in a row and have it look like relatively professional server farm.. course you'd have to replace the glowing fans. I'd like to use this for a file-storage/folding box
 
a revamp of the 900. Watercooled/ radiator under 200m fan and quick release fittings seem to be the difference. Is the radiator an actual fitting with the case or an added extra?
 
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Cheers, I'm just an idiot though.

I want this damn 1200 case though, so badly, will anyone else be getting one when its released or do you all just hate how it looks?
 
Still looks good after getting my lian li obviously that doesnt come remotely close to the looks department, but it will still have excellent if not better air cooling which is so important with GTX and longer cards now adays.
 
for the record: 'better cooling' does not always mean which developer has crammed in the most 120m fans on to the front and rear of the case. thats not good cooling manegment. it's the by hook or by crook attempt. maybe if antec designed their cases, and the internel airflow of said cases better (akin to lian li) they wouldnt need to have 5 120mm fans, and 2 200mm fans :rolleyes:
 
bringerofdecay said:
for the record: 'better cooling' does not always mean which developer has crammed in the most 120m fans on to the front and rear of the case. thats not good cooling manegment. it's the by hook or by crook attempt. maybe if antec designed their cases, and the internel airflow of said cases better (akin to lian li) they wouldnt need to have 5 120mm fans, and 2 200mm fans :rolleyes:
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Cable management is also another pretty important factor to consider (Thank god i have watercooling) i should really make time to tidy my case, airflow would improve vastly from my blockage of wires.
 
bringerofdecay said:
for the record: 'better cooling' does not always mean which developer has crammed in the most 120m fans on to the front and rear of the case. thats not good cooling manegment. it's the by hook or by crook attempt. maybe if antec designed their cases, and the internel airflow of said cases better (akin to lian li) they wouldnt need to have 5 120mm fans, and 2 200mm fans :rolleyes:
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True, true. But, Lian Li's are usually horribly expensive considering that they're just standard ATX cases with the standard dual 120mm fan placement and the Antec does offer much better airflow even with less fans installed via its roof fan and mesh front and it is considerably better value for money, which is why is sells really well.
 
I like these cases...

I would have got the 900 (which I thought looked ok) but wanted a bigger case.... and here it is!

Does anyone know when it's out cause I want one to replace my current furnace:cool::o:mad:
 
bringerofdecay said:
for the record: 'better cooling' does not always mean which developer has crammed in the most 120m fans on to the front and rear of the case. thats not good cooling manegment. it's the by hook or by crook attempt. maybe if antec designed their cases, and the internel airflow of said cases better (akin to lian li) they wouldnt need to have 5 120mm fans, and 2 200mm fans :rolleyes:
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Listen to the man; he speaks the truth. This case is going to be like driving an American muscle car in the swiss alps; loads of power but impractical and inefficient. Now I love my Antec 900, but adding more fans to it would not make it a better case. Theres no getting round that.

The problems with the 900 series were noise (lots of fans), dust (lots of fans and a floor-positioning ergonomic design) and internal layout (PSU on the bottom, pain-in-the-ass for connecting the CPU power lead thats on the other end of the MB). Adding more fans is going to make noise and dust worse, so chances are you'll be running them on low day-to-day anyway.

What this case really needs is; better cable management, better positioning of higher quality fans, different fan connectors to allow software control over fan speeds(!!!!) and optional dust filters. And not to look so bloody ugly! (no wonder Antec design it to hide under the desk).

Tip to builders with this case series; get a PSU with long cables and the fan intake mounted on the front, rather then the top. Otherwise hot air getting blown out the back simply gets sucked back in the PCI expansion slot grills if the case is under negative pressure, creating a circulation zone (bad in terms of cooling).

I'm about to start a project to visualize the airflow in my current Antec 900, and show how much heat the flow is picking up in different parts of the case and if it collects in any particular areas. I'll be posting the results up here once i have them.
 
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The only part i dont like is the design of the top. What does the side window look like too. I dont like the 900's (Plan on getting a blank panel and modding it).
 
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