** Antec 1900 Nineteen Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - First 5 Pre Orders Receive a FREE PSU Worth £1

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Well guys, TTL review seems to have a few valid points, but the problems with Quality etc, seems to be an isolated instance to Tom... hmmmm?

Anyway here is a review from Xtreme Systems.

Conclusion

The Antec Nineteen Hundred is, frankly, quite a case. At 214 Euro's it's definitely a luxury item.Whether or not it's worth the money is subjective.Excellent build quality, smart thermal-acoustic balance owing to the PWM-driven fan controller(front,back and top),good looks,more watercooling options and esoteric design.Internally, this is definitely one of the more attractive cases I've tested.The way the second power supply bay is oriented and separated from the rest of the interior is smart, and there's plenty of space for routing cabling.Whether you plan to go with air cooling or water cooling, you won't be disappointed. If you do go the water cooling route, you won't have to compromise on your build because of a case that lacks the features and full support for water cooling.Whether you want to install a small form factor motherboard or go huge with E-ATX it simply is all possible. Two PSUs? Sure, not an issue.Overall there's a lot of good geometry and fairly smart ventilation design.
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http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums...-Antec-Nineteen-Hundred&p=5226216#post5226216
 
rjkoneill said:
Comparing a. Aselabs case to an antec case is a little unfair in my opinion. Their target markets at vastly different.
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Even if, this case costs 230£.
I paid 350£ including fast delivery, from US (case was customized to my needs as well with some extras, rad mounts, custom color etc).
This Antec case should be priced around 90-100£.
NZXT have a lot of cases in this price range which look and probably perform much better (I mean 100£, not 230£).
I seen a bit of that review on youtube, wasn't really listening to the guy as he wasn't to gentle with the case and I don't really like reviews like this (strongly negative). I prefer objective reviews, 'sine ira et studio' (go translate from latin :D ).
 
The problems with the case are still there even in the xtremesystems review its too limited in what it can do, even with the smallest of changes that case could have been really awsome tbh Ace.
 
Apem said:
The problems with the case are still there even in the xtremesystems review its too limited in what it can do, even with the smallest of changes that case could have been really awsome tbh Ace.
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Don't get me wrong, I understand that the case has some features missing that a case of this size should have. Looking at the watercooling rad support mostly.
The point I'm trying to make is whilst the case is not perfect, it is not as bad as TTL made it out to be. He seemed to have a case which looks like the base of the upper chamber has twisted or been hit. Thus causing the problems with the lower doors for him. I have not seen this problem in any of the 3 samples I have used and showcased at any time. If you wish to see one of my samples, feel free to come have a chat with me and i51 :)
 
That one I looked over at i50 was in fine condition Lee and had none of the issues TTL is mentioning.

The case is well made. For air perfect. For water not so.
 
The problem is that if you compare the case to the Corsair 900D (which let's be honest, is the main competition) it IS £100 cheaper, BUT it's lacking rad support, the Corsair is more customisable, from TTL's review (which tbh is massively negative) the build quality doesn't look as good...

I think people would be more likely to spend the extra £100, given the largely positive response to the Corsair. Just my $0.02. :)
 
I do not disagree with the lack of rad support. In fact I agree with you on this situation.
I built a large watercooling system myself in October with a 480 rad and 2 x 360s. The 1900 was unsuitable sadly, so I got a little devil case at just shy of €500 for my build.

However, Antec have not made this to target watercooling customers, Antec made this as a large, good looking functional air cooled or AIO watercooled system enclosure.

Right or wrong decision? Time will tell in regards to sales I suppose, but it does the job the designer intended quite well.
 
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You guys don't know how lucky you have it these days.

Remember when you had to mod a case to fit a rad?

The 1900 would be easy to mod. Remove the drive bays, few after market rad supports. Job done.
 
Ace Modder said:
However, Antec have not made this to target watercooling customers, Antec made this as a large, good looking functional air cooled or AIO watercooled system enclosure.
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that's just shortsightedness, especially when most other case designers are trying to cramp everything and the kitchen sink into their cases these days.

rjkoneill said:
You guys don't know how lucky you have it these days.

Remember when you had to mod a case to fit a rad?
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progress...onwards and upwards. =)
and for 200 quid, i think the enthoo primo is a much better case
 
Ace please ask antec to stop making their cases with fixed HD Mounts it is 2014 after all I do love antec products but they are always normaly built well but dang they are stuck in the dark ages m8.
 
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