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I@m think of getting one?
People who have them? what do u think?
People who have them? what do u think?
Pro's and Con's for the Antec 900 case?
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my case will be put on my new desk about 3ft in the air so should be ok for dust
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Right, I will avoid like the plague!
if u building a pc with a quite a few hds and a big graphics card then id avoid it.
i bought 1 for my new build, i managed to get all components in (bfg 8800 + 4*500 gb sata + 3*500gb too add) but bending that sata harness round the gcard is xtra tricky, especially if u wanting to have tidy cables ... after many hours fannying around i ripped old pc outta thermaltake damier case and used that for new build .. antec is 2 1/2 inches smaller in length (side view) than my thermaltake, gcard was right up at hd cages ... lost use of 2 hd slots too cos of this.
another thing ... psu's in bottom of cage ... hmmm not good imo , looks nice but all plugs on wiring loom are upside down, lots of unness bending and twisting ... u could mount hds etc upside down but u'll have to also stand case upside down so your cds dont fall out of the cd tray
i bought 1 for my new build, i managed to get all components in (bfg 8800 + 4*500 gb sata + 3*500gb too add) but bending that sata harness round the gcard is xtra tricky, especially if u wanting to have tidy cables ... after many hours fannying around i ripped old pc outta thermaltake damier case and used that for new build .. antec is 2 1/2 inches smaller in length (side view) than my thermaltake, gcard was right up at hd cages ... lost use of 2 hd slots too cos of this.
another thing ... psu's in bottom of cage ... hmmm not good imo , looks nice but all plugs on wiring loom are upside down, lots of unness bending and twisting ... u could mount hds etc upside down but u'll have to also stand case upside down so your cds dont fall out of the cd tray
To be fair, if you were putting 7 hard drvies in, a bigger case would have been preferable. I have a 900, and yes, the cable management is a bit iffy, but thats becasue you cannot route cables down the sides of the cages, or the back of the mobo (Without cutting holes in back plate) I have a corsair PSU, and even though it is mounted upside down, i have no problems with the wires being 'inverted'. Thats pretty much the same for any modular PSU. Yes, it sucks in dust, but you could fit fan filters to the inside (Ive never done this, but have heard of people doing this). But then, what do you expect with front fans.
To the calls that its ugly, horses for courses . . . I like the look of mine, though a full side window would have been nicer. I personally do not like the plain looking PC cases. Such as some of those lian-li ones (I expect to be villified and called a heathen because of this), but i think they look too plain. Now, id like a mozart, but do not have any room for one . . .
To the calls that its ugly, horses for courses . . . I like the look of mine, though a full side window would have been nicer. I personally do not like the plain looking PC cases. Such as some of those lian-li ones (I expect to be villified and called a heathen because of this), but i think they look too plain. Now, id like a mozart, but do not have any room for one . . .
Well i am a Antec 900 owner.
Pros
1.The build quality is very good
2.Air flow is amazing
3.Usb, mic & audio at the top for easy access
4.Hdd cages remove from front for easy installation
5.Psu is at the bottom, which i found amazing for my cabling
6.Very cheap
7.Comes with 3 x 120mm fans and 1 x 200mm fan, where all fans can be switched from low, medium and high speeds.
8.Looks amazing
Cons
1.No filters on front fans
All the people on here who say they drag in too much dust, have you actually owned one?
Pros
1.The build quality is very good
2.Air flow is amazing
3.Usb, mic & audio at the top for easy access
4.Hdd cages remove from front for easy installation
5.Psu is at the bottom, which i found amazing for my cabling
6.Very cheap
7.Comes with 3 x 120mm fans and 1 x 200mm fan, where all fans can be switched from low, medium and high speeds.
8.Looks amazing
Cons
1.No filters on front fans
All the people on here who say they drag in too much dust, have you actually owned one?
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