New Antec "Nine Hundred" Case

[p0tter]

Antec "Nine Hundred" Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129021)


Features:
Unique Top mounted 200mm TriCool exhaust fan to cool the hottest system
Perforated front bezel for maximum air intake
Two front loaded HDD cages for up to 6 hard disk drives
The HDD cages act as air ducts to take air in more efficiently
Top mounted I/O ports for easy access
Top tray for your MP3 player, digital camera, etc.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129021

[Shift]

Shizzle that case looks sweet. Makes for a really nice air cooled rig, and the price isn't so bad considering all the fans you are getting.

[p0tter]

Would be nice if you can fit a 2x120 rad up front and a custom reservoir on / in the top tray.

[dicecca112]

looks like a stacker ripoff to me

[WeStSiDePLaYa]

looks like a really nice case, too bad its steel.

[Lurid]

Looks like a good case for watercooling...

[Istasi]

Those dual 120mm intakes are just begging for WC.

[syne_24]

it's alrite..too small for me tho

it looks like they try to pull off a comanche style looking case but didnt finish it. On second thought why dont they make one like that? I think that would be bad ass case.

[gr8golf]

Why the hell do they have to slap LED fans in every decent looking case out there? Can the LED be disabled or do you have to replace the fan? Otherwise, this might be my next case - looks like it would have some good airflow. That 200mm fan in the top of the case sould be awesome!

[[XC] moddolicous]

looks like a stacker ripoff to me
I agree, it looks too much like a black 830. Still looks like a nice small tower for people though.

[Sorrow13]

you can disable the leds on some fans, i did it for a couple ttake 92mils, just gotta be careful where you cut.

also, looks like a decent case. The p180 was superb quality, i just didnt like the ay it handled watercooling so i ditched it. If this carries the same quality, could be a winner.

[skane]

why does it still have a rear exhaust fan when its got a top exhaust that is that big?
other than that, it looks pretty good, at least the 200mm isnt a led fan, so you can change to all non-led fans if you want.

[Magnj]

looks nice, Lots of Airflow in there. Could potentially use the big fan for intake and the rest for exhaust?

[n00b 0f l337]

It'd be so much better without a window :(

[Praxis1452]

one ugly ugly ugly case... P180b>Nine Hundred

[eXa]

impossible to place a triple rad in that!

[n00b 0f l337]

Many cases cant thats not a con.
It can fit a double or single very easy, and a triple could most likely be mounted off the back with a radbox.

[kimbo]

I like it, it looks pretty different from their previous cases, price isnt too bad either. The top tray is somewhat odd but could be useful for cds and such. The front blue led fans are a nice touch.

However, the placement of the top panel usb/firewire/etc. could be less than ideal for certain setups.

[whoodiestyle]

looks ugly

[kimbo]

looks ugly
This coming from the guy with the hot pink sig... :eleph:

[[XC] serlv]

This coming from the guy with the hot pink sig... :eleph:


dude, that's not hot pink...

...it's fuschia! :D

[Killnine]

dude, awesome case. I was planning on getting a P180 but this seems better for water cooling.

[whoodiestyle]

This coming from the guy with the hot pink sig... :eleph:

lol i was gonna wirte looks gay but i knew someone would point out my sig but anyways someone still managed to bring it up

[SlicerSV]

actually, it's pretty nifty, use the top fan for exhaust, all others for intake, and that thing will be pulling all that air right out of there faster than the other two fans could feed it.

my problem is that it's made of steel, why on earth do people STILL make steel cases? make it of aeronautic's grade aluminum. like mm does, i'm willing to pay that premium.

[Fr3ak]

I dont like the look of it, but the airflow should be really nice.
Instead of that big and in my eyes useless top fan, they should have designed the top somehow different.
There is not even a easy way fitting a tripple rad in or on top of the case :/

[SlicerSV]

There is not even a easy way fitting a tripple rad in or on top of the case :/

radiator fitting or not shouldn't be being applied to an antec case and you know it. they're still designing their cases strictly based on air cooling. that said, you could easily stick your PA160 either in the rear intake, or in the top exhaust.

in case a PA160 WON'T fit in the rear, there's still the top. PA160's are PLENTY of radiator for current hardware. granted, it's not going to be good for long, i'm sure a 4x4 w/ quad SLI would require a PA120.3

[kimbo]

Well the top fan is better as an intake than a outtake. If you flip it around and keep it on a low setting, it provides fresh air to your cpu hsf which is then directed out through the back of the case.

It is the same setup as the P180B, Antec just made it look a bit more flashy with this new case.

[SlicerSV]

i disagree on that fan setup. heat rises, so you're trying to force cool air to move in a different direction than it's used to. if the top fan is on exhaust, you're helping hot air to achieve it's goal, so to speak. plus, a larger fan on exhaust at a lower setting pushes more cfm at a lower rpm, 200mm could efficiently be run at half the RPM as the two 120mm on intake and push out more air than the 120mm could possibly pull in. thus making the entire machine that much more efficient.

[Supertim0r]

wow, i love this case, ordered mine

steel case <3

[vudoodoodoo]

looks like a stacker ripoff to me

Yup.

[crspyjohn]

tight case. so today i went to fry's and saw this tight case with 4 side fan holding places! i wish i could afford one of these super aired cool cases lol but ill rather upgrade parts.

[kimbo]

I with many other P180 owners have verified that when using the top fan as an intake, you can decrease your temps by 2-5c, particulary for the cpu but for the rest of the system also. Your explanation is logical I guess, but the P180's air flow is not really the typical setup.

[INJViper]

Looks very ugly...

[WeaponII]

I bet it gets dusty quick if I were to use that top fan for intake.

[Tanktanium]

Man, I wish Antec would quit using that dull gray steel and use some polished/anodized aluminum instead...

[kimbo]

I bet it gets dusty quick if I were to use that top fan for intake.
I don't know about that new case but the P180 has a dust filter and a grill so dust is a non-issue. :woot:

[spacemanspliff]

meh. it's ok I prefer the larger cases like the UFO or supertowers in general. less knuckle busting.

[WeaponII]

I don't know about that new case but the P180 has a dust filter and a grill so dust is a non-issue. :woot:

Nice...

[Mortal]

Wow, that case is rather hideous. And I own a Stacker 830! :shrug:

[dig412]

That looks dead ugly, like they got a server rack and went at it with a hacksaw...

[gr8golf]

I'm pretty conservative and I don't think it looks that bad. Anyways - anyone ever buy one of these and have some feedback? I'm looking for better cooling for my rig - big concern on this case is the noise levels from the fans.

[Aramdin]

It looks nice & a worthy replacement for say a Lanboy. It doesnt look all that big from the pictures. Airflow will be superior though, but I think its 2 small judging by the looks of it :)

[wildcard]

Ya, I don't think you could fit a triple rad in there. Not to mention it doesn't have support for E-ATX. It's hard to find a good case that will hold my dualing and watercooling.

[Tulatin]

Gee all it needs now is a 250mm side intake...

Sure it has TONS of potential, but for this case to be workable, Antec needs to first invert the mobo to alleviate the wiring issues, then they need to get rid of that idiotic "uphill slope" crap, by just adding another bay, and putting the ports to the side or something. Finally, they need to add little switches to the LED fans, and make it painfully apparent that they can be turned off easily, for those who don't like it.

In terms of WC, a 120.3 could be fit to the top of the 'revised' case, but otherwise a 120.2 is easy to slap on those drive bays, and a res could quite easily be modified into the dimple.