A Positive Look at the Antec Nine Hundred (900) Case

[Milky]

Hi.

Just wanted to pop in a pic on my first mod.
Greatlooking mods in this thread, very nice work everyone!

My 900 Case:
Got some hiding of some wires and painting left , but that will be in a week or so.

[VooDooRoo]

Hi Milky


Pull up a chair and join us! Good to meet u....

I lurk around, like a lot of em, but lots of folks will take a gander of you

PC inards and leace with some ideas



I still think a fan on the side is a waste! I covered mine...

I prefer a wind tunnel effect,without a deflection of the flow...

Oh no goona get a flaming for that!


V D R

[Milky]

Thx will do

Aye , the side fan is only mounted 4 the moment.
Im overclocking my gfx card and wanted that little extra air.

Take a gander of me ? dont quite follow there ?

[boardonwheels]

VooDooRoo what did you cover up that hole with? I was thinking of buying some plexiglass...

[VooDooRoo]

Milky ... In english,"Take a gander at " means "to have a look at".

boardonwheels... I used the back of an old clipboard (black one). I took off the clear plastic and taped the clipboard on after cutting it down to size and shape

to the inside of the door.


V D R

[deees]

VooDooRoo what did you cover up that hole with? I was thinking of buying some plexiglass...

If you want to maintain the clear feature of the window, here is a custom window I used on my case, (to lower the fan to clear my Infinity).



Obviously, you wouldn't need a hole for the fan.

[fragmasterMax]

man this case is a tease, but i'm still glad i stuck with my cm 690

[timber715]

or you can cut it altogether... drawback is you have to make new mount holes and repaint the cover to have good finished edges...

[Milky]

Oh hehe ok VooDooRoo, tnx =)

Nice Window there timber715.

[boardonwheels]

Thanks VooDooRoo

[VooDooRoo]

Maybe I should put some clear yellow plastic on the window
and then would look like a pacman?


V D R

[okorn]

Great! Nice job

[Systemcepe]

Three questions:

1. Does the Zerotherm NV120 fit inside the case?
2. Does the case get dusty easy?
3. Can you turn of the leds manually?

[Moe_Szyslak]

Three questions:

1. Does the Zerotherm NV120 fit inside the case?
2. Does the case get dusty easy?
3. Can you turn of the leds manually?

1. I think so but i'm not 100% sure. (EDIT): I looked it up on another forum and it should fit but only barely.
Here's a quote from that forum:

i got the nirvana yesterday and love it. i have the fan set to high as noise is not a factor for me but noticed 10-12c drop. but this thing is ginormous. it barely fits in my 900

2. VERY easy. I love this case but it's a huge dust magnet.
3. Nope. If you want the fan LED's off, you have to disconnect the molex connector which means the fan stops spinning.

[Systemcepe]

1. I think so but i'm not 100% sure. (EDIT): I looked it up on another forum and it should fit but only barely.
Here's a quote from that forum:

2. VERY easy. I love this case but it's a huge dust magnet.
3. Nope. If you want the fan LED's off, you have to disconnect the molex connector which means the fan stops spinning.

Thanks for the answers!

Since the case is a huge dust magnet, do you recommend it for me?

[Moe_Szyslak]

Thanks for the answers!

Since the case is a huge dust magnet, do you recommend it for me?

That depends. Do you consider it a problem? The case does a great job at keeping your system cool but you have to clean it once in a while. Just have a can of compressed air around. You could of course get some dust filters but that will decrease the airflow.

And to be absolutely sure, double-check if that cooler fits. I noticed that it is HUGE. I don't want to be responsible for recommending parts that are incompatible

[Systemcepe]

That depends. Do you consider it a problem? The case does a great job at keeping your system cool but you have to clean it once in a while. Just have a can of compressed air around. You could of course get some dust filters but that will decrease the airflow.

And to be absolutely sure, double-check if that cooler fits. I noticed that it is HUGE. I don't want to be responsible for recommending parts that are incompatible

Well the case is 20.6 cm x 49.3 cm x 46.8 cm and the NV120 is 150 x 128 x 95 mm so it should fit, right?

And oh I've seen alot of guys use the Tuniq Tower and it has the dimensions:
153 mm x 131 mm x 108 mm

So the NV120 should probably fit.

[VooDooRoo]

Get the case you know you want it BAD


And toss the cooler if it don`t fit!


Mmmmhmmm new case

Dust is good for your PC

just my 2 cents worth


V D R

[Brian MP5T]

Because the PSU is on the bottom, the 4 or 8 Pin CPU power has a long trp.

I got an extension cable and ran it behind the MOBO..

Looks AWESOME! $3.00 on E-Bay

[Matt C.]

I had to extend the wires on my 8pin connector. Nothing a little solder and heatshrink won't take care of.

[Brian MP5T]

^^ Agreed, but this is PLUG and Play..

[Matt C.]

True

But I'm trying to sell my Antec 900 for a CM690 just because its better for H2O

Anyone wanna buy my case? LOL $80 shipped. and its already painted black and holes cut for wire management

[cappy]

My first computer build after owning several Dell's ... So far have managed to hide most of the cables ... still some more to go ... waiting on RAM and a couple of SATA cables ... should get it on Tues!



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[Brian MP5T]

^^ Nice,

You could do what some of us have done and flip the PSU over after cutting a hole in the bottom of the case.

It gives a very clean look...

[EagleRock]

That is a great post helped me alot making my 900 looks better, ill post some pics soon


but i did order Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme yesterday, and i was wondering can you use the side fan along with the extreme ?