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

[NeoRecon]

Maybe next weekend for me. My knockout punches didn't show up from Harbor freight, so I was limtied on what I could do. I did mod one drive cage to mount the drives backwards and created a new power cable for the three HD's.

What is the advantage of mounting the PS upside down? I've seen that in several pics. Is it just to get the cables closer to the back wall of the case?

[=>WiLL<=]

What is the advantage of mounting the PS upside down? I've seen that in several pics. Is it just to get the cables closer to the back wall of the case?

Yes, and also to have the PSU sit upright, the way it would be if mounted at the top of the case. Not only does it allow the stickers/labels to be read properly, but also vents the hot air from the PSU outside of the case, rather than inside.

[zlojack]

Yes, and also to have the PSU sit upright, the way it would be if mounted at the top of the case. Not only does it allow the stickers/labels to be read properly, but also vents the hot air from the PSU outside of the case, rather than inside.

Doesn't the hot air usually blow out the back anyway since the fan is actually pulling from inside the case to vent out the back?

[fart_plume]

Doesn't the hot air usually blow out the back anyway since the fan is actually pulling from inside the case to vent out the back?

Yes, your correct. Mounting the psu fan down allows the psu to pull cool air from ouside the case directly.

[Techie]

I really love this case.

[=>WiLL<=]

I really love this case.

I love the white CCFL's. I have a single 12" running sideways under the 200mm fan, out of sight. What do your cathodes look like with the side panel back on?

Nice.

[Janno]

Techie, post a pic with the side panel on
i bet it looks awesome like that

[isotopez]

I just built my first pc using this case and an 850w Antec Quattro.

My question is for anyone who is using the Antec 900 with either the tpq-850 or tpq-1000.

I have seen it mounted right-side up like in this picture..but that would be the correct position if it was a top mount psu. When it is mounted like the picture there are two vents that will be covered up.

Any1 done this yet?

So basically I am wondering if anyone knows which way is better? Here's my dilemma... I mounted it upside down so that the little vents are facing upwards but this means that cables are coming out on the door side of the case making management much more difficult. I would like to have it the other way but I feel like having those vents covered up might be bad.

Any input would be appreciated.. I noticed DUALCORE has my same psu and mounted it the other way covering up the vents.

http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?i...3170039jm2.jpg

It looks so much better that way though because the labels are right-side up and the wires come out on the side closest to the mobo. Only issue I'm thinking is those vents were designed for a purpose and I don't know what I should do lol.

[MetalRush]

We just cut a hole in the bottom... no covering up

Will likes his case to breathe easily, so he 'upped' his entire case (with those awefull plastic cheap-ass feet ) but mine has to work a little harder and suck for life (I didn't up my case, but I am confident it is breathing within standards because I accidently covered it up one time and believe me, you will hear that )

I also did another little mod;
before:


after:


Hint: NO, it's not the side panel

Close-up:

[DualCore]

to isotopez

i think this side vents putting down on this way , don't affect the psu ! on this way mounted you got better CM

[Waymon3X6]

Ahh, check out the exhaust fan... I like it!!

[Hughyhunter]

I havent really read through this entire forum but am wondering if anyone has a thermalright ultra 120 extreme with the mounted parallel with the floor? In other words so that the airflow through the fins go's up instead of through the rear of the case... I have it like this because I figured it would be better to get the airflow going toward the largest fan instead of the smaller rear case fan.

[Xope_Poquar]

I havent really read through this entire forum but am wondering if anyone has a thermalright ultra 120 extreme with the mounted parallel with the floor? In other words so that the airflow through the fins go's up instead of through the rear of the case... I have it like this because I figured it would be better to get the airflow going toward the largest fan instead of the smaller rear case fan.

Also heat rises. Unless I'm missing something I don't know why more people aren't doing this.

[Hughyhunter]

I have my cooler exactly how this guy has his.

[hitek420]

I havent really read through this entire forum but am wondering if anyone has a thermalright ultra 120 extreme with the mounted parallel with the floor? In other words so that the airflow through the fins go's up instead of through the rear of the case... I have it like this because I figured it would be better to get the airflow going toward the largest fan instead of the smaller rear case fan.

That is how I have my Thermalright Ultra 120 mounted.

[Techie]

I'll make a picture with the side panel on today

just a quick question:

Would it be smart to place an 120mm fan at the back of my case? I thought it wasn't, but I just want your opinions guys

[deees]

Also heat rises. Unless I'm missing something I don't know why more people aren't doing this.

Well heat rises slowly. I actually tried this with both my Infinity and my TRUE. In both cases, the verticle position always seem little cooler, (2-3C), contrary to what I expected at the time. In my case, I related it to a smoother air flow from the top mounted drive bay fan ---> HSF ---> Rear_Case_Fan. I also removed the grill behind the case fan.

[pistol_pete]

I got my antec nine hundred back in the summer and screwed in my (very) old system, but it wasn't until I bought my new system in January I got round to doing some mod work.

This thread has been really useful, it shows how with a bit of work you can turn an average case into a great one.

Anyway, old system; 1.3Ghz AMD Duron, Geforce 2 MX 400




... and the new; Q6600, P5K Premium, BFG 8800GT, 2GB Ballistix 800mhz, Antec TP Quattro 850, 500GB Samsun spinpoint, TRUE 120.





I've since managed to file the hole in the side window into something a bit more round! Had to cut my own new panel so the TRUE 120 could fit with 3 fans in-line.



It's not much compared to the work some of you guys have done, but I wanted to share the way I've done the dust filters in my case (because otherwise the nine hundred is a total dust magnet!).

In each of the drive cages, there are six points to hold the drives away from the fan - you can also rest a dust filter on these, but traditional ones won't fit. You could try and put them in front of the fans but it's a squeeze and takes a lot of unscrewing to remove them for cleaning.




Instead, I cut a reinforcement from some plastic packaging, and stapled filter fabric for the back. Originally they were square but I had to cut them narrower to fit in the drive cage.





The filter then fits in position. It's quite easy to remove, just unscrew the drive cage, slide it forward and pop off the fan assembly. The plastic/staples combo is waterproof so it's easy to wash.

For the side intake, a normal pre-bought fan filter should do the job if you screw it to the back of the fan.

Hope that helps.

[VooDooRoo]

Hi my fellow 900 owners!

I have a delemia....


I would really like to get this and throw it into my case

It means I`ll lose one of my fans as it takes up two bays.

and I need to keep the DVD in my system(thinking making it external?)

Which fan to keep one at the bottom or middle?


you can see my delemia? It would look of so good

any help on placement of fans?


thanks

V D R

[cloned]

or use a slim line DVD drive, no need to use an external and have something else to carry around when you move your computer

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=736

[deees]

Hi my fellow 900 owners!

I have a delemia....


I would really like to get this and throw it into my case

It means I`ll lose one of my fans as it takes up two bays.

and I need to keep the DVD in my system(thinking making it external?)

Which fan to keep one at the bottom or middle?


you can see my delemia? It would look of so good

any help on placement of fans?


thanks

V D R

If your HSF fan is lined up with the top front and rear fans, I'd put the fan controller and the cdrom in the middle bays.

[MetalRush]

@ VooDooRoo: why don't you make this device external?
Wouldn't it look cool on your desk?
Plus that it is 'more accessible' then in your pc (could place it near your keyboard).
With plexi or aluminium you could create a nice housing.

[Obitus]

I installed my Blu-ray drive tonight and thought I would grab a couple more pics while I had the sides off.



The hole in the side of the drive cage:


Some wire extensions I had to do so the IO panel wires would reach:


The cutout for the PSU fan:


A final tidy wires with all drives populated:

[Meteor|WAR]

Hello, great thread here, very inspiring. I'm planning to apply some of the ideas for cable management in this thread to my 900 case. Just looking for where to get one of the PSU extension cables.

I am looking for one of these that was posted in this thread:

you can buy cpu extension cables - ebay

you need something like this



I Had to buy one of these myself - for the very same reason

I checked my usual source for PC parts Newegg.com, but they seem to only have 4 pin extension cables. FrozenCPU or ebay didnt seem to have it either. So it's sort of a two part question, firstly can I just use two of the 4 pin extensions? Or, if not where can I find that 8 pin extension for the CPU EATX12V power slot? Thank you.

[deees]

Or, if not where can I find that 8 pin extension for the CPU EATX12V power slot? Thank you.

http://store.pchcables.com/8pinmafepoex.html