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

[Peen]

I just realized mine looks like crap in comparison to most, but heres a pic anyways

[Defratos]

looks good mate , I wanted to spray paint mine but I don't even want to get into that hassle, I'll have a go at wire management first and then maybe some colouring. You coloured your MB black right?

[kraifect]

Nope, his motherboard was built that color.

[=>WiLL<=]

There's really only one way to mount those feet. Drill holes where you want them, put the screws through, and tighten.

I did not drill my mnpctech rubber case feet. I used 3M's double sided tape. Works and holds like a charm.

Do not stress yourself out by having to drill and avoid the PSU. It is not like your case gets up and walks around.

Good luck.

[kraifect]

I did not drill my mnpctech rubber case feet. I used 3M's double sided tape. Works and holds like a charm.

Do not stress yourself out by having to drill and avoid the PSU. It is not like your case gets up and walks around.

Good luck.

Never know, it might, remember, its Xtremesystems, anything is possible

[Peen]

I just realized I need to paint my HDD cages

[Defratos]

I did not drill my mnpctech rubber case feet. I used 3M's double sided tape. Works and holds like a charm.

Do not stress yourself out by having to drill and avoid the PSU. It is not like your case gets up and walks around.

Good luck.

Thank you Soooooo much Will, you've just made my day , I've been waiting for someone to reassure me that those feet would be fine stuck with some tape, because having to drill into the case isn't a problem, it's just what to do with the screws that protrude up wards onto the PSU, but no I don't have to worry anymore, I'll just use some 3M double sided tape, or some sort of Epoxy glue cheers buddy

[SpazBoy357]

I did not drill my mnpctech rubber case feet. I used 3M's double sided tape. Works and holds like a charm.

I've been waiting for someone to reassure me that those feet would be fine stuck with some tape

Yes, WiLL is right.

I should have said: "There's really only one way to mount those feet that will ensure that they hold on for the life of the case and last through earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, landslides, and other disasters both natural and man-made, but you should be fine with double-sided tape."

I just have a professional prejudice against double-sided tape that leads me to seek almost any solution that avoids it.

[Defratos]

Fair enough, I don't think I'd be using double sided tape or at least not the really weak ones. I'm going to look for some strong Fiberglas Epoxy glue to hold the sucker down, I just need to make sure it won't come loose with all the heat from the PSU. Any suggestions as to what's a good glue to use?

(I seem to always finish my posts with another question) lol

[ProStock]

Heya guys well i recently did somes mods on my good old Antec 900

So i decide to include a Liquid Cooling Solution to my case but since i was using a Quad cores Cpu i knew i had to go at least for a 2X120 radiator but had no place to install it inside the case
so after that use my brain i found out a HardDisk is not that mutch thick so i relocate thems on the side of the case and now im even able to close my side panel without a problem
but another problem apear i had no more hd cages to hold the front fans
so after i use my brain i found a plastic basket that was able to contain 2 X 120 mm fans
i trim the edge so it can fit inside the hd cage location and voila i got my tunel ram for my radiator who's powered by quad fans

Hope you like the mod Thx

[kraifect]

Nice work dude, why didnt you just mount the rad on the back and then use the watercooling ports to go to the CPU.

[=>WiLL<=]

@Defratos: Use the red 3M tape, it is strong:

[Defratos]

@Prostock Wow nice Rig you got there, I don't know much about water cooling but that looks cool.

@Defratos: Use the red 3M tape, it is strong:

Thanks Will, I will try and find some, I got some epoxy glue yesterday which I'm also thinking of using so I'll let you guys know which route I take in the end. I'm so damn annoyed because I've ordered the legs from "mnpctech.com" but with standard postal service it can take up to 20 days!!!! Ugh I hate it, I could of paid an extra $89 to get it DHL'd over but thats just ridiculous money for such a small item, now I'm thinking I should have paid it because my PSU and Ram arrived today from the UK and I'm just waiting on the legs and the tubing to go around the edges of the holes I've cut .

I'm pi$$ed because I've bought nearly everything from the UK and I had it all shipped over to here and I still haven't completed the build , also my old system is packing out on me (got the horrible blue screen yesterday while playing a game) cause the computer overheated or something!!

Sorry for the rant I just had to get this off my chest hehe

[ProStock]

Thx guys for your great response

Kraifect says .... Nice work dude, why didnt you just mount the rad on the back and then use the watercooling ports to go to the CPU.

well i know it will be possible to fit the rad outside but im not done yet i want to kool down the chipset with Liquid Cooling so a second rad gona be install ouside where the 120mm fan is located on the back of the case

Defratos says ... @Prostock Wow nice Rig you got there, I don't know much about water cooling but that looks cool.

Thx for your cudo Defratos WC rules

[ashzerodg]

Hey guys...my computer has been running great since I built it...the only thing I haven't figured out yet, is how to get all these fans to turn off when the computer goes to sleep...or at least some of the fans.

Hibernate worked for getting them to turn off, but sleep just shuts off the monitor and all the fans connected to my power supply keep running full speed. So i tend to not want to just let the computer stay on all the time like I would if the fans would get quieter or something.

Any ideas or places I could start?

[SpazBoy357]

@ ashzerodg - Don't know how to do it in software, but have you given any thought to a fan controller? Put the ones you want to throttle back on a controller and manually turn them down when you put the CPU to sleep. Or you could just put them on an On/Off switch.

[cloned]

ProStock, I like the WC setup you go there. It is neat and contained.

Where did you get that kick ass LED fan though.

[ProStock]

ProStock, I like the WC setup you go there. It is neat and contained.

Where did you get that kick ass LED fan though.

here's your answer the fan are called CoolJag USA
Theys comes in 3 differents size 80mm 92mm 120mm

Features & Specifications:

Customize any your words up to128 characters/spaces (Max 16 per a layer).
Unique illumination effect in flash many style and build-in graphics in seconds.
Shows your own words & current temperature onto the fan blades.
High performance in a reliable cooling for the PC.
Automatically synchronizes projections fan rotation speed.
DIY Program over many times as like.



80 X 80 X 25mm, 1700RPM, 23 CFM http://www.xpcgear.com/progfan.html

90 X 90X 25 mm 1400 RPM http://www.xpcgear.com/92cprogfan.html

120 X 120 X 25 mm 1100 RPM 49 CFM http://www.xpcgear.com/0progfan.html

[slamz]

thought i might aswell put mine up. nothing special though:






(phone pictures, not all that good lol)

spec:
gigabyte EP35C-DS3R mobo
Q6600 with skythe ninja cooler
OCZ gameXstreme 600w PSU
leadtek 8800GT
4GB OCZ 1066MHz DDR2 RAM
samsung 320gb HDD

just basic, enough to play the games i want to. fine as its my first build. cables are messy, might try and hide them at a later date.

also, does anyone know where to get either the antec blue 120mm fans, or a fan with the same blue leds as the case, with a 4-pin motherboard connector? (baring in mind i'm in UK)

[iRRegular]

temps about 30degrees(sometimes less) on idle, 35-ish under load, with fans on low.

If you mean CPU temperature, this is not possible.

[slamz]

If you mean CPU temperature, this is not possible.

my temps must not be accurate then. can you suggest an accurate program for reading temps? edit-(i was going by the temperature of the cores, is this wrong then? )

[iRRegular]

Which program are you using? It's okay to look under core temp. Try using Realtemp, HWMonitor or Everest. Report if there is any difference. It's also possible you temperature sensor in little messed up.

[slamz]

lol, i dont know what to believe

[Mikael116]

Couple of quick questions.....

Ive noticed that alot of people place the fan cages higher up where the media drives go....is this to benefit airflow?
Im putting together a build for my wife tomorrow using the Antec 900[always have loved this case and got the newest revision] that should be pretty nice...WAS debating on doing the paintjob....decided against it for time[she wants it this weekend....someone PLEASE tell me there is a quick drying long lasting flat black spray paint out there PLEASE!!!] but will be doing some of the cable management mods Ive seen.
Parts include
Mobo-EVGA 750i sli FTW edition
CPU-Intel Q6600 [with go stepping would love to get minimum 3.4-3.6ghz on the L811A797 series...but we will see]
CPU cooler- Zalman 9700nt[for the chrome look and green LED to match the PSU]
GPU- 2 x PNY 8800gt [she had one in old comp and newegg had them for 110$]
RAM- 2 x 2gig Mushkin 1066 Ascent [researched it as abit better than the corsair I WAS going to use...may go with the OCZ Ram cooler/fan]
HD- Seagate 7200.11 speed 3g/ps 32meg buffer 640 gig[reversed mod]
LG bluray/dvd/cdburner[doing the grill mod for the clean look of it]
PSU- Mushkin 650w modular sli ready with a nice green fan[looks great in that case....would look BETTER in a black case....someone again...PLEASE have some reccomendations for the spray paint I mentioned above]
Vista 64bit ultimate [for access to more ram later]
all viewed on her 24" LG monitor[she already had]

Ill be shooting pics of it with my gear[Im a proffessional photographer] and after seeing some of the images some of you guys/girls have put up and how great a computer case and innnards CAN look....figured Id try it heh
Im in the Katy/Houston area....services available locally [cheap plug]
Also people can come check out HaVoK events[club Im partners in and run security for] @ www.havokonline.com or www.myspace/clubhavok [cheap plug #2]

[Defratos]

@ Mikael116 as far as I'm aware most people place the fan cages higher up to draw air in and direct it onto the CPU and Ram to cool them down, which makes sense. I'm going to have one fan cage one driver bay down from the top, then a CD drive underneath it and then the second fan to cool the Graphics card (or at least that's the plan anyway)