Antec Nine Hundred Two (902) Case and modding

[fibua]

Cooler Master Sniper or Antec 902?

[jbl2226h]

Antec 902

[Bertross]

NEITHER. Grab a Lian Li or Coolermaster.

[hexos]

NEITHER. Grab a Lian Li or Coolermaster.

Sniper is also Coolermaster's

[lkiller123]

lol, nice one

[bettz]

Hi all just about to put together my Antec 902 has anybody got any pics of there hardrives turned round?

[GAR]

I just got this case and it is the best looking case i have ever owned. The first thing i notcied is the build quality, it is top notch, side panels are very thick and sturdy, everything is in place, black interior is amazing. Not a bad thing i can say about this case.

[Odyssey96]

I just got this case and it is the best looking case i have ever owned. The first thing i notcied is the build quality, it is top notch, side panels are very thick and sturdy, everything is in place, black interior is amazing. Not a bad thing i can say about this case.

Pics?

[GAR]

Pics?

Pics will be posted later on when i get home from my office oh and for the people that think this case is ugly, please go take a look in person and i think your judgment will change

[GAR]

[djalex]

@GAR my respect for your first sistem and case!

[Odyssey96]

Gar, that looks nice, but why would you go from a HAF932 to that? Cable management is FAR inferior, no?

[GAR]

Gar, that looks nice, but why would you go from a HAF932 to that? Cable management is FAR inferior, no?

I loved the antec 900, so when this came out, i saw it in person and fell in love with it, i own a PC shop as well, so i get many toys to play with and i sell my old cases to customers who want to build pc's, so it works out good for me.

cable management is very good on the 902, they have holes in all the right places this time around. Much thicker and better build quality all around compared to the 900, good job on antecs part.

[Smithdogg1]

I have a quick question, I have an A900 and plan to run the Corsair HX1000 or another equally long PSU. Are you still able to use the lower cutout that is meant to run all of the PSU cables on to the other side of the MB tray? It looks like you can without issue, but I was wondering if the PSU was so long that it blocked part of the cutout? I just want to make sure I will have enough room to cut a hole in front of the PSU for all the cables to run though. Not many people are using an HX1000 in the A900 thread because it came out a while after the case did.

[GAR]

I have a quick question, I have an A900 and plan to run the Corsair HX1000 or another equally long PSU. Are you still able to use the lower cutout that is meant to run all of the PSU cables on to the other side of the MB tray? It looks like you can without issue, but I was wondering if the PSU was so long that it blocked part of the cutout? I just want to make sure I will have enough room to cut a hole in front of the PSU for all the cables to run though. Not many people are using an HX1000 in the A900 thread because it came out a while after the case did.

The PSU and this case work great together, all the functions including cable management holes align perfectly, you can use the bottom slots to put HD's as well

[SabreSword]

You didn't have to drill any holes at all? I think I would need a small one on the top left.

[XtremeTiramisu]

Yep, i guess they could have designed that better but its not like you need to do it everyday, or even every week, so i can live with it.

As promised here are some pics of the cable management, im still not so happy with it, i really want it to be "perfect" all thanks to some of the builds on here!





I really want to reverse mount the hard drives as that would eliminate alot of the mess at the bottom.

And finally, i have mounted my cpu fan the correct way around!

Question: Are you able to install a 120mm fan on the side with your TRUE headsink installed in this case without modding? From the spec I see this 2nd generation width is about ~1cm wider than the previous but I'm not sure if it's gonna help clearing the side fan distance. I'm asking this becouse I've the first generation Antec 900 case with TRUE and it's not possible to install a side fan without cutting one of the angle of the fan that you want to install it as side fan.

[XtremeTiramisu]

The PSU and this case work great together, all the functions including cable management holes align perfectly, you can use the bottom slots to put HD's as well

since you've started posting a few pics only at the front, why not show us some more pics of your cable management and a good view of the interior?

Thanks!

[kumar]

I think Cooler Master Sniper got better then this,the side panel got room to hide plenty of wire management.

[DizzleDazzle]

Question: Are you able to install a 120mm fan on the side with your TRUE headsink installed in this case without modding? From the spec I see this 2nd generation width is about ~1cm wider than the previous but I'm not sure if it's gonna help clearing the side fan distance. I'm asking this becouse I've the first generation Antec 900 case with TRUE and it's not possible to install a side fan without cutting one of the angle of the fan that you want to install it as side fan.

Looking at it, id say no, it could just be done, but it would be touching!

[GAR]

You didn't have to drill any holes at all? I think I would need a small one on the top left.

It has a hole on the top for the 8pin cpu, top and rear fans

[GAR]

since you've started posting a few pics only at the front, why not show us some more pics of your cable management and a good view of the interior?

Thanks!

Soon, after i install my 3rd GTX 285!!

[Retro]

Question: Are you able to install a 120mm fan on the side with your TRUE headsink installed in this case without modding? From the spec I see this 2nd generation width is about ~1cm wider than the previous but I'm not sure if it's gonna help clearing the side fan distance. I'm asking this becouse I've the first generation Antec 900 case with TRUE and it's not possible to install a side fan without cutting one of the angle of the fan that you want to install it as side fan.

Just as with the Antec 900, you still have to cut one corner off the fan for it to clear a TRUE. I had to cut my fan for it to clear my Noctua cooler as well. Then, because of the new fan filter which slides into the side window, the plastic panel is thicker so the fan wouldn't clear my HR-03 GTX.

I was able to solve that one without major surgery by swapping out the plastic panel from my old Antec 900, which bolted right into the 902 side panel

[XtremeTiramisu]

hmm thanks for the replies guys....so for me, I already see there are 2 issues with the case....the side fan option is preety much handicap unless you do some custom work to mount the fan without overlapping with certain cpu headsinks...and there is no cpu power management hole...these 2 are biggies for me....maybe i'm just looking for excuses to get the 1200 and all problem solved...lol

[Retro]

hmm thanks for the replies guys....so for me, I already see there are 2 issues with the case....the side fan option is preety much handicap unless you do some custom work to mount the fan without overlapping with certain cpu headsinks...and there is no cpu power management hole...these 2 are biggies for me....maybe i'm just looking for excuses to get the 1200 and all problem solved...lol

The 1200 is a nice case, they are about 60 bucks more at NCIX than the 902 at regular pricing, sometimes they have either case in the weekly sale.
I got the 902 over the 1200 because I don't have enough room at my desk for a full tower case to be practical. I had a Stacker for a few months, awesome case, but it was just too damn big
Really not a problem cutting the corner off a 120mm fan to clear a TRUE though, if you mean the top 8-pin cable for the cpu, I just slipped mine behind the back panel and back through the slot in the top of the case directly to the plug in the mobo.