Reviews for Antec The Ultimate Gaming Case

Hands down THE BEST case I've ever owned!!!

Strengths: Looks cool, incredible cooling, solidly built, 200mm fan!

Weakness: dust magnet, a bit expensive, DVI flaw, 200mm fan hard to find

Wow! This case is awesome! Two 120mm fans in the front blowing right on the two harddrive cages, one 120mm fan in rear and one HUGE 200mm fan up top to exhaust heat, and an optional 120mm fan on the side and on the top HDD cage for extra air movement. Conveniently placed buttons and ports on top. Handy slot for storage. Only thing is I can't put external drives on top of my PC anymore b/c I would block the 200mm fan. Many people who have seen my case in my room have complimented it.
This case will get dirty quick, due to having no filters. I take it into the garage every 2-3 weeks and blow it out with my air compressor to avoid dust buildup, so no problems for me there. The old revision of this case has a flaw in which a DVI connector will not be able to connect if your video card sits in the first open slot in the back, which mine doesn't. Antec has quickly remedied this issue, I think, and recalled the old versions off store shelves. Owners of old revisions have also reported finding resolution by calling Antec. I have not called them, so I can't say how they would take care of you. Look for rev 1.01 under the UPC on the box, that should be the new revision.
As always, the case went on sale the week after I bought it, PLUS there was a rebate...DOH!!! I bought it online, so the return hassle was not worth it. I wanted to wait for the price to drop at first, but a case like this is hard to resist. I also worry how I would replace the 200mm fan if it ever goes out. Antec sells it (it's called Big Boy 200) for $25 plus $9 shipping...a bit expensive, I think.
But overall, I have no regrets getting this case. It is easily the best case I've owned. My other case is an Antec Super LanBoy, so I'm very happy with Antec products so far. So buy this case, it goes on sale occasionally for $60-$80 after mail-in rebate.

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Antec Nine Hundred Case

Strengths: Case is nice and sturdy. It comes with 2 front 120mm, 1 rear 120mm, and 1 200mm fan on the top. All the fans comes with 3 speed control switch. This help cool my temp down by 5-10C.

Weakness: The power supply is all the way at the bottom. Make sure your power supply wires are long enough to plug everything in. It is somewhat loud if you put your fans on high.

Antec make great cases and power supplies. I never had any problems with any of their products. If you looking for cooling, I would recommend the nine hundred. If you care about silent pc, I would recommend the P180.

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Great Personal PC Case

Strengths: Great airflow though case; very quiet, speed controllable fans; Removable 3.5" drive bays; and power/reset button and port(USB/1394)location.

Weakness: The blue LEDs are a bit bright. Floppy Drive adapter.

I would have to say that when I bought this case I was very excited about it because of the great reviews it had and that my current system is a heat nightmare (55C sys. temp. w/ old case's side cover on). But as an engineer in the aerospace industry, I was skeptical about it's design for air flow. I thought the power supply would be starved for air and have heat dissipation issues. I was absolutely shocked, after 1 month of use, this case keeps my system about 15C cooler than the case it was in before, and there are still 2 locations for extra fans not being used and the power supply shows no overheating issues at all! The fans are whisper quiet and there is a breeze that comes out of the 200mm top fan!

I had no issues with graphics connections as mentioned in other reviews. The 5.25" floppy drive adapter was mildly difficult to install, but worked well enough. The removable drive bays for 3.5" drives made hard drive installation quick and painless. I have been building computers for 6-7 years now and I would say for a personal PC case, this one would rank up there with some of the Lian Li cases as far as aesthetic appeal and cooling efficiency.

Wiring is not difficult, but take a little more planning than normal to get all the cables tidy due to the unorthodox power supply location.

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Antec 900 Review

Strengths: 1. Top control buttons and ports. 2. Removable drive cages. 3. Ventilation and cooling. 4. Aesthetic.

Weakness: 1. Needs a magnetic screwdriver (otherwise extremely difficult to install drives) 2. The length of the cords from the power/reset button and USB/firewire port on the case is short.

Overall a good buy with a nice professional look and sturdy built. However, please note that you do need a magnetic screwdriver if you are planning to buy this case.

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best case ever

Strengths: super quiet, great cooling, and looks awesome

Weakness: it can get a little tight inside, especially if you have 4 hard drives installed and all the ports filled. but hey, its a midtower.

i have been building custom computers for 15 years and this is the best overall case ive ever used.

what's installed: corsair 520w power supply (highly recommended), msi p6n deluxe, intel core 2 e6600, corsair 2gb xms2, evga 8800gts 640mb, msi p6n sli platinum, soundblaster x-fi elite

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Antec 900

Strengths: EZ setup

Weakness: Pervert advertising blerb. "Now you can own any noob ever spawned" Are they selling to Jeffery Dahmer?

Great cooling. Cool Startrek Borg spaceship presence. I am assimilated. I don't really like that the power supply is on the bottom. I have a Corsair HX520 that normally sucks air from the bottom. It must be mounted upside down.

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Best case for the money

Strengths: Massive cooling. Very quiet when fans are at low speed (which is all the time).

Weakness: No power supply bundled with the case. The version 1.0 has issues with DVI connectors. Antec will send you the correct part free of charge.

This is a great case. It has some of the best cooling that I gave seen and is surprisingly quiet. I love the look and feel of the case. It is very sturdy and has no issues that would make me not want this case.

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Great Case!

Strengths: 3x120mm Fans, 1x massive 200mm fan, bottom mounted PSU for improved cooling and installation, mesh front for better airflow, no dust filters for better airflow, great styling

This is a great case. Note to all worried about their graphics card not fitting properly: Antec have noted this problem and are manufacturing a revised version. If you buy one, it will most likely have no problems. If you do, contact Antec to get your case replaced with a revised one.

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Best Case Yet!

Strengths: QUIET (this is important to me), TEMPERTURE (cpu runs 25C normal, 32C gaming i am from OCed 3 to 3.66ghz), DESIGN (other than looking slick, it's easy to setup)

Weakness: NONE per say... just that with the top tray, as useful as it SHOULD be, it just gets cluttered with change, cd's, devices, etc... my own fault though

I have been trying out cases for the last 2 years to find one i like. I first had the Aspire X-Cruiser which was nice, but ran hot. Then i had some no name case i got for free, which actually performed better since it was larger.

Then i got the Nine Hundred... WOW. I have been looking to get a water cooled case, but couldn't afford it. I found a deal on the Nine Hundred and saw it was known for it's cooling. The 200mm fan is great, the drive fans and everything else work amazingly. Sound was an issue for me, but every fan is running on Medium and it's quieter than most cases I've seen. I would recommend this to anyone who needs cooling, or just wants a really nice case!

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Nice Case

Strengths: This thing moves lots of air, looks nice and my Asus P5B fits like a charm. My 8800 GTS fits perfect and theres more than enough room to upgrade to the larger 8800GTX. Sweet!

Weakness: Make sure your PS can support all the extra requirements from these fans. 3 5.25 bays and 1 3.5 adaptor is included. Fans are loud on highest setting but it moves more than enough air on low or med

Dont believe all the complaints on these cases. Odd sized motherboards may cause issues but that could happen with any case. Antec produces very nice cases and this is a good example.

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antec - 900 mid tower

Strengths: extremely good ventilation with four fans

Weakness: high cost

I am very happy to have this case available. It is easy to work on and has enough room to add everything I need for playing the games I like. The looks are pleasing and it looks very stylish.

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Antec NINEHUNDRED Gamer Case

Strengths: nice looking and Lots of fans

Weakness: everythings else, Poor fit. poor design. lack of external drive bays.

Recently a young man with few brains and lots of cash asked me to construct the ultimate gamer computer. I got together the latest and fastest extreme core2 intel chip with an asus striker extream MB. along with 4 gigs of the best Patriot ram and two EVGA 7950 gs video cards. Along with a liquid cooled system and two seagate 10,000 rpm hard drives. So far so good. Understanding that cases are a personal choice I send this young man in to get his case. he comes back with this POS... The engineer who dreamed this nightmare up didn't pass third grade. No thought for anything except FANS. No led for power. No 3.5 external bays. Only three 5" bays for fan control, dvd cd/rom ect. ect. ect.. the fit of everything was at best poor and the MB didnt fit correctly... needless to say I sent him back with this POS in tow to exchange it for a Zalman Fatal1ty case. If you are going to spend $1000 for the processor $300 for the MB $650each for the hard drives and $500 plus for the ram and another $350 each for the vid cards why go cheap on the case??? I found the Case to have good cooling but at the expence of everything else. Today most serious gamers are liquid cooling these hot running chips anyway... GET THE ZALMAN... I expected a lot better case for $120

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nice idea for a cooling case bad execution on...

Strengths: 3x120mm fans, 1 200mm fan, nice looking case solid construction

Weakness: first slot for graphics card did not fit could not attact DVI cable to card with modification. This is with an ASUS A8N-SLI motherboard with 2 EVGA 7800GTX graphics card.

Great case and the temps are lower, but the poor execution of tolerances that failed to take into account a popular motherboard disappoints me. Also the case does not have a power LED and some motherboards (like mine) require one in order to power up.

I am aware I could use the DVI outputs on the second card but on my motherboard the second card doesn't power up until windows is loaded (so no DOS bootup screens), unless I use the first slot card.

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Built Like a Rock!

Strengths: Huge amount of airflow with 4 120mm fans and one 220mm(stays room temp). Adjustable speeds are a plus. The interior is huge for a mid tower. Fits the Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler. This is one tough case!

Weakness: Hard drives are slightly difficult to install because you must take out one of the hard drive bays to install them into. The mounting system is solid though.

Overall this case was a good buy, especially for the price you can get it here at Provantage. It has huge airflow and places to mount more fans into it if need be. The cable management is not superior but zip ties do the trick to tie down loose cables. The placement of the Power/ Reset buttons along with the USB and Headphone out is really handy so you don"t have to reach down to the floor or around back of the case to plug in flash drives and other USB things. Another Nice this about this case is that it is very sleek without being too glammy. All in all this case is Awesome. Buy the Antec 900!

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Antec 900

Strengths: Solid, great looking, huge airflow. Handy front side audio(cable for HD or 97) dual USB and a 1394 connection.

Weakness: Power and reset cables need to be longer, as do front side USB/1394 cables. Top side fan could be a spill issue.

Be aware that power supply sits at the bottom. I like it that way, but cable lengths and card placement can be an issue.

Antec sent along 3 extra 120mm fans. Apparently they had some issues with bad ones. All 3 worked that came in the case.

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Excelent

Strengths: Top 200mm fan keeps everything perfectly cool. Hdd cages removable and relocatable

Weakness: just a little bit too small for my internal liquid cooling system (thermaltake bigwater760is) to slide all the way in.

this case is excellent i was worried that the hdd cages would only fit in either slots 1-3 or 4-6 or 7-9 but no they can be put in any slots which was nice cus then i could put my liquid cooling system lower down, so that if it leked it wouldn't wreck my HDD's or my CD drives. the installation of everything was easy and everything fit nicely. overall great case. and good looking too!

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Antec 900

Strengths: Very good airflow. Easy to work with. Great looks. Very sturdy. All 4 fans are 3 speed adjustable. Quiet with all fans on medium setting. Have yet to need/try high.

Weakness: Power supply mounts at the bottom, which I actually like, but even with buying an Antec power supply the cords were to short to run around the motherboard. Wish the fan switches were external.

When the case arrived Antec sent an extra 3 120mm fans along for free. Seems they had some problems with the fans and rather than testing every case they just sent extras. So far every fan works.

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antec

Strengths: The Nice thing about this case is you dont have to buy it and fans install it, already comes with it. keep my pc system cool and nice. Plus the led light is pretty nice in the dark

Weakness: no filter for the front fans

Well i give A+ and would buy again for my next Pc rig.Save a couple of bucks and buy the 900 its worth the $98.

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Antec NineHundred

Strengths: Great cooling, quiet for the size of fans being used, plenty of working space

Weakness: none worth mentioning

When I purchased this case I was worried about power supply leads being able to reach, so I went modular and had zero problems. Building my rig was a real pleasure with this case,even though it took a little more time then usual to get my cables where I liked them since I'm not used to a bottom mounted PSU.All in all this is a great case for the price and I highly recommend it for any serious gamer.

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PERFECT CASE

Strengths: Plenty of ventilation,plenty of room,plenty of bays,LOTS OF FANS,BEAUTIFUL design.

Weakness: Top fans a pain to replace if you need to and the wires are a bit short but hey.

Anyone that says this case is junk and that only REAL gamers use liquid cooling are WRONG.I game A LOT and I can tell you,this case gives me all the cooling I need with out that over priced crap liquid cooling junk.Buy this case.It's a great price and a great buy.Wish I could of found the newer ver. of this case though.

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By member: bdubslawman - Dec 1, 2007

Very Cool case in more than one way

Strengths: -Fans Fans & four fans!-- -Nice design features

Weakness: -Fans are ONLY MOLEX -+&- not labeled on wiring harness plugs -Pictures in manual poor -Back panel should have allowed for cable routing

Well I really like the case, but I was not happy with a few things during setup. (I bought this in Dec of 2006) maybe things have changed). The cable wiring harness didn't bother to lable which is + or + on the plugs (Small thing).
The fans don't have a 3 or 4 pin plug end. Would have been nice to monitor things via motherboard/software etc.
I thought that cable routing was problematic and the system could have used some hidden means for routing those things. I also think that the fans switches could have been given access mounting to the sides of the case for adjustment without having to remove the case door. Theres a rubber pad that I still don't what it is for. And not in manual??

I didn't experience the DVI problem with the GA-P35-DS3 although the Graphics card doesn't occupy the top PCI slot and if it did the clearance issue might be a problem.

The case looks great. And the airflow is wonderfull. I am not a silent PC user so I haven't been disappointed by the noise, with them on HIGH x 4 + Zalman CNPS9500LED.

I know I focussed on the negatives, while I am very happy with the case; it did annoy me building it. But I found it very sturdy. I laughed at people saying its heavy. Well, it wasn't before I put in a heavy CPU cooler, Mobo, 3 HD's, a DVD player, Power supply, & a heavy Graphics card. Come one that's what makes it heavy!!!

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By member: QrafTee - Nov 6, 2007

Great computer case, no doubt.

Strengths: Great design, A lot of fans stock, Fans have speed settings, Solid build, and Easy to work with.

Weakness: Front mesh becomes a lint trap, Fans are loud when set on High, Tools required, Heavy, and Light cannot be turned off.

This is a great case, not doubt. It's not perfect, but very few cases are. It's heavy so LANs are only a good idea if everyone goes to your house, but because it's heavy it is solidly built. There are 4 fans stock and each of them have three fan settings which is great, but once they are set above Low, it becomes pretty audible and there is no quick way to get into the case to set it to another speed. One of the most annoying things is that there is no option to turn the blue light off; yes, it looks cool until I want to go to sleep. Overall a great case which I'd buy again... wait I did buy it again.

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Good case

Strengths: Lots of airflow, easy to install motherboard and other extras.

Weakness: Dust magnet, hard to find 20cm fan.

Brought this case to cool down my quad, installation was easy. When I turned on system, I felt really good airflow. The only problem is dust, so I have to put filters on the front. Another problem is the hard to find 20cm fan on top.

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One of the few good-looking ones

Strengths: Mesh and utilitarian facade. power button and the rest of the front panel on the top. Solid built quality

Weakness: Wiring management nightmare Hello? No tool-less installation in the 21st century?!

Although it's highly subjective, I think this case still stands out from the crowd of corny, boring and tacky PC cases.

The design team totally ignored the wiring management. As the result, it looks too messy to deserve a side-looking glass panel.

If I could reconsider it in one a month of two down the road, I will definitely go for the Cosmos 1000.

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900 Case

Strengths: Looks, Ventilation, Size, Price, Front Ports

Weakness: None.

This case is simply awesome. Just bought it for a new system I'm building and have no complaints. Third Antec case I've used in the past years and once again no complaints. The ventilation is simply awesome with the fans included. Great for gaming or processes that require a lot of power. Highly recommended!

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antec nine handred case

Strengths: roomy,awesome airflow, thank you 200mm top cooling fan,perfect disain

Weakness: air filters will be usefull

Simply great gaming case. 3 120mm cooling fans and a 200mm monster can
keep any system coo. Just finished my new machine, it looks awesome, especially
at night. Lot of room inside, great cable management. USB and firewire ports is up so it easy to access. Price kind of high but I believe it is well worth it.
Very satisfied with my purchase

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Excellent Case

Strengths: Excellent cooling, room for many drives, numerous fans, great port access, slick lights

Weakness: tight case, ports on top have pretty short cables

I got the case a week again and have been very pleased ever since. I previously had my "power rig" housed in the SilverStone TJ-07. It was an excellent case (built like a tank), but had about the same cooling system as a tank (i.e. not much of any). The NINE HUNDRED, though, is the cat's meow of cooling. I have two 7800GTX cards that generate a lot of heat. The vented sides allow them to bleed off heat much better than previous solutions. It's a great case! oh, and the lighting looks amazing in the dark!!!

My only compaint about the case is that with the ASUS A8N32-SLI motherboard, the cables that power the top ports are hard to reach to the motherboard's connectors. I managed to make most work, but I can't use the headphone and microphone ports on top. Otherwise, it is a GREAT case and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a slick, cool case.

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Antec Nine Hundred

The Nine Hundred is a gaming case from Antec. Created with hot components in mind the Nine Hundred focuses on the basics: cooling those components, and showing them off at the same time. Featuring enough room for multiple over-sized graphics cards, the Nine Hundred has a great deal of cooling capacity with dual 120mm intake fans, and dual exhaust fans (1 x 120mm, 1 x 200mm), and two other fan...

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