difference between antec 900, 900-2 and 1200

PAULRYAN52 · 4 Apr 2009 at 22:27

hi whats the difference between antec 900, 900-2 and 1200, just wondering

95thrifles · 4 Apr 2009 at 22:35

the 1200 is bigger the 902 is similar spec but smaller, the 900 is missing a couple of things like dust filters and fan controllers

PAULRYAN52 · 4 Apr 2009 at 22:44

95thrifles said:
the 1200 is bigger the 902 is similar spec but smaller, the 900 is missing a couple of things like dust filters and fan controllers

what are these like for cooling

95thrifles · 5 Apr 2009 at 00:41

excellent, some of the best cooling cases on the market, I have a 1200, if you ramp fans up to full temps are awesome, though you do notice the sound

Dakotacs · 5 Apr 2009 at 00:45

It's quite loud when the fans are at max yeah

but you can't complain about the cooling! The 1200 is pretty huge in size as well, 23 inches high if I recall.

Kennysevenfold · 5 Apr 2009 at 00:47

The price.?

PAULRYAN52 · 5 Apr 2009 at 11:54

whats the best way of turning off the blue leds

LukeTW · 5 Apr 2009 at 11:56

PAULRYAN52 said:
whats the best way of turning off the blue leds

Replace the fans.

PAULRYAN52 · 5 Apr 2009 at 13:59

what about the 200mm fan

95thrifles · 5 Apr 2009 at 14:25

the 200mm fan has a switch at back to turn the LED off

PAULRYAN52 · 5 Apr 2009 at 15:28

95thrifles said:
the 200mm fan has a switch at back to turn the LED off

ok thanks how big a gfx card can it fit

mangobreeder · 5 Apr 2009 at 16:08

ive got a 285 in a 900, bit tight but it fits

PAULRYAN52 · 5 Apr 2009 at 16:58

mangobreeder said:
ive got a 285 in a 900, bit tight but it fits

would a 295 fit

mangobreeder · 5 Apr 2009 at 17:10

PAULRYAN52 said:
would a 295 fit

yeah why not i suppose

PAULRYAN52 · 5 Apr 2009 at 19:58

ok thanks all

roachyuk · 6 Apr 2009 at 19:03

i have the 900 one do the new cards ie 4890 or 275/285 fit in this case anyone know thanks

skankmaster · 6 Apr 2009 at 22:58

Not sure about the 900, but the 275 fits in my 902 with about an inch and a half to spare - plenty of room. To maximise the airflow reaching the card, I dont have any hard drives at the same level as the 275.

ripped · 6 Apr 2009 at 23:27

The Main Difference is probably the Price

Edit: Beaten to it , by quite abit

spitzoid · 7 Apr 2009 at 09:03

PAULRYAN52 said:
would a 295 fit

I have got a 1200 with a 295. The good thing about the 295's is that the power connectors are on the side and not the back. However, I haven't got any hard drives in the middle HDD cage (directly behind/in front of the card) because it was difficult/akward to fit the card in when that cage had HDDs in.

Unless you are going to be using more than 6 internal HDDs - which would mean that every HDD cage would need at least one HDD in, the 295 will fit fine, otherwise it might be a very tight fit, doable but a tight fit.

It is probably best to keep the HDD cage directly behind the card clear anyway just for a bit of extra cooling through the intake fan (if you can manage to).

EDIT: Sorry, I now see you were asking about a 900

ro55o · 7 Apr 2009 at 09:10

I can easily fit my GTX280 in the 900. It's a great case, keeps everything cool with fans set to low, barely audible at that level aswell. I would like to have the dust filters from the 900-2, but I'm sure I'll survive without them.