Antec 1200/900 comparison - Page 3

drew and not u · June 11th, 2008

Looks like the cable management is a lot better in the 1200, either that or you worked your butt off to make it look clean.

Sumgai · June 11th, 2008

I second the Spotlight Nomination.

Ibn Saeed · June 11th, 2008

cute child

polobunny · June 11th, 2008

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Originally Posted by drew and not u

Looks like the cable management is a lot better in the 1200, either that or you worked your butt off to make it look clean.

Has holes pre-cut, that helps a ton. I prefer the 900 "look" but can't deny the 1200 is a better case, if only for the added space. It gets cramped quick in a 900 with 1 or 2 video cards, a big CPU cooler, 3 hard drives, a sound card, a big power supply and so on.

Quakindude · June 11th, 2008

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Originally Posted by polobunny

Has holes pre-cut, that helps a ton. I prefer the 900 "look" but can't deny the 1200 is a better case, if only for the added space. It gets cramped quick in a 900 with 1 or 2 video cards, a big CPU cooler, 3 hard drives, a sound card, a big power supply and so on.

+1

I now have 4 HDD's in my 900. With the 9800GTX in there, definitely one, and I think two, HDD bays are rendered useless. Wiring is such a bitch with the 900, I've got the nastiest looking wiring in a case that I've had in over five years. I just don't have the motivation needed to do a good wiring job of it. Kinda burned out on worrying over that to be quite real about it. My temps are excellent for an all air cooled rig and wires all over the place. But I don't look in the window at all anyway.

polobunny · June 11th, 2008

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Originally Posted by Quakindude

+1

I now have 4 HDD's in my 900. With the 9800GTX in there, definitely one, and I think two, HDD bays are rendered useless. Wiring is such a bitch with the 900, I've got the nastiest looking wiring in a case that I've had in over five years. I just don't have the motivation needed to do a good wiring job of it. Kinda burned out on worrying over that to be quite real about it. My temps are excellent for an all air cooled rig and wires all over the place. But I don't look in the window at all anyway.

Yeah I cut holes myself with a dremel, makes up for a nice job if you go slowly and tie wrap everything in the back of the mobo tray.
Talking about the back... good thing there's no window there. :P

frostybrad · June 12th, 2008

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Originally Posted by polobunny

Newegg.com - OKGEAR 6" SATA II cable Model GC6AKM - Cables

I dont think they ship to Canada.. I cant seem to find one at NCIX or DirectCanada.com

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Originally Posted by RAID

nice setup! a great candidate for HL"s Spotlight System

If I may, what is the HL Spotlight System all about? :)

thanks for the comments guys..... its appreciated.

polobunny · June 12th, 2008

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Originally Posted by frostybrad

I dont think they ship to Canada.. I cant seem to find one at NCIX or DirectCanada.com

If I may, what is the HL Spotlight System all about? :)

thanks for the comments guys..... its appreciated.

Argh, keep forgetting you're a fellow Canadian.

8inch is smaller I could find
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...e=TRIPP%20LITE

azianai · June 14th, 2008

I was just doing a case comparision side by side at microcenter tonight, and the 1200 is significantly bigger than the 900 and even the P182, but its still pretty dwarfed next to the Cosmos 1000/S. You actually have more physical room on the inside of the Cosmos than the 1200. Main reason i picked up the cosmos 1000 tonight instead of the 1200, but my buddy at microcenter kept tryin to sell me the 1200 lol. Took me 2 hours to talk him into givin me his employee discount for the cosmos, he would only do it for the 900 and 1200 cause he was like "you're nuts spending over 200 on a case).

frostybrad · June 15th, 2008

Finally got the back side of the case figured out..... kinda funny how a second look and a good night sleep can change the way you think about things...

here is the backside of the 1200 after 2 late nights of swapping out the parts...

and here is the result again.... after a good night sleep......

and I think im finally done, now that I have the EVGA stickers on.... :) Im not one for stickers... but I think they fit the bill!!!

IM tell'in ya, a Swiftech Compact H20 220 kit would look awefully nice in there!!!!!

June 11th, 2008	#21
drew and not u 4GHz or Bust Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: A different kind of Green Computing Posts: 2,136	Re: Antec 1200/900 comparison Looks like the cable management is a lot better in the 1200, either that or you worked your butt off to make it look clean.

June 11th, 2008	#22
Sumgai Overclocker In Training Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 283	Re: Antec 1200/900 comparison I second the Spotlight Nomination. Current Machine: Intel E2220 Gigabyte P35-DS3L AC Freezer 7 Pro 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2-800 EVGA 8800GT 512MB X-Fi Extreme Gamer Seagate 250GB SATA WD Raptor 74GB SATA Samsung S203B DVD+R Silverstone SF60 Modular 600w Antec Nine Hundred Acer 2216Wbd 22" LCD

June 11th, 2008	#23
Ibn Saeed Join Date: May 2008 Location: United Arab Emirates Posts: 83	Re: Antec 1200/900 comparison cute child Motherboard CPU Type: AMD Athlon XP 1700, 1215 MHz (11 x 110) Motherboard Name: MSI KT4AV (MS-6712) (6 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DIMM, Audio) Motherboard Chipset: VIA VT8377A Apollo KT400A System Memory: 1024 MB (PC2100 DDR SDRAM) BIOS Type: AMI (10/03/03) Display Video Adapter SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 ATLANTIS - Secondary (Omega 3.8.413) (256 MB)

June 14th, 2008	#29
azianai Aeria gloris Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,623	Re: Antec 1200/900 comparison I was just doing a case comparision side by side at microcenter tonight, and the 1200 is significantly bigger than the 900 and even the P182, but its still pretty dwarfed next to the Cosmos 1000/S. You actually have more physical room on the inside of the Cosmos than the 1200. Main reason i picked up the cosmos 1000 tonight instead of the 1200, but my buddy at microcenter kept tryin to sell me the 1200 lol. Took me 2 hours to talk him into givin me his employee discount for the cosmos, he would only do it for the 900 and 1200 cause he was like "you're nuts spending over 200 on a case). Asus Rampage Formula Q9450 @ 3.8 Ghz Thermalright Ultra 120 Black Edition 4gb GSkill 1066 DDR2 1 WD Velociraptor 150GB 1 500GB Seagate 7200.10 2 1TB Seagate 7200.11 EVGA GTX260 Core 216 Silverstone ST85F Coolermaster Cosmos 1000 Samsung TOC T240HD Last edited by stinger608; June 15th, 2008 at 11:26. Reason: Language LOL

June 15th, 2008	#30
frostybrad Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 284	Re: Antec 1200/900 comparison Finally got the back side of the case figured out..... kinda funny how a second look and a good night sleep can change the way you think about things... here is the backside of the 1200 after 2 late nights of swapping out the parts... and here is the result again.... after a good night sleep...... and I think im finally done, now that I have the EVGA stickers on.... :) Im not one for stickers... but I think they fit the bill!!! IM tell'in ya, a Swiftech Compact H20 220 kit would look awefully nice in there!!!!! E6600 Dual Core @3.4GHZ (1511 FSB)@1.325volts 2x 8800 GTX KO ACS3 PCI-E 630MHZ 768MB 2.0GHZ Raptor 74GB WD Caviar 250GB HD Antec 1200 Hundred Case 4 gigs of Corsair XMS2 TWIN -6400C4 2GB DDR2-800 CL 4-4-4-12-2T 680I SLI LGA775 MOBO Samsung DVD+RW Enermax Galaxy 1000 wats PSU 24" Samsung SynMaster Cooling: Swiftech Dual rad Swiftech Micro Res Swiftech Apogee GT Cpu block 2x Koolance 8800 GTX Full Coverage Water blocks Feser One Blue Fluid

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