Antec Twelve Hundred Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window

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There is the old 1200, which was recognized to have a cluster or cable management issues and fans breaking down. then there's what i'd like to call the 1202. just like how the 600 had a younger brother, the 602, antec should genuinely discontinue the normal 1200 and make it recognized that the 1200 has been updated with the features we've all been wanting it to have.when i got the case, i was surprised to see it had a motherboard cpu cut out for straightforward access to the back plate of the cpu. it even had larger cable routing holes and a switch to control all the back fans on the top left side of it's rear (not sure if the older 1200 had this already). I am very pleased with this, also got a tri-cool fan to blow on the gpu region, but also to overall have more fresh air blowing in the case.5 eggs it's not H70 friendly, sort of; kind of. the extra fan's clip for the fan you can location on the side for gpu cooling hits the H70's piping if the h70 is mounted on the bottom rear fan. it's not by considerably, but enough for me to make it tricky to close it without having struggling to screw in the thumbscrews. not a massive con, as it wasn't the actual fan hitting the h70, but the clip. it's not bending the piping either, but the exact opposite as it's pushing the plastic outwards.the fan ought to have been about 3mm's lower imo. but i'm still a pleased egg. wish the add's were sideways but that'd contradict the front fan's purposes.

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Great looking , will last long , But i'm prolly going Mid tower next time. Alot of Mid tower now can support 2-3 way SLI and all but have less airflow.

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Bought it for special price $169 somethingVery easy to install everything , cause the case was very big, i did put 2pcs of 4870 video card , a i5 760 cpuMsi full size motherboard , and some hard drive tooVery good case , just a little heavy!!

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Generally speaking, this case is good at keeping the components cool and dust-free.However, it is not very user-friendly from many perspectives that I listed above.I've got a Noctua NH-12P cooler that won't fit in this FULL-TOWER case.If you are a X58 platform user, you can make it work by cutting of the corner of side panel fan. However, that's not the case for LGA1156 user.The CPU socket is simply located too low, and it turns out you can't have either side panel fan or second Noctua NF-P12 fan (with fans blowing rear position)installed.The gap between heatsink and Antec 1200 side panel is less than 2cm.Also, in order to install both NF-P12 fans, I had to turn the heatsink 90 degree so the air is blowing upward instead of backward.This is really frustrated for LGA1156 a user like myself.Still trying to figure out a way to fit the side panel.Am I an one experienced this issue?

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For me, i find it extremely hard to work with cables in this case. I can't fit them all in the back, or the cover wont close. Overall, wonderful case. I love it.

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bought this case for my first self-built computer. I chose it bought because it was large enough for the ati 5970 card, it had dust filters, could fit the heatsink I wanted, cable management and overall had a nice look to it.

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This beast is containing my new setup and I have never had a better experience of cable management. I have barely ANY cables seen inside the case, as they are all ran outside to the outerportion of the case (behind the walls), and it is amazing.Compared to my Antec 900, the size difference is huge, and the fans are godly. I have had a 8 degree temperature gain (38degrees celcius) on idle. However I may have applied my thermal paste wrong, I'm sure the fans are doing their job.

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This is awesome for the cable management and this thing has a great airflow. The giant fan on top is a monster!

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Really good Case i have bought this one for a friend and its going to be my next tower There so much space inside ...th Air-flow are like the 900 to keep everything cool inside :D

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I'm happy with my choice. The only thing I would change is I'd remember to price match it. The fans are nice and quiet, even though there are so many. I leave them on low. Having them on low should also extend their life. I run asus pc probe to monitor my heat and my CPU is registering only 24 celcius. So the air flow all the fans provide works great for cooling which is why I chose this case. I have everything hooked into my UPS and the power drain isn't much either.I also prefer fans over any other cooling method. This case supports other cooling methods.

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I can't say enough about this case. Moves more air than anything I have ever seen. I have 9 fans in mine(3 in front, 2 in middle, 1 side, 2 rear, and of course 1 top). I highly recommend the 2 middle fans inside. They dropped my mobo temp 7-8C. Don't bother buying the mounting blocks for these, just use zip tabs :). When paired with the cp-850 psu, the cables are all plenty long, there are plenty of them and the 120mm fan acts as another exhaust bringing the total number of fans to 10. I love the cable management, love the black paint inside and out, love the leds, love the fan controllers, and really love the dust filters. Did I say I love this case? I'm not sure on all the hype about the HAF 932 (I find it ugly myself). Yeah, I know it's supposed to be better for water cooling, but with the right know-how you can fit multiple rads in the 1200. I'm willing to bet the HAF(high air flow)932 doesn't move nearly as much air. I also recommend the 1200's little brother, the 902, which is the same case with one less fan front and rear, but has 8 expansion slots instead of 7 on the 1200. This is needed for tri-sli, physx, and soundcard. Maybe a 1500 will be the next tower. Did I say I love my case?

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Overall this is a great case and i am very happy with it, It's great for the money, and great looking.v

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This case is top notch. Even when I give my hardware extensive workouts with hard core gaming, movies, surfing, etc. It hasn't once yet reached an overall temperature of 33 degrees celsius and it is bleeding hot in my room. The space inside of the case is great and the air flow is exceptionally excellent. There is nothing bad I can say about this case.

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I got this on sale at another place for $160 and it was well worth the money. For 6 fans, it is reasonably quiet as long as you leave the 120mm ones on low. I keep the big boy fan on medium though, and it pushes quite a lot of air. Otherwise, the cable management holes are very nice, making for a cleaner build. It is a bit heavy, so I don't really recommend for people who need to carry their rigs around. For what it's worth, this is a fantastic and durable case that I would recommend to just about everyone.

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Overall, this is a good case but a bit pricey for some component quality. For example, the 2 tri-cool fans on the back of my case arrived with faulty bearings and the big boy on top of the case just doesn't work at all. Also the instruction manual doesn't specify much and a lot of time I had to go with what I learned with other computer build and see if what I tried worked out or not.On the positive side tough, this case has plenty of space to work in and has a lot of feature to make life easier. The dust filter are also really nice but too complicated to take out. To those who complain about bad wire management in the case, I really can't understand what your talking about. I have been able to secure all my excess cable perfectly in the compartment between the motherboard tray and the other side of the case and there is plenty of space left to route other cable in that place if the need arise one day.

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I changed my old Sonata II for this case and I have to say it's a big improvement. The Sonata II was a decent cheap and silent case but it was all cramped and it was hard to do good cable management. In the 1200 there is plenty of space under and on top of the motherboard, holes in the plating to pass the cables behind the board, etc etc. The 5 120mm and the 200mm also gives good cooling by default. My only grip is that the power button can get stuck if not pressed perfectly and that the top of the case as a weird texture a bit like sandpaper, but this is really minor.

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Simple put this case is amazing, its got amazing air flow, and you can keep your wires nice and out of the way. Its also very easy to work with and if you're a gamer this case is for you let alone the nice blue color. Great case wouldn't pick anything else!

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This case is definately my favourite case of all time. It is such a high quality case, reasonable price, and i would definately purchase it again without question. The cooling is superb, and there is more than enough space to work with.BUY THIS CASE!

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Good overall, but i had issu with one of the tri-cool, was not the same blue of the others, Advance RMA on it (cost them $13 US in shipping lol) but still, the new one camed with one dell on it the wrong color, at least now i can make it look like it's not since it's the bottom one. They did not request a send it back for the old one. So i got a wrong color (still blue, but almost a green light blue) cheap dell fan. maybe will change them since they dont suck mush air and they can make noise at high speed.The air flow is great,the cable management would be helped by more openings, a rear oopening to the board cpu socket will help to get new cooling backplate in place without the need to get the motherboard out of the case.I love thumbscrews but i'd like to get something looking like the p190 for hdd, take a lot less time to move them that way and give the opportunity to not use them, making more place for maybe water colling or others things.The top fan is perfect, the 2 rear are not bad, but not great.sound level is ok for my taste at low fan settingI like the look too, but thats my taste.The PSU cp850 perfectly fit with it, but left not much space in the botom of the case, still its goodMy advice, if its on special: get it, its great, if it is not, its a maybe (taste and things like that)If you got a load of money, get ti and replace the fan with something better (a fan controler might be needed then).And the PCU cp850 is a must with this exept if you are going for tri-sli with a i7 965 and 15 hdd.

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I recently built a new pc with this case and I am very happy It keeps everything cool inside the case, while looking cool on the outside. The black interior is also very nice. With parts inside, it comes to well over 50 lbs though. All in all, it's a good case.

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I had an antec 900 and i could fit everything in it so i bought the antec 1200 and the size difference was way more then i thought it would be it aloud me to fit everything i needed with good cable managment and space left of for more cooling overall i think this case is great.

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great case, would recommend to anyone. looks awesome, and runs quiet. dont think i would change anything.

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Amazing case and definitly great valus for the features it offers. Great cooling with 1 200mm and 5 120mm stock with the option to add two more 120mm one on the side and one behind the drive bays, also quite quiet as well.

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I love this case, its huge, has great airflow from 6 fans, one of which is 200MM and a boatload of room to work with. I would have liked to see this case in piano black, but hey, cant have it all I guess. Due to the size of this case you may need some cable extensions for your 24 and 4 pin motherboard power cables, With the ocz gamexstream I needed the 4-pin extension, but the 24 was fine.

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This is one hell of a case! It's really spacious so it has room for many different types of hardware configurations. The cable management holes are plentiful and in the right places making it easy to get a great looking set-up no matter how many cables you've got snaking through it. The build quality is top notch for sure! Nothing here feels cheap or out of place. There are many included accessories like the water cooling resevoir mount in one of the drive bays which I thought was a nice touch. In a world of cheap gaudy plastic or flimy aluminium cases, this one is sure to turn a few heads. With its complete black paintjob and the nice blue LED fans, it's sleek and very tasteful. The dust filters are a much appreciated addition and definitely block a huge amount of dust; only the fine particles will find their way through. The cooling is definitely the highlight of the case. 5 120mm fans and 1 200mm? Count me in! With space for a side door mounted 120mm fan and an internal bracket for another 120mm fan there's plenty more air cooling. Whether you're trying to cool a hot processor or using the case as a wind tunnel, you'll be very pleased.I can't really think of any negatives to speak of. Everything is extremely well thought out and there are a ton of options for builders are all types to do what they want. If I had to pick one, it would be that on the highest fan speed, they are definitely loud.