Antec Twelve Hundred Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window

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This case is a great size and layout for any gamers case. Even if you stack this case full of hot running equipment it will keep them pretty cool. Comes with 6 stock fans but has good mounts for 2 others. Definately able to fit a lot of large pieces as well. People may complain about the fans being loud but unless its on the desk beside your face i dont think they are noticeable at all until you have every single one set to high...however medium is good enough to keep your system cool. This review was modfied by poster @ 09-25-08 02:04 PM

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The ultimate case. 5x120mm fans and a monster 200mm fan on top give this case tons of airflow. The noise isn't that bad with all fans on low. The front LEDs can't be shut off, which might be anoying to some people. This case has enough space to fit my Scythe Ninja, but on a mobo with a lower CPU placement, you might not be able to use the side mounted fan. The cable management is great, and running the cables behind the motherboard give it a very clean look. The front intake fans have washable screens to keep the dust down. Unlike the Nine Hundred, it doesn't have external firewire, but it adds eSATA. It's expensive, but worth it if you want a clean looking system and a lot of space.

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This is my favorite case that I bought so far. PMed for $159 which was great. I love the matte black in and out of the case. Hard drive bays are easy to remove. Huge case to work with on the inside. Easy accommodate a watercooling setup. Really good air flow, and keeps my parts temps low. Overall really impressed with this case and I would recommend it to anyone.

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Overall extremely pleased with this case. This was the first rig I put together on my own and this case made it really easy. Plenty of room to move around inside. Once she's up and running she runs cool and quiet with the fans on low. This was my 3rd Antec case and won't be the last :) This review was modfied by poster @ 08-27-08 08:34 PM

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I love this case, Although i still think the Antec 900 looks better. I needed more room and the Antec 1200 does the job much better than the Antec 900 did. It has loads of space, its a quite case, easy to manage your cables and is built with excellent quality. A+++ case

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I really like this case. It has a serious look to it, doesn't look like garbage. Has great ventilation, I imagine all the fans move a lot of air through the case. The 6 fans that come with the case add a lot of value and make the price seem much more reasonable.Fans have a controller on the back which is nice. I leave the fans at low which seems to do just fine. Medium and high on the 120 mm get noisy.The front 120 mm have nice air filters. Interestingly the top 140 mm intake does not.Inside the case there is lots of room. Everything fits in nicely. the PSU sits at the bottom, making it easier to keep cables out of the way. Unfortunately it can be a bit of a stretch with some PSUs that have shorter power connectors to the motherboard. They may not reach.9 bays for hard drives. More then enough for most people. Hard drives are cooled by the front fans which is nice. Not a tool-less setup, but the screws are easy to put in, and the drive bays pop out the front for easy installation.Both sides of the case come off, with enough room behind the wall of the case to route cables through.Overall, I'm very happy with this case. It looks great, and has all the features I want in a case. Gets a 5/5 from me.

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this case is simply amazing! normally heavy is a downside, but it's fun asking somebody to lift it for you and they go bug-eyed XDnormally cable management would be a good thing (a very good thing!) unfortunately the Antec 1200 has very little room to store these cablesmy 750W quad psu cant fit all the cables, I dred opening the side panel because I know I'll spend 10min trying to get the thing to close with all those cablesbut even that wont stop this from getting 5 stars!

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Altogether i'm very satisfied with this case. For the price the airflow is almost unmatched and the build quality is excellent. The improvements that have been made over the 900 make it easily worth the money (namely filters, cable management holes, external fan controllers). If you're choosing between the two I think the only question you need to ask yourself is if you mind the full-tower or not. Yes this case isn't shipping with the 2 extra fans anymore so you might want to consider buying more (one for side panel, one for hdd bay). However after adding in two 1600rpm fans i only saw a 5-6C drop on the gpu and a 2-3C drop on the CPU. Basically - i think the stock cooling is more than sufficient.The fan LEDs are appropriately subtle during the daytime but if the case is in your room while you sleep it will definitely be noticeable. Cleaning the air filters is a huge pain – you need to take out the hdd bays in order to have access. This requires you to take off both side panels so you can remove the 8 screws that hold the hdd bays in place. A minor gripe really but still an inconvenience that could be improved. This review was modfied by poster @ 07-25-08 09:19 AM