Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Gamer ATX Full Tower 12 0 Bays USB eSATA Audio BK

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1st time creating a pc, let alone a gaming laptop or computer. Virtually purchased a smaller sized case but glad I picked this a single rather, alot of room. More than adequate fans to preserve almost everything cool, and even room to add 2 a lot more. Blue lights look cool if you are into that. Not to noisy at all. You can hide the cables in the section behind the motherboard. It has a location to mount a SSD drive but it is on the floor of the situation, would be good if it had a tray as an alternative. I was surprised how major the case was (remember, my very first develop) but was glad as I was setting up almost everything.Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Case w/ Blue LEDsASUS P8P67 Deluxe MotherboardIntel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge three.4GHz ProcessorCorsair Hydro H70 CPU CoolerCorsair Vengeance 8GB ƒ x 4GB) DDR3 1600 RAMCorsair AX1200 Gold Power SupplyXFX Radeon HD 6970 2GB Video CardVital RealSSD C300 128GB SATA III HD (C drive for boot drive and programsƜ Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200 RPM SATA three.0GB (D drive for data using RAID1)Lite-On 24X DVD Writer with Nero 9 EssentialsLite-On 4X Blue-Ray Disc Reader with Cyberlink Power DVD8Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Total

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A very good upgrade from my Antec 900 situation, cable management is simpler in this than the 900 but not as very good as I have noticed with other instances but still good. I like the complete black appear and the 3. USB attached to the front of the technique, good touch. Lots of fans and they all came with blue LED which is fantastic. I have a total of 10 fans operating in this situation. A tad pricy but worth it. My Program:Situation: Antec 1200 V2 | Monitor: Samsung S27A550H | CPU: Intel i7 2600k three.4GHz (OC 5.1GHz) & Corsair Hydro H60 | MB: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe B3 | HD: WD Caviar 2TB 7200RPM | GPU: EVGA 460GTX 1GB SC X2 SLI | RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600MHz | PSU: Corsair 850HX | OS: Windows 7 x64 Ultimate

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Great airflow comes with three filtered front fans intake, the exhaust are 2 in back with the massive boy up top, yes that is an exhaust fan so why a person would want a filter is beyond me but there are right after industry solutions but excellent luck on mounting one particular, if needed would just cut black panyhose and use that if you really want. Plenty of space. Usb 3. on front port is not a motherboard connection but runs via cable management out back to motherboard riser. As massive as it is my coolermsaster cpu cooler fit but had to trim corner off optional 120 side fan that I wanted on figure why go with 6 fans when u can have 8! Not large enough deal to take an egg. Top rated and rear fan controls in back. Need to have 2 120 mm fans purchased separately to have all 8 going, there is internal front bay spot and clip on side case spot for optional situation fans 7 and 8. sufficient air flow to rival water cooling setups but has two coolant hose holes rubber covered in back if you like h20. Pleny of room should be only case you ever need.Intel i7 960, rampage 3 formula, viper two sector 7 12gb 1600, asus gtx 560 ti, coolermaster hyper 212 plus, agility two ssd, 1tb caviar black wd

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...and you'll really like her like a child. A lot of space + cable storage region among motherboard and side-panel indicates no additional cable cobweb to block airflow. My energy supply is the corsair TX750w with a single rail and a mountain of non-detachable cables poking out the back. With my old situation (antec 900 mid-tower), the base of my situation was completely blocked by psu cables and as a result it looked ugly and that fan at the bottom was hindered. To take out the video card, I'd also have push aside the mobo energy cable that snaked over it....that is all a thing of the past with this situation. There's space to play interior designer and appropriate now I have all the cable mess hidden away in the compartment among the mobo and the side panel. The rest is super fairly and I created certain I have uncomplicated access to my video card/drive bays. Be careful with choice of PSU--the cpu power cable on my corsair TX750W just BARELY reaches the socket on the mobo when I snake it behind and back by way of (as you'll want to do to prevent clutter). At initial I thought it wasn't going to reach and I nearly cried. Also, when you have as major a cable mess as I do simply because of my non-modular PSU, count on the side panel closest to the motherboard to have some trouble closing... I will only go with a full-tower situation from now on. They appear enormous at first but immediately after awhile you begin to wonder how you managed with no a single--almost everything just looks so clean and effectively-spaced inside. The antec 1200 has some issues of note as effectively: detachable air filters for simple cleaning of front and sidepanel case fans, fan speed knobs for all fans on the Outdoors of the situation--adore this, a total of six fans by default for great airflow, cable management holes + storage space behind motherboard, a lot of interior space all round.And don't worry, it's not THAT heavy...:P

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Initially off this situation is outstanding. The very best feature is the cooling capabilities. The three intake fans have removable dust filters helping to retain your case great and clean. Just about every single one particular of the fans have speed controls on the outside of the situation. If I ever need to have to it has the capability to add even more cooling but I will by no means will need it. This case is quite spacious. Very easily fits big graphics cards, and my CoolMaster V8. Cable runs can be hidden out of web page as they made room amongst the rear panel and motherboard for this. Despite the fact that I am quite satisfied about the USB 3 port on the front it was not performed effectively. Rather of having it connect to the motherboard inside the situation you have to route it outdoors the case to the back. Though you get USB3 help on the front it was naturally a cheap and dirty repair. Even although I was disappointed with the way the USB three was implemented on the front I still give it 5 eggs.

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Roomy, lots of drive spots, ssd "support", fans/airflow, cable management (still a plus even tho most of my cables are too brief to use it, for now)This is a truly fantastic situation with plenty of area, good for HDD storage, and has excellent airflow. The top fan does not have a dust filter, no front esata.HDD cages are 3x5.25"ɥx3.five". I would have preferred 3x5.25"ɦx3.five" but atleast they integrated 3 cages, additional then i would count on from some other firms and the cages i want can be bought but at ㅐ$ a pop its not a low-cost solutionI would advocate that if Antec releases a V4 they expand the front I/O ports, atleast 2xusb2, 1xusb3, 1xesata, audio ports. I would like the fan controls on the front also but other individuals may not.They ought to also redesign the prime mesh to have smaller holes or to contain a filter. also either transform the USB3 front port to plug into a header or contain an adapter so the cable can remain INSIDE the situation where it belongs.Also as an alternative of the bottom mount ssd drive location a HDD cage(removable) there instead. a 2or3x3.5" HDD cage would fit perfectly there To answer some queries:No eSATA front port.Front USB3 port is generally just a extension cable, it requires to be run out the back of the situation and plugged into a back usb3 port, this to me is unacceptable i would rather this cable be useless to me as my mobo has no usb3 header then to have to run it by way of and out the back of the situation but thats just me.SSD help could imply it comes with a two.5" to three.five" bracket or it could refer to being in a position to mount a 2.five" drive to the bottom of the case and its specifically how it sounds, you put screws through the bottom of the situation and attach the two.five" drive directly to the situation(this seemed strange to me but it works and i wouldn't consider it a con)yes you can access the underside of the cpu/mobo from the other side panel, to modify CPU Coolers.

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Has plenty of possibilities for cooling, and lots of space on the inside. The power supply sitting at the bottom instead of the top produced it a tiny tough to neatly wire almost everything.Also, the USB 3. port on the front of mine came broken, and didn't recognize it until about five months immediately after I created the purchase.

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Lots of area. Was, at 1st, worried that my new ZALMAN CNPS9900ALED would not fit in it (heatsink/fan). But fit with plenty of space :) The front sound jack appears to be faulty or have a brief. Any audio device plugged in, if moved slightly, stops receiving audio until you wiggle it. Tried with various various cables. Similar thing. Almost certainly just mine and not a worry for others even though :) So far, I'm lovin' this box! I was worried about the size/weight but man, it's worth it and my worries were for naught. It's huge adequate for all my desires and aesthetic adequate to preserve in the open.

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This is my initial develop in a few years, but this case was perfect. I like the basic architecture of the situation, the cable paths behind the mobo were amazingly valuable. The airflow is amazing, i'm presently sitting with the stock fans, but i program on adding the side panel fan for my GTX 460's when i go SLI. there are extremely handful of issues i really feel need to have to transform for a V4 case... Initial, i'd love so see a lot more USB ports on the front of the case, specifically a USB3 that connects straight to the mobo. I also wish there was a way to turn off all the fan LED's and not just the top rated fan LED. And lastly, i'd love to see an air filter for the top rated fan unit. I wish there were 3.five" to two.5" drive adaptors for the major drive bays. I'm booting off of an SSD that i didn't want to mount in the "SSD friendly" bracket, i ended up fabricating an aluminum mount bracket myself that locks into the 3.5" slots that will hold my SSD

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Excellent cable management with tons of area to spare. Keeps everything inside nice and cool even right after hours and hours of intense gameplay. Definitely gorgeous, properly built case. None.

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Right after a couple of overheating troubles destroyed a video card and induced some other harm, I figured I would fork out the dough and get a good quality case. Two years later, it's nevertheless cooling along. It's super straightforward to take out the filters and clean them of dust (even if you do have to take off each sides... and you don't have to use all eight thumbscrews). Sufficient space to work in, fit in upgrades, and uncomplicated to reroute cables to preserve it clean and uncluttered inside. On high, the fans get pretty loud... but that signifies they're doing their job. It's large. And slightly heavy. Look for some thing else if you've the strength of a little girl. (No disrespect to tiny girls...)

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Simple assembly, Genuinely dropped the temps, Solid Build, Looks wonderful, Lots of room, fans are quiet as lengthy as you leave them on the low setting. Did I mention it's an Antec. Seriously??? Haven't discovered any other than IT'S Enormous..... Is that really a con?? Oh.. Make confident your energy provide has extended enough cables to reach the motherboard and upper 5.25" bays. This is a full tower and with a bottom mount PSU it's going to be a stretch. This situation is great. So significantly space offered for pretty much any need.

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The fans in the case move alot of air. The solution to have 2 added fans inside the situation are an added bonus. Cable management was considerably much better then my old HAF situation. Even with the fans set to the highest speed the noise is only just as loud as my HAF situation. The fan controls on the back of the case is a fantastic addition. None

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This situation is amazing. By far the most durable and spacious case I have ever owned. This joker cools incredibly Incredibly effectively. The fan controls are A+. Did I mention how tough it is. LOL this issue is just awesome. Properly carried out Antec. Let's see..... um..... nope nothing at all. Nicely unless you contemplate it being gargantuan a con. But then I knew that when I researched it. The situation was delivered in pristine condition save one particular factor; the bottom front fan was a touch out of place so ahead of you go moving it about you may possibly wanna verify that out initially just in case. Also if you are into cooling devices this case has all the room you'll require to pull it off with space to spare additional than most likely.My rig fits quite simply:Asus X58 sabretooth moboI7 950 cpuGTX 470 <sliᡄg Kingston ddr3 with leading mounting cooling fanRosewill Bronze 1k watt psu1 dvd driveWD caviar 1T 6g/s HDDplus space for w/e else I wanna add.

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V3 pendingMy old Antec 1200 was my third Antec construct and the easiest of all my builds. Lots of space -Lots of air flow. The huge leading fan is not filtered and dust/cat hair can get in there and from the back of the unit you migh want to have a single of the 3 front fans set to low/medium and run 100 % of the time from external 12 DC volt power. The is no web manual for the V3 Rating is for the old V1 case.Who ever get a V3 1st please report.1. Where does the USB-three exit the cast- Front best or back ? is the E-Sata port nevertheless there or is that the USB-three. Other Antec circumstances have two USB-two 1 USB-three + an E-Sata port.2. The Box also says SSD assistance - how does that operate ?three. There really should be an opening below the motherboard for access through the side panel to enable changing cooling fans mounts with out having to eliminate the motherboard. This could have been the V2 adjust.

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I've wanted this situation for awhile and when it came down to it, I saw the usb 3. upgrade and was totally excited. The situation is every little thing that i wanted it to be and far more. It holds my enormous, jet engine cooler and the extra fans total to 8. So substantially cooling that my M/B has however to rise above 87F. Also love the flashy blue LED. Paint likes to come off the thumbscrews in the back.The USB three. is not a Mobo Hookup and that is somewhat disappointing.

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ive been using it for sometime and i really enjoy it

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Removable/Washable Filters on all 3 front fans. 3 cages each and every of which can hold 3 tough drives. I've Under no circumstances had screw holes line up as perfectly when mounting a hard drive as when I mounted mine on into the cages. The cages all mount just as very easily into the case employing thumb screws. There is an abundance of air flow for great cooling and there's even an additional shroud for mounting a fan on the inside of 1 of the cages must you require added airflow on a thing such as GPUs. Each and every of the stock fans comes with fan speed controls and blue LED's. The top Major Boy fan also has a switch to turn the LED off.Given the height of this case (nearly 24") and the fact that the PSU mounts in the bottom of the case you'll want to make confident that your PSU cables are long sufficient to take advantage of the numerous holes supplied for cable management. No negatives whatsoever. The front USB3. port does not connect to the USB3. header on the mobo but instead is an extension cable that runs outside of the case by way of a slot in one of the PCI slot covers and plugs into the back USB3. port.On a case this tall, possessing the PSU mount in the bottom is most likely a great notion to help with the center of balance and to keep the case from becoming leading heavy.

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It has all the room you could ever ask for. This case is for a gaming/muiltmedia editing machine I've recently built. I was impressed with the Antec 900 so I knew this would be a excellent obtain. None. Make positive you have the area for the beast. I had to get a new personal computer desk just for this case.

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Situation is laid-out nicely with area to spare. The tricky drive cages are placed so that you can removed them with ease and slide out the washable dust filter in seconds. The mother board cut-out will make putting on and/or removing cpu coolers uncomplicated. The situation is all black inside and out; quite great touch of showmanship. Newegg delivered within fortyeight hours:-). General the case is developed for fantastic cooling with its 3 120mm intake fans (Forth 120mm fan optional) all with dust filters. The side panels use two thum screws and slides effortlessly on and off. Significant display window to show how nice the cable managment process is within this situation. The 200mm fan on prime is huge and does not have a dust filter and the grate covering it has massive holes that will let dust settle into case when system is off and modest objects (screws, bobby pins, flying insects can come across their way inside. Also a kid can insert little sticks and/or objects by way of the grate. A small phillips scerw driver will fit quickly in leading grate also.) It would be ideal to have an aftermarket dust filter cover manufactered for the leading 120mm. Just a thought.

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Exactly where do I start! When i got it, I was jumping about like a kid on xmas morning. My Pros...1. its huge two. lots of spacethree. excellent airflow4. its enormous5. interchangeable hdd cages6. fan manage knobs7. did i say big?eight. motherboard cut out9. cool blue leds10. did i mention its enormous11. several hiding locations for cable management12. dust filters - i suppose they perform really nicely in this situation.13. excessive amounts of hardware - it came with like 200 Added screws. I can open my own hardware store now... I have a couple of of these as well...1. The front panel connections are not labeled. great luck if you want to connect a mic or headphones. For the record, the mic is on the appropriate, the headphones are on the left.2. Speaking of the front panel, the three. usb doesnt connect to the motherboard, but rather, you route it by way of your case and into a spot on the I/O shield. 3. Takes eight screws to get rid of a hdd cage. Not to mention you have to eliminate each panels to get rid of it. I merely connected just the 4 screws to the left side panel as it stays secure just fine. Great luck cleaning out the filters. 4. Its heavy with all your stuff in it so be ready or be in shape.five. Is it me, or did Antec adjust the color of their fans? I have some other fans from Antec that are a lot more turquoise but the fans in this case are "smurf" blue. Again, not a deal breaker but I choose my fans to match if i get them from the similar corporation.6. Energy provide ought to be mounted facing up. Once more, my cons are not a deal breaker. I knew about most of these cons when i got this case. I wanted the situation anyway since my nzxt m59 was acquiring claustrophobic. This factor is large and it is a show piece, and Im placing in as substantially stuff as I can in it. I will ultimately adjust out all the fans and take out the speed controllers as properly to give it a much more custom really feel and better airflow from the fans. Not to mention, the replacement fans i have will run quieter on max than the stock fans. The tricky fan to adjust out will be the leading mounted 200mm fan.If you want a case with wonderful airflow and space, this is a very good 1 to contemplate.

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Looks like an awesome case with massive airflow none however Just questioning to everyone who has bought this tower, is the Usb 3. cable have a header connection on the end of it or an i/o port connection on it for the back of the tower.

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This case is Big! Lots of area for anything at all you feel like throwing in it. And the airflow in the case is beyond great. All the fans acquiring three speeds is also an awesome feature. On low settings my personal computer is certainly silent. If it wasn't for the glowing blue aura about it you would never ever know it was even on. And on high the cooling is outstanding and the fans are nevertheless fairly very. None. Ok, possibly 1. This isn't truly a con and is far more of a fluke. The bottom front fan's speed adjustment knob is a little tight. Not to the point I will need pliers to adjust it but you definitely gotta function at it a tiny additional than the other individuals. MEASURE YOUR DESK! I purchased this case and forgot to measure my desk and the beast wouldn't match under. On the other hand it is such a nice seeking case I am not complaining at all about having it on leading of the desk.

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Effortlessly fit dual video cards, only hooked up 6 1tb hdd and a 128gb ssd and nevertheless have room for three more hdd!! At present i have 8 fans on the case ƙ if you count the processor fan) was going to do liquid cooling but haven't had heat issues but. 1 of the nicest features about the fans is that the inward blowing fans all have filters that are simply accessible and with 3 dogs this is an remarkable feature! LEDs are cool but unnecessary. Owned it about 1 year purchased in March 2010 The space its in has its own AC unit and stays quite cool so in a standard central AC residence and all the HDD installed this could give off rather a bit of heat but i have a single drive missing from every bay with HDD's lined in a 1--1 Ɛ getting open space) this seems to lessen the heat definitely due to far better airflow. The CPU and GPU are each overclocked and i would possibly advantage from a liquid cooler but i have not had a issue with Crysis 2 ( Entirely Amazing BTW) so far

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Quite roomy.. great cable management.. i enjoy how you can eliminate the 3 harddrive/fan cages. i upgraded to this from an antec 300.. needed far more room and this supplied my desires. not genuinely a con but wish the fans came in other colors. either way in a new weeks i will be replacing all the installed fans with distinct LED ones. i was contemplating this case along with a incredibly high rated Azza case and i was looking at a coolmaster also. in the finish i picked this 1 due to the fact my experience with antec has constantly been positive. I do not regret my option