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Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gamer Case | 
| Brand: Antec
Category: CE
New (13) from £73.05
Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 16792
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 18.5
Dimensions (in): 226.4 x 116.1 x 226.4
Legal Disclaimer: Layer One UK does not offer any warranty other than the one imposed by the manufacturer. Consequently, the warranty conditions proposed by Layer One UK will be an exact copy of the manufacturers.
MPN: 0761345-08009-5
Model: 0761345-08009-5
UPC: 761345080095
EAN: 0761345080095
ASIN: B000JMJS7A
Release Date: November 28, 2006
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| Features:
| • | Tower | | • | 20.6 cm x 49.3 cm x 46.8 cm | | • | 8.4 kg | | • | Classic black | | • | Europe |
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Product Description
Perfect for gamers, the Nine Hundred PC tower is designed to handle an ATX-format motherboard to give life to every computer configuration possible for video game fans. The Nine Hundred PC tower uses several fans for efficient component cooling. Plus, the Nine Hundred PC tower includes 2 hard drive slots with frontal loading that can handle up to 6 hard drives. Completely customisable, this tower has 9 unit bays to give you three 5.25? and six 3.5? bays, or six 5.25? bays and three 3.5? bays, or nine 5.25? bays. Stylish and practical, the Nine Hundred also includes an upper panel on which you can place your digital camera or MP3 player. Equipped with two USB 2.0 ports and 1 FireWire port, the Nine Hundred PC tower has no rivals!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Popular Case Does Not Always Mean Best Value November 9, 2008
Kingsley Layton (London)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Don't get me wrong, this is a good case. The only trouble is that once people see this case in relation to their old case they think it is magic - fair enough. But compare like for like and the XClio A380 is a better case in the same price range.
 If you have the money, buy this! November 8, 2008
Ian
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'll be honest, I like to boast a bit when it comes to computers. The Antec Nine Hundred seemed like one more thing which set me above other people. I got this for my birthday because my old case was a bit worn and torn, it was several years old, just a cheap thing which I had based on looks as I was about 13 at the time. Now I have become a serious gamer I needed something to show for it, I needed a case to cool my system. In the end I set my budget to 80 and below. I did my own searching, the Antec caught my eye along with the Lian Li. I got advice of other people and they helped me decide to choose the Antec.
The Antec brags a 200mm top exhaust fan, a real beast for cooling, along with 3 120mm fans, one back exhaust and two at the front taking air in. I had been a bit weary, 4 big fans, the noise? I bought it anyway, and started all fans on low. I hardly know it is there, it makes noise ofcourse, but it is very quiet. Later on I set all fans to high just to see (or hear?) and I was surprised that it wasn't too loud. Too loud to have it like it all the time, but when I was playing a game it could hardly be heard over my speakers. I could feel it more then anything, my legs were cold and my hands too!
The Three Hundred is a very nice looking case, the LEDs, the side window, the power switches, usb ports etc on top. A bits 'n' bobs tray on top and of course, then fans.
Building a PC in it was pretty easy, had to read the instructions to see which order to do it in, I was half sure it would have to go in a particular order otherwise parts would not get in because of others in the way. I think I was right, not sure really, I did it the right way anyway! There is not much space inside though, so if you are a beginner then you may want to look elsewhere unless you are sure of what you are doing. Keep your wires tidy in there because it can get a bit cramped.
It does weigh a bit, so not good for moving about.
Take a look at my images in the customer images gallery :)
 Pretty good gaming case September 8, 2008
Richard Kelly (Manchester, England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was upgrading my old PC and looking for a new case, when this caught my eye. It's pretty big, it has 4 internal fans (3 small ones and a large one at the top, and it has lots of drive bays. There are a few minor niggles with the case.
1. The motherboard tray is fixed into the case which can make fixing the components in a bit tricky.
2. It's made of steel which means it is quite heavy.
3. The fans suck in lots of air and associated dust, so you need to be careful where you place it and you may want to look at getting some dust covers othewise everything will be pretty filthy in there in no time flat.
4. When all the fans are going it can be quite noisy - now this is isn't actually something you would notice whilst playing a game, but it is quite noticable when you are quietly surfing the web.
5. The internal fans all use molex connectors - given that the case doesn't come with a PSU you need to ensure that your PSU will have 4 12v large Molex plugs before looking the needs of your other components, although you could pass through on the two front mounted fans menaing that you only need 3 Molex plugs.
This review is starting to look quite negative, but I do like the case. There is enough space inside the case to take 3 5.25 inch drives (such as DVD Drives) and 6 3.5 inch drives (i.e hard disks). It also has a couple of USB ports and a firewire port on thr top of the case near the tray where you can plug your camera/external drive and then put them somewhere somewhere safe whilst they are plugged in. The fans have inbuild blue LEDs which look great when the fans are spinning, and there is a large plastic side viewing panel - just make sure that your cables are neat and tidy and it has a certain wow factor!
It's a good case for gamers and it will easily help with the cooling of a quad core, SLI system! 8/10
Just right for a high-ventilation case, with a window May 28, 2008
shroomy_bee
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
First a list of things to watch out for before / if you buy this case:
if there's some excess glue on the inside panel (for the window) this can heat up once the components are all in and have been on, and the glue can fall off. You wouldn't want it falling into your PSU (if it has a fan on the top), so keep an eye out for that and when it gets hot/slack enough it easily peels off.
the PSU fits at the bottom of the case - good place for it, but some motherboards have eg the CPU power plug way up the other end, as they're designed with the usual top-mounting PSU in mind. So you might need cable extenders. I used a modular PSU and it =just= gets plugged in and no more - it sits atop the graphics card, but! - it's between the CPU and the back fan, so it does get in the way of the airflow.
Also bear in mind if you have a giant HSF like me, then it's a double-pain trying to plug that CPU power cable in.
So you may want to fit the HSF, plug in the CPU power cable, then fit the motherboard, although you're not 'meant' to do it that way around.
the molex connectors (the plastic casings with the four pins) for the system fans - not all of the pins are used, and I found one of the internal pins came loose; this is not good if you don't notice it, cause it could fall on the board or a card and short it out, or fall into the PSU. So check those for any loose pins beforehand.
not enough motherboard screws in my box - I only got four! Six is better.
the PSU again; also due to the bottom of the case location, some PSUs don't have the screw fittings in the right place to align with where the case has the brackets for them. Of course you can get away with just using the one screw because it's at the bottom of the case, but it's preferable to have at least two holding it in, diagonally.
the top bezel is not easy to remove - it'd be better if it just came off easily like the front, as you may want to alter something there or get at the top panels buttons and plugs. I haven't gotten around to prising mine off yet because I don't want to break it; there's some kind of technique of avoiding breaking the inside clips.
could maybe do with a motherboard tray
It is a great case though; unless you have your own cases made or make them yourself, there's always going to be something you never anticipated or something you wish it did or didn't do.
It's easy to access the drive trays, and fit the drives. There's an extra fan on the back of one of the hdd caddies you can use as a vent; but it should be removed if you aren't going to use it.
There's another fan mount (for a further 120mm) on the window (part of the window is metal mesh), if you want even more fans...or just someplace to put a fan guard / etch for looks.
(it's meant as an intake fan for the graphics / other cards, but I suspect if the case is used as a desktop (ie - with the window at the top) then it'd work as an outtake fan instead. Probably shouldn't use it around that way though, anyplace where any spills of anything might fall on the case.)
It's not a quiet case, but that's obvious. It is quiet for a case with this many fans though. Ventilation is what it's for.
Great Case for Gamers/Over Clockers March 26, 2008
A. Carlile
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I ordered this case on Easter Monday and it was delivered by the Tuesday! First thing to note is not to be put off with the problem of noise from this case, its purpose is to cool and it does it well, if you are looking for an office/work environment case.. Look elsewhere. Even on low fan settings the cooling effects are very good, and the ability to set each fan speed independently allows you to cool where you feel it is necessary. People have also complained about this case not been one of the new "screw-less designs", but from previous experience, there is nothing more annoying than wanting to install a new hard drive and discovering you don't have enough plastic clips to add it in!
The only real problem I encountered with this case was space for the cables, especially where the hard drives are mounted. If you have a large expensive PSU, then space can be tight at the bottom of the case, but for modular PSUs I think this would be less of a problem.
On the whole this is a great case, and well worth the money if serious cooling is required (great for overclockers)
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