Antec Nine Hundred Two (902)

I was toying with the idea of buying the 900 as it seems decent enough value for money. However, the design seems a bit garish for me. Still given the cooling performance I'm getting tempted all over again with the 902.

I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but damn that's an ugly case. (imo obviously).
These 200mm fans and the like that a lot of cases have are all very nice for air cooling, but until there's radiators that are that big they're a bit of a wasted opportunity for watercoolers, that top mounted 200mm would be a perfect place for a rad but I suspect it would need quite a bit of modding to fit the gap without looking out of place.

I agree, this case is ugly as anything.

There should be a category for looks/style (Looks are very important when spending £100 on a case to hold your computer)

If I had that thing I'd want to hide it away under a desk or something even though it's got good build quality/performance

I'd decided on getting the Antec mini P180 but as I can't find a good AM2+ SB750 matx motherboard the 902 looks to be way to go.
I think it looks awesome

ugly....... but interior with black paint is really nice.

there are radiators that is 200mm big, just to go Antec website they sell it.

I'm surprised that this wasn't compared to the original 900 - I can't say I like either of these cases. Especially the original. Good review though.

:D

Finally.
Someone got brihter-only delta T (the same person doesn't need readers anymore to verify a simple algebra calculation; made a masters??)
Anyway; what about writing how many decibels the case makes at given delta T; the second most important value??
(instead of putting into what hardware to buy cases only on base of their looks and exclusive finish).
Thanks

i dont hate it, its just utilitarian really. gamers want something that works and that lets people know their pc isn't a Dell and this does the trick for a good price - not that i'd have one ;)

500th post w00t!!111!

its undoubtibly an exelent case, This would be my first option, buit since it got a nice lil' CM 830 stacker:P
but anyway if i would like tyo change it, i would go for this one

Originally Posted by antaresIII
Finally.
Someone got brihter-only delta T (the same person doesn't need readers anymore to verify a simple algebra calculation; made a masters??)
Anyway; what about writing how many decibels the case makes at given delta T; the second most important value??
(instead of putting into what hardware to buy cases only on base of their looks and exclusive finish).
Thanks

We don't have appropriate testing facilities to accurately test noise level sorry. :)

I didn't suggest a chamber measurement; just an indicative one (a simple decibel meter in a storerom would do nicely; the only thing to awoid would be a haloween night; brooms and the like). A small investment for a big result. (especially for the best hardware site on the net).

Antares III

Don't care how good the case is, its still uglyer than sin.

It's fugly.
However, the combination of the cooling setup and a decent number of drive bays means this could be a contender for my not-yet-built fileserver. Appearances won't matter much though as it'll be shoved in a corner out of the way :-)

Originally Posted by Mankz
Don't care how good the case is, its still uglyer than sin.

I have an old pentium in the cupboard; I can plate it in gold and sell it to you for the price of the new i7 if you wish to have an ultimate machine.

With would be so much better without the silly fan on the top. But apart from that it's a very nice looking case.

I think its pretty nice looking, yet I'm into more aggressive cases. Been trying to decide which case to get for my next build, been looking at some NZXT products, they look nice for me but quite a lot of features are missing etc. So think its down to this or the stacker.

great performance, great quality, butt-ugly case.

the fan on top is hurts my eyes and the side-panel is ogre-ugly....

take the top fan out, regular square window panel, then it's a solid performer.

and yes, i'm a Silverstone fan.

It needs curves. Anywhere will do (the fan doesn't count) but it needs them. It looks too clunky and appears to be a 1970 version of a futuristic looking case... Which is not good

hit-by-a-bus ugly and too small to comfortably fit big graphics cards? fail.

(edit) Does it have sharp metal bits on the inside as well? I remember tearing my hands up rather heavily in 900s... (/edit)

((LL V1200 = doubleplusgood ))

Oddly enough the Antec 900 is one of the few cases where I haven't cut myself once (yet - touches wood). The NZXT Lexa is another but everything prior to that required a blood sacrifice to get the system built (I tend to think of it as a necessary appeal to the tech gods for a successful build).

I'll agree that the Antec 900 is utilitarian, plain etc - call it what you like, it'll never be pretty. I bought it for bounce factor and it seems to do well on that score. However, the 902 is just FUGLY! The top fan on the 900 is decently shrouded, on the 902 they're making it a "feature"? ick!

I can see two improvements - they added the dust filters and the inside is black. The rest is a major step backwards. It looks like it was redesigned by a psychotic committee on acid.

Originally Posted by antaresIII
I didn't suggest a chamber measurement; just an indicative one (a simple decibel meter in a storerom would do nicely; the only thing to awoid would be a haloween night; brooms and the like). A small investment for a big result. (especially for the best hardware site on the net).

Antares III

It wouldn't work - the offices and labs are far too loud - plus how do you differentiate it on different days? Suppose a lorry goes past outside? If it's not accurate so it doesnt really tell you anything other than a number. The variables need to be minimised.

[QUOTE=Techno-Dann]hit-by-a-bus ugly and too small to comfortably fit big graphics cards? fail.

(edit) Does it have sharp metal bits on the inside as well? I remember tearing my hands up rather heavily in 900s... (/edit)/QUOTE]

Nope, all very well finished inside - it really is wonderfully well made - impeccable build quality. But yes, I think it's fugly too. It's just so damn good at everything else that it's hard to slam it on looks alone.

I'm sure somebody with a dremel and a fifth could fix it those looks. Just as long as you stay away from neverland ranch.

Oh and anybody else have a hard time looking at the side shot because all they could see was the slightly creepy guy with the camera staring back at you?

Originally Posted by Grimloon
Oddly enough the Antec 900 is one of the few cases where I haven't cut myself once (yet - touches wood).

Originally Posted by Baz
Nope, all very well finished inside - it really is wonderfully well made - impeccable build quality. But yes, I think it's fugly too. It's just so damn good at everything else that it's hard to slam it on looks alone.

Interesting. I guess I'm just not Antec shaped, as I've managed to do a number to my hands in P180s, P150s, P160s (remember those?), 900s, and so on...

(I'll just go back to my elitist brushed aluminum corner now.)