I have always held a special dislike for the 900, which grew stronger and stronger with every LAN I attended. i33 was the culmination of this, as everywhere I looked I saw untidy builds which seemed to consist of components thrown at antec 900 cases in the hope that theyd stick... A very ugly looking case as far as I'm concerned, and the 902 isnt really much of an improvement.
The bigest gripe that I have with Antec of late is the steel construction and bland grey interior of their cases. The P160 was my first Antec case, and I thought I would never buy another case again because they had seemingly replicared the flawless engineering of Lian-Li in aluminium excellence, but then they started coming out with this steel interior look that realy bugged me., because they were making some really important changes in the layout and design of the chassis they were producing (P182 being a prime example). I'd safely say that most of our time with Antec cases here at Unicorn Systems is spent stripping them down and getting them powder coated, then riveting them back together again. It's a pity that they moved away from aluminium chassis and sleek anodised interiors because its plain to see that its a superior look.
I like the changes theyve made with the 902 over the original 900. They've fixed everything that I thought was wrong with it before, but seeing it as it should have been 2 years ago, I can still say that its not a pretty case. Tough, great cooling design and very affordable, but the simple fact of it is that I would never put a system in one, even if I got the chance to mod one and make it different... because im not sure even the largest amount of dremeling will fix my perception of the 900 series.
Originally Posted by Bindibadgi 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.
For havens sake, do you have your office space in the middle of an iron mill facility?!
Okey; you buy a small cabinet (if your actual ones are all filled up to the rafters) and coat it inside with acoustic absorptive foam.
The results are ready in ten seconds after closing the door.
The case may perform well but I still think that whole series from Antec is ugly as sin, they look too...cheap IMO, except the Antec 300, that's a nice no thrills, no crap case.
And once again, Antec has somehow deemed a tool-less design as something that 'gamers' don't want.
Considering the earlier comparison between the 902 and CM HAF, I'm not quite sure why Antec would omit the tool-less flavour of things considering the price point and other competition.
Tool- less designs suck, I dont ever want to see it in another case again. What do you need to build a simple air cooled PC... maybe 2 screwdrivers at the most? Come one, its a waste of time and money.
Originally Posted by SiG And once again, Antec has somehow deemed a tool-less design as something that 'gamers' don't want.
Considering the earlier comparison between the 902 and CM HAF, I'm not quite sure why Antec would omit the tool-less flavour of things considering the price point and other competition.
toolless design is not important, a philipshead screw driver will do everything required.
besides, you need a screw driver to do the motherboard and PSU.
Originally Posted by Unicorn Tool- less designs suck, I dont ever want to see it in another case again. What do you need to build a simple air cooled PC... maybe 2 screwdrivers at the most? Come one, its a waste of time and money.
I'm a tad confused as to how it is a waste of money when there are tool-less cases at the same price point (like the aforementioned HAF). Also, I would have thought tool-less to be a time saver, not a time waster.
Please post Raven test results. According to 3dGameman, the Raven is 17db.
That's about half as loud as an Antec P182 or, with low settings, 902 or CM
Sniper, while cooling a CPU better than a Silverstone Fortress. Also please
review the Antec P183 when it's released.
Sound levels are incredibly difficult to measure without a proper acoustic chamber. Even then it's tricky especially if, like the boys at BiT, you're working in a busy office in London.
I'd be very wary of noise claims from people who just grab a cheap environment meter and think that's good enough.
Originally Posted by Unicorn Tool- less designs suck, I dont ever want to see it in another case again. What do you need to build a simple air cooled PC... maybe 2 screwdrivers at the most? Come one, its a waste of time and money.
I'm a tad confused as to how it is a waste of money when there are tool-less cases at the same price point (like the aforementioned HAF). Also, I would have thought tool-less to be a time saver, not a time waster.
Tool-less designs are terrible, especially for enthusiasts. It's such a huge pain working with my P182 to mount practically anything that is supposed to go into the 5.25 bays (Kama bay coolers, some controllers, many hard drive coolers, etc). I like the case but wish I'd never bought it for just that reason. I'd much rather have the standardized screwholes.
Besides, tool-less doesn't save time. You still have to screw in the rails to your devices, then insert them, so it actually takes slightly more time. And God forbid you ever lose the rails, because I wouldn't be able to mount something without jury-rigging it.
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ReplyThe bigest gripe that I have with Antec of late is the steel construction and bland grey interior of their cases. The P160 was my first Antec case, and I thought I would never buy another case again because they had seemingly replicared the flawless engineering of Lian-Li in aluminium excellence, but then they started coming out with this steel interior look that realy bugged me., because they were making some really important changes in the layout and design of the chassis they were producing (P182 being a prime example). I'd safely say that most of our time with Antec cases here at Unicorn Systems is spent stripping them down and getting them powder coated, then riveting them back together again. It's a pity that they moved away from aluminium chassis and sleek anodised interiors because its plain to see that its a superior look.
I like the changes theyve made with the 902 over the original 900. They've fixed everything that I thought was wrong with it before, but seeing it as it should have been 2 years ago, I can still say that its not a pretty case. Tough, great cooling design and very affordable, but the simple fact of it is that I would never put a system in one, even if I got the chance to mod one and make it different... because im not sure even the largest amount of dremeling will fix my perception of the 900 series.
For havens sake, do you have your office space in the middle of an iron mill facility?!
Okey; you buy a small cabinet (if your actual ones are all filled up to the rafters) and coat it inside with acoustic absorptive foam.
The results are ready in ten seconds after closing the door.
Considering the earlier comparison between the 902 and CM HAF, I'm not quite sure why Antec would omit the tool-less flavour of things considering the price point and other competition.
besides, you need a screw driver to do the motherboard and PSU.
That's about half as loud as an Antec P182 or, with low settings, 902 or CM
Sniper, while cooling a CPU better than a Silverstone Fortress. Also please
review the Antec P183 when it's released.
I'd be very wary of noise claims from people who just grab a cheap environment meter and think that's good enough.
Tool-less designs are terrible, especially for enthusiasts. It's such a huge pain working with my P182 to mount practically anything that is supposed to go into the 5.25 bays (Kama bay coolers, some controllers, many hard drive coolers, etc). I like the case but wish I'd never bought it for just that reason. I'd much rather have the standardized screwholes.
Besides, tool-less doesn't save time. You still have to screw in the rails to your devices, then insert them, so it actually takes slightly more time. And God forbid you ever lose the rails, because I wouldn't be able to mount something without jury-rigging it.
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