| Article Index |
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| Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gamer Case |
| Page 2 - Drive Bays |
| Page 3 - On Top |
| Page 4 - Back and Sides |
| Page 5 - Conclusion |
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The Back and Sides
The back of the Nine Hundred almost looks like it’s upside down, that’s just because Antec have positioned the power supply at the bottom of the case like a few of their previous models. I’m still undecided with having it down low, it does make it more difficult when assembling then PC, but does help keep a neat appearance as well as allowing for the large fan at the top of the case. So I guess in the end, the good out-weighs the bad.
The rear of the case also has two grommets (holes) for water cooling tubes to pass through. External water cooling setups are becoming more and more popular, but usually involved cutting through your case or simply leaving the side of the case off, which reduces the airflow and cooling efficiency. The pre-made holes on the Nine Hundred won’t look out of place if you don’t use them, but it’s another good inclusion by Antec. A third 12cm Tri-Cool LED fan is included in the rear as well, in the normal spot beside the motherboard rear I/O panel.
A window side panel is standard with the Nine Hundred, because looks DO count with a case like this. The window shows off the motherboard and Power supply area inside the case, with a triangular section of the window covered with black mesh and housing a 12cm fan mount aimed at the graphics cards. There’s no fan included on this mount but it’s nice to have the mount there and unlike a lot of other cases, you can barely tell there’s even a hole there in the first place. There is no CPU cooler duct included in the side panel of the Nine Hundred, but with the amount of fans this thing has I don’t think inside case temp is going to hinder the CPU cooler in any way, shape or form.
Inside, the Nine Hundred can house a Micro-ATX or standard ATX board up to the standard size of 12”x9.6” which should cover almost all the normal gaming motherboards out there, but is too small for most dual-CPU motherboards. The distance from the motherboard to the side panel is quite substantial and big enough to fit even the largest CPU coolers available on the market, so it’s certainly not cramped in there.
