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Antec Nine Hundred Two: Second Generation Gamer Case
Antec Nine Hundred Two: Second Generation Gamer Case
Date: February 13th, 2009
Topic: Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Manufacturer: Antec
Author: Christoph Katzer
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Introduction


We have already looked at quite a few cases from Antec, including the extremely popular P160, the follow-up P182, and the Three Hundred. We didn't get a chance to test the Nine Hundred or the Twelve Hundred, but today we're looking at the successor to the Nine Hundred: the Antec Nine Hundred Two. The appearance has changed a little and it does include some new features, but it retains many similarities with its predecessor, including the nine front 5.25" drive bays.

The focus of this chassis is clearly on the gaming market, where users want maximum performance but still desire a case that's easy enough to carry to LAN parties. The Antec Three Hundred impressed us with a smaller chassis and simple but effective features, and while it's somewhat larger we expect very good things from the Nine Hundred Two as well. Let's start with a look at the specifications for the chassis, then we'll take a closer look at its appearance, internal design, ease of use, and performance.

Specifications
Motherboard Formfactor ATX, Micro ATX
Drive Bays External 9x 5,25" (1x 3,5" cover)
Internal 6x 3,5"
Cooling Front 2x 120mm intake
Rear 1x 120mm exhaust
Top 1x 200mm exhaust
Side 1x 120mm (Optional)
Bottom -
Expansion Slots 8
Front I/O Port 2x USB, 1x Audio, 1x Micro, 1x eSATA
Power Supply Size Standard ATX
Weight 11,5kg
Dimensions 218 x 493 x 472 (WxHxD in mm)
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56 Comments - Last by poee, 311 days ago
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What about the original? by wicko, 361 days ago
Cool review, but would have been nice to see it pit against its predecessor. I'd have to say I'm not a big fan of the top of the case, I actually use the tray at the top.

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acoustic noise? by cparka23, 361 days ago
FYI, the graph has noise measured in degrees Celsius.

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Hrm by Bonesdad, 361 days ago
I think it's pretty hideous...

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RE: Hrm by FATCamaro, 361 days ago
Agreed... puke!!

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RE: Hrm by Nfarce, 361 days ago
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I suppose. I think it's pretty cool looking. Apparently the "in" thing right now for cases is military stealth-type design with angular references. Kinda like something you'd see in a futuristic Sci-Fi flick.

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RE: Hrm by Bonesdad, 358 days ago
Exactly my point...I live in a house...not the Battlestar Crapactica.

Frakkin case designers...are they all 12 years old?

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RE: Hrm by Nfarce, 358 days ago
LOL. Point taken. Well, there's always the P180 or P182 from Antec for the more conservative PC building aficionados among us. IMO, Alienware/Dell has some more hideous/gaudy looking cases than this - and they are selling reasonably well.

http://www.alienware.com/products/desktop-computers.aspx



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RE: Hrm by Mikey, 342 days ago
LOL, good one. I do think it's pretty "cool" looking, but beauty really is in the eye of the beholder..in this case...the beholder's an old blind guy. It's cool in the sense its very high tech and retro looking, but ugly in terms of elegance. As far as functionality goes, I think it's a great case with lots of awesome features for the advanced computer guru. I would actually consider buying it! aerial lifts ftw

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RE: Hrm by MamiyaOtaru, 361 days ago
Looks better than the original 900 IMHO. That slanted front was hideous. I don't mind this one at all, though I wish the pastic accents would go.

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No cable management? by fri2219, 361 days ago
Kind of defeats the purpose of the fans.

I guess they surmised that if you put enough plastic windows and blinking lights on it, you'd be able to sell a bowl of tapeworms to you average WoWTard.

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