Antec Nine Hundred case, anyone got it?

[DanG]

I'm looking to replace my Antec Sonata II, and this new case from Antec looks like it will fit the bill.

Comes with 2 120mm trispeed front intake fans and a 120mm trispeed exhaust fan and a massive 200mm trispeed exhaust fan with the option of adding another 2 120mm fans.

http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=15900#

I've read a bunch of reviews on Newegg and the only valid complaints (IMO) are the place the PSU mounts requiring some people to need CPU power extensions and the fact that the hard drive mounts can be difficult, but really, how often do you move hard drives around?

What do you guys think? I'm thinking for $120, it's a great deal, has lots of cooling and looks good.

[djshowdown]

looks pretty cool (no pun intended)

very expandable too which helps

cant tell you technically if its any good but certainly looks decent

[Datsun 1600]

Great case, but the first release had the problem of the first expansion card slot not having enough clearance to fit a video cable if a GFX card was in it. Antec know the problem and are rectifying it. The mobo I have in it has the GFX in the second PCI slot, so this problem for me doesn't exist.

Datsun 1600

[DanG]

I did see the reviews with people saying that was an issue, but there were no recent complaints about it, so I'm thinking they must have rectified the problem.

[aspire.comptech]

I first saw this case at Showdown LAN back in August when it hadnt yet been released. Antec had about 5 of em there with systems in them. I liked the design of the case, however I found them to be predominately plasticy.

For the cost, the front bezel should definately be metal, and the entire top peice where the fan is mounted is also entirely plastic, should also be metal.

Just my thoughts, I personally use a Gigabyte 3D Aurora

[DanG]

Just ordered the case and a new heatsink, the Thermalright ULTRA 120 with an 86 cfm Panaflo 120mm fan. Hopefully this will let me break 3.4ghz stable on my E6600. I'll have pics and comments when I get the stuff.

[GHoosdum]

I can't wait to see your feedback on the setup, DanG.