Antec Twelve Hundred Case Review

Conclusions

Antec Twelve Hundred is a full tower case targeted to high-end gamers that want a good quality case full of features but don’t want to pay for an aluminum product. Here is a summary of what we found about this case.

Strong Points

Outstanding quality and impeccable paint job, which is also applied to the internal parts of the case. No sharp edges that you could cut yourself while building your PC.
Excellent price for a high-end full-tower case.
The number of hard disk drive bays is more than enough even for the most hardcore user.
The number of available fans (one 200-mm on the top, two 120-mm on the rear and three 120-mm fans on the front) is simply insane.
Speed control for all fans, with three speeds for the top and rear fans and a potentiometer for the three front fans.
On/off switch for the LED’s on the top fan.
Washable dust filters.

Weak Points

Could have a Firewire port.
Use of regular screws instead of thumbscrews for fastening daughter boards to the case.
Use of regular screws instead of thumbscrews or even a screwless mechanism for installing optical and hard disk drives to the case.
All fans use a standard 4-pin peripheral power connector and thus you can’t monitor their speed.
No anti-vibration mechanism for the hard disk drives.

In summary, this is a terrific case for users that want a high-end gaming case but don’t want to give an arm to buy a very high-end all-aluminum model.

Antec Twelve Hundred Case Review
By Gabriel Torres on August 11, 2008	Page 6 of 6
Conclusions Antec Twelve Hundred is a full tower case targeted to high-end gamers that want a good quality case full of features but don’t want to pay for an aluminum product. Here is a summary of what we found about this case. Strong Points Outstanding quality and impeccable paint job, which is also applied to the internal parts of the case. No sharp edges that you could cut yourself while building your PC. Excellent price for a high-end full-tower case. The number of hard disk drive bays is more than enough even for the most hardcore user. The number of available fans (one 200-mm on the top, two 120-mm on the rear and three 120-mm fans on the front) is simply insane. Speed control for all fans, with three speeds for the top and rear fans and a potentiometer for the three front fans. On/off switch for the LED’s on the top fan. Washable dust filters. Weak Points Could have a Firewire port. Use of regular screws instead of thumbscrews for fastening daughter boards to the case. Use of regular screws instead of thumbscrews or even a screwless mechanism for installing optical and hard disk drives to the case. All fans use a standard 4-pin peripheral power connector and thus you can’t monitor their speed. No anti-vibration mechanism for the hard disk drives. In summary, this is a terrific case for users that want a high-end gaming case but don’t want to give an arm to buy a very high-end all-aluminum model.
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