Thinking of getting the Antec 1200, opinions?

OK well in short I have a $150 gift card from bestbuy and I was looking around on their site for a new toy. I have ordered some new Water cooling stuff from performance-pcs.com ( they're awesome BTW) and will be re-doing my rig in the coming weeks. I have always liked the way the 1200 looked and I have to say that the Antec 900 is my favorite case before I was turned on to the Tj07, still I get bored pretty easily and I think i want to get the Antec 1200, has anyone used this case for a WC rig at all? Looks roomy and has some cool features.

http://www.techcomputers.pt/loja/ima...t_q_lights.jpg
http://www.tcmagazine.com/images/new...Hundred_02.jpg

What do you guys think??

Did you specify that this time you wanted watercooling parts that would actually hold water?

lol, I did in fact. I'm going to update my other thread on exactly what parts I have now. Whaddya think Clock should I stay with the TJ or try out this new case? $150 in best buy is burning a hole in my pocket all day.

I understand the "new case" fever although I'm not currently possessed by it.

Seems to me though that you're taking a step down going to the Antec.
It's big, it's black and it's boxy...so really, not all that different from what you currently have.

Would $150 buy you a nice SSD at Best Buy?

Hmmmm a good idea. The only one they have ATM is :

PNY - 64GB Interna SSD for $169.99

Meh, I'm unsure. I was however looking at dropping some cash for this one a few weeks ago though.

Kingston SSDNow 128 GB for $283

Meh i dunno I have to look around more. Maybe the tittle of the thread should be what should I spend a $150 best buy gift card on?

dude get the skeleton lol (its my dream case)http://i.cc-inc.com/prod/7683000/7683335_xlg.jpg

Look at this one water cooled http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/a...duser/mod1.jpg

i just think the open case concept is a cool idea lol.

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Originally Posted by clocker

I understand the "new case" fever although I'm not currently possessed by it.

Seems to me though that you're taking a step down going to the Antec.
It's big, it's black and it's boxy...so really, not all that different from what you currently have.

Would $150 buy you a nice SSD at Best Buy?

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Yea honestly a case is just that, a case. I don't really see the appeal in buying a new fangled case that is far bigger and fancier than I will ever need (although you probably have more expertise in this than I do). I feel like its more of a "if it aint broke, don't fix it". Kinda like a mouse or keyboard, why replace it if you already have one?

Although what you want to spend the card on depends on your specs I guess.

I love the skeleton case too, but I also love my 3 kids under 5yrs old and I'd hate to murder one of em for grabbing something out of there.

I decided to go for the Corsair Obsidian 800D. I'm working on it now and will have pics up in my other thread tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by Detale

I love the skeleton case too, but I also love my 3 kids under 5yrs old and I'd hate to murder one of em for grabbing something out of there.

I decided to go for the Corsair Obsidian 800D. I'm working on it now and will have pics up in my other thread tomorrow.

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Good choice.

The antec one doesn't look very good. All the blue led fans and the large gauge mesh really put me off.

And I'm wondering how well it keeps the dust out. I know the mesh in my chassis lets a fair bit in.

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Originally Posted by Snee

And I'm wondering how well it keeps the dust out. I know the mesh in my chassis lets a fair bit in.

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Of course, the better a case is at keeping out dust, the better it is at keeping out air...not necessarily a good thing.

In my experience, the diagrams that manufacturers claim show airflow through a case are pure fantasy and an aircooled setup only works with large unrestricted openings and fans as close to the hot components as possible.
The inevitable result is going to be dust intrusion and it's best to just sack up and deal.