Antec 300 or 900

[durff4]

Trying to decide which case to get. I've narrowed it down to the 300 or the 900. Which one do you like better and why?

 

[Zenthar]

Depends on what you expect to do with it and your budget. BTW, you might also want to consider the 902 which looks like a small 1200 + washable air filters.

 

[geofelt]

Trying to decide which case to get. I've narrowed it down to the 300 or the 900. Which one do you like better and why?

In my opinion, the 300.
1) it is cheaper.
2) no "bling"
3) washable filters
4) more compact.
5) equally good cooling

I assume it will hold all your parts.

For a bigger case, look at the 900-2.

 

[durff4]

The 1200 is too big imo. There is only an inch difference between the 300 and 900 or 902. Does the 300 have better cable management than the 900 or 902? Both cases should be able to hold the PC I'm going to build. I like the look of the 300 slightly more, but want to make sure that the cooling is similar.

i7 2.66
Asus P-6T
Maybe a 4870x2 haven't decided yet.

 

[PsyKhiqZero]

almost no cable management in the 300. Also the 300 doesn't come with the front fans. the antec 900 has ok cable management but at least comes with all the fans. the 902 has the best cable management of the three, washable air filters and I believe built in fan controllers like the 1200. If it's in your budget definately get the 902.

 

[Zenthar]

Not sure about the fan controller (for the 900/902/1200).

 

[WR2]

built in fan controllers

Built in fan controllers sound like a good idea. But after a week or two of fooling around with them most people just leave them set on low.
The performance difference between fans on low and high isnt great enough to put up with the "full blown fan powered shriek machine". Antec 902 review @ Bit-Tech

 

[WR2]

Antec 300 cable management

 

[shambones]

Antec 300 cable management

http://i33.tinypic.com/332ckrp.jpg

WR2. What CPU cooler do you have in your machine?

 

[WR2]

It's not my PC ...
but that is a XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 w/ bolt thru bracket set to blow air up through the top.
The more usual setup is to blow air out the back of the case.

 

[Zenthar]

I like the idea, the 200mm fan will evacuate the hot air much quicker. However, will the fan take in more of the GFX card hot air that way?

 

[mark_k]

Antec 900 cable management

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261278-31-pics-antec-time-build#t1896300

Also Antec 900 with CoolerMaster V8
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/251775-29-antec-cooler-master-install-pictures

Rock on!

 

[shambones]

It's not my PC ...
but that is a XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 w/ bolt thru bracket set to blow air up through the top.
The more usual setup is to blow air out the back of the case.

Thanks for the info.

 

[oricblack]

I myself have the 900, wonderful case. Big enough for any GPU on the market, PLENTY of airflow, keep both of my 8800 gt (OC) nice and cool, as well as my OC'd E8400. Nice thing about the stock fans tht come with the 900 (not sure about the 300) is that they all have H,M, and L settings on them, though im not gonna lie, having all 5 120s and the 200 running at high is loud, but hey, thats why you spend money on either a nice pair of headphones or speakers!