My Antec 1200 is BLEH...

Horrux · Aug 15, 2011

Air-flow wise, it is fine. Size-wise, it is fine.

But the drive housing implementation drives me totally nuts. 24 thumb screws to remove and clean the air filters? And of course same thing when adding/removing a drive. I really don't like having to unplug everything from my PC, lug it out from under my desk, and open BOTH SIDE PANELS, and then proceed to removing the drive housings, and so on. On top of that, the wiring for the fans tends to get destroyed when sliding the cages in/out of the case.

So I'm looking for something better. The Siverstone Temjin TJ11B looks like it would fit the bill, but the $600 price tag is a bit much to swallow.

I do like its size, finish and features in general, including the 90° assembly, but I don't even know how it rates for air flow and all that.

So what's better than the 1200 but doesn't cost $600?

fullinfusion · Aug 15, 2011

You look into a Corsair case? Why the need for such a large case? and 600 beans lol... Whatever

AhokZYashA · Aug 15, 2011

650D is good

fullinfusion · Aug 15, 2011

Thats what im using. It takes me less then 60sec to pop the side off the case, remove the sata cable and power cable.. pull the hard drive out and replace and button back up. Plus the filters are easy as can be for cleaning.

arnoo1 · Aug 15, 2011

You want space and isn't expensive, check this out
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Xigmatek/Elysium/

EDIT!

If want to see a good video review of that case, go to youtube en search for " timetoliecustoms" and look for it

Horrux · Aug 15, 2011

fullinfusion said:
Thats what im using. It takes me less then 60sec to pop the side off the case, remove the sata cable and power cable.. pull the hard drive out and replace and button back up. Plus the filters are easy as can be for cleaning.

Well you aren't using the same 1200 as I am using. I need to pop off BOTH sides, which means unplugging everything from the PC and lugging it out from under my desk, then removing 8 thumb screws (4 on each side) before removing the cage.

EDIT: Oh you mean the Corsair. OK, I'll look into it then, thanks!

arnoo1 said:
You want space and isn't expensive, check this out
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Xigmatek/Elysium/

That looks seriously good, I'll do some research on it. Thanks!

This one looks good too, anyone using it?

LIAN LI PC-P80 Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Compu...

arnoo1 · Aug 15, 2011

Search on youtube for "maxishine" he does use this case also modded it, it's great but expensive, also he has a evga sr-2 in that case(lian-li p80)

BraveSoul · Sep 8, 2011

had same problem myself,, here is how i solved it

this is the final result but it was a long road of trial and error

System Name	An experiment in continuous upgrading
Processor	Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.4 Ghz \| FX-8570 @ 4.0 Ghz \| Phenom II X4 965
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD53 \| MSI 990FXA-GD80 \| Asus M4A79 Deluxe
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14 \| Zalman CNPS10x \| Coolermaster*212+
Memory	24gb DDR3-1866 \|8Gb \| 8Gb
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX 970 Turbo x 2 (SLI) \| Sapphire Radeon 7970 + GTX 670 (PhysX) \| Radeon 4870 1Gb
Storage	2x240gb SSD + 4tb SSHD + HDDs \| 240gb SSD + HDDs \| 120gb SSD + WD Blue 500gb
Display(s)	ASUS VG248 144hz + Samsung S23A700D 120hz + 3D Vision \| 40" Sony 1080p TV \| 23" 1080p
Case	Cooler Master HAF-X \| Lian-Li PC-8 \| Antec 302
Audio Device(s)	Senn. PC360 G4ME \| Sound Blaster Zx \| Generic
Power Supply	Corsair TX850W \| Corsair TX 750 \| OCZ 700
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei \| Logitech G402 W/L \| Generic
Keyboard	Filco Majetouch Ninja Tenkeyless MX Black \| Logitech wireless \|SteelSeries 6Gv2 MX Red
Software	About 800 top-rated games. \| 200 top-rated games \| No games
Benchmark Scores	No time for benching, I prefer gaming.

System Name	Hakase
Processor	Ryzen 7 3700X @ Stock
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B450-F
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12S
Memory	2x8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 3000MHz 18-18-18
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX1070 Dual
Storage	250GB 860EVO - 2x600GB Cheetah 15k7 - 2x2TB Constellation ES - 2+3TB Green - 500GB Deskstar
Display(s)	Viewsonic VX2476-smhd
Case	Fractal Design Define R5
Audio Device(s)	Fostex PC100USB > Altec Lansing ATP-3
Power Supply	Corsair CX750M
Mouse	Logitech G Pro X Superlight - Razer ExactMat Control
Keyboard	Leopold FC750R, MX Blue
Software	Win 10 Pro 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	not benching anymore...

System Name	gaming system
Processor	2600k @ 4.2 ghz
Motherboard	MSI Z77 MPower
Cooling	Thermalright ultra extreme 120 rev.C w/noctua NF-S12B push/pull
Memory	16gb corsair vengeance 2400 c11 @1.5 v/
Video Card(s)	GB gtx670 WF3x sli @1080/1372/6660(core/boost/mem)
Storage	2x samsung 850evo 250gb raid 0 ,2tb wdblack, 3TB wd purple
Display(s)	Samsung Syncmaster P2770FH, asus VH242t/19" lg 1440x900
Case	fractal design r4
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX1050
Mouse	Razer abyssus
Keyboard	corsair k70
Software	Windows 10 pro x64

System Name	An experiment in continuous upgrading
Processor	Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.4 Ghz \| FX-8570 @ 4.0 Ghz \| Phenom II X4 965
Motherboard	MSI P67A-GD53 \| MSI 990FXA-GD80 \| Asus M4A79 Deluxe
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14 \| Zalman CNPS10x \| Coolermaster*212+
Memory	24gb DDR3-1866 \|8Gb \| 8Gb
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX 970 Turbo x 2 (SLI) \| Sapphire Radeon 7970 + GTX 670 (PhysX) \| Radeon 4870 1Gb
Storage	2x240gb SSD + 4tb SSHD + HDDs \| 240gb SSD + HDDs \| 120gb SSD + WD Blue 500gb
Display(s)	ASUS VG248 144hz + Samsung S23A700D 120hz + 3D Vision \| 40" Sony 1080p TV \| 23" 1080p
Case	Cooler Master HAF-X \| Lian-Li PC-8 \| Antec 302
Audio Device(s)	Senn. PC360 G4ME \| Sound Blaster Zx \| Generic
Power Supply	Corsair TX850W \| Corsair TX 750 \| OCZ 700
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei \| Logitech G402 W/L \| Generic
Keyboard	Filco Majetouch Ninja Tenkeyless MX Black \| Logitech wireless \|SteelSeries 6Gv2 MX Red
Software	About 800 top-rated games. \| 200 top-rated games \| No games
Benchmark Scores	No time for benching, I prefer gaming.

System Name	gaming system
Processor	2600k @ 4.2 ghz
Motherboard	MSI Z77 MPower
Cooling	Thermalright ultra extreme 120 rev.C w/noctua NF-S12B push/pull
Memory	16gb corsair vengeance 2400 c11 @1.5 v/
Video Card(s)	GB gtx670 WF3x sli @1080/1372/6660(core/boost/mem)
Storage	2x samsung 850evo 250gb raid 0 ,2tb wdblack, 3TB wd purple
Display(s)	Samsung Syncmaster P2770FH, asus VH242t/19" lg 1440x900
Case	fractal design r4
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX1050
Mouse	Razer abyssus
Keyboard	corsair k70
Software	Windows 10 pro x64

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System Name	Filtration tower
Processor	i9 7900@4.4ghz
Motherboard	ASRock X299 Taichi
Cooling	Air
Memory	64g 3200 quad channel
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX 1080Ti
Storage	500gb Nvme, 200gb SSD, 1700gb HDD
Display(s)	34" Acer Predator 3440x1440
Case	Thermaltake v71
Power Supply	EVGA supernova 850 T2