Antec Twelve Hundred

Antec Twelve Hundred
The Antec Twelve Hundred isn't named the Ultimate Gaminc Case just for kicks. On the contrary, the polished black full-tower asserts itself with the cooling capabilities and expandability that gamers and enthusiasts often dream of.
The number of fans cooling the Twelve Hundred will blow you away (no pun intended). Most impresive is the 200mm fan occupying most of the case's top. Two 120mm fans reside in the back, and there are three more 120mm fans, complete with removable, washable filters, beneath the honeycombed grating on the front panel. There are brackets for additional 120mm fans in the middle of the case, as well as on the side panel. All but the optional fans have separate speed controls, letting you regulate the airflow in the case.
I used the Twelve Hundred to torture Antec's Signature 850 PSU, and even with our system maxed out, it ran cool. Not surprisingly, the moment I sped up the fans, the Twelve Hundred transformed into a jet engine.
Twe Twelve Hundred's 3.5-inch internal drive bays are split inti three removable cages and can house three HDDs each, or, with the included adapter, an FDD. There are seven expansion slots and a bottom-mounted PSU slot that can house, with minimal effort, even 9.5-inch PSUs. The Twelve Hundred can accommodate ATX (and smaller) motherboards and 10.5-inch graphics cards. However, space between the GPU and the middle drive cage was so slim that you'll have to make the cable connections before re-inserting the cage.
Overall, the Antec Twelve Hundred was easy to work with and lived up to its expansion and cooling promises, proving to be a great case for gamers and enthusiast builders.
by Kris Glaser

Specs: Bays: 3 5.25-inch external, 9 3.5-inch internal, 1 3.5-inch external. Fans: 1 200mm, 5(+2 optional) 120mm. Front ports: 2 USB, 1 eSATA, Audio I/O.

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