Antec Nine Hundred Two: Second Generation Gamer Case

Inside

Two thumbscrews secure the side panels, providing easy access to the internals. As stated earlier, the interior is painted black, making this the perfect case for any Goths. This isn't really a huge deal, however, and you really can't see much of the interior once all of your components are installed and the side panels are back in place. Still, it does add a little something extra when you're looking through the window into the lit up interior.

Similar to many recent high-end cases, the power supply is located at the bottom of the chassis. There are four small rubber grommets at the bottom where the power supply will be installed, which can help reduce case vibrations and noise. There are also two rubber covers on the back that are useful for anyone looking at using external water cooling. You can pass tubes through these holes to an external radiator and/or reservoir.

The case includes two hard drive cages, each supporting three drives, initially installed in the middle and bottom locations. The bottom cage includes a 120mm fan, and you can install an optional 120mm fan on the other drive cages -- although it's probably not necessary from a cooling standpoint. Note that if you want to use more than three optical drives (Ed: Umm… why?), you'll need to remove one of the drive cages. That shouldn't be a problem for most users, unless you want to start up some sort of CD/DVD/BRD duplication factory.

Overall, the Nine Hundred Two is pretty close to actual ATX case specifications. Other than the power supply not being at the top, the cooling arrangement is pretty much standard fare. Air enters through the front of the chassis (passing through air filters) and cools the graphics cards, hard drives, etc. The top 200mm fan and rear 120mm fan serve as the exhaust, providing what should be more than adequate cooling. If you need or want more case fans, you can add a 120mm fan behind the second hard drive cage, along with another 120mm fan above the expansion slots.