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Antec Twelve Hundred ATX 12 Drive Bays 2xUSB 2.0 eSATA Audio Mid Tower Case

Brand: Antec
Category: CE

List Price: ~~$209.95~~
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

15 reviews
Sales Rank: 2261

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 41
Dimensions (in): 20.2 x 8.4 x 22.9
Warranty: 3 years warranty

MPN: Twelve Hundred
Model: Twelve Hundred
UPC: 761345151207
EAN: 0761345151207
ASIN: B0017KMI66

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	Motherboard supported up to ATX form factor
•	7 Motherboard I/O Expansion Slots
•	Front Ports: USB 2.0 x 2, Audio in/out, eSATA
•	Gamer Tower
•	12 Drive Bays

Accessories:

•	Startech 230 Watt Replacement At Power Supply
•	Startech 250 Watt Replacement Atx Power Supply
•	Antec TruePower 330-Watt Power Supply
•	Antec TruePower 380-Watt Power Supply
•	Antec TruePower 430-Watt Power Supply

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The Antec Twelve Hundred is the evolution of the best-selling Nine Hundred Case, expanding on its award-winning design with even more cooling, capacity, and convenience. The Twelve Hundred is incredibly robust with 12 drive bays, 7 expansion slots, and space for even the largest graphics cards. To keep the most demanding systems nice and cool, the Twelve Hundred boasts an unprecedented cooling system, with a top mounted 200mm blue LED fan, two rear blue LED 120mm fans, and three front blue LED 120mm fans to cool the HDD cages. 1 middle 120mm fan to cool CPU or graphic cards Water-cooling platform for reservoir or pump Power and reset button with blue LED 2x USB 2.0 1x eSATA HD Audio In and Out Convenient top accessory tray for a personal media player Up to standard ATX Motherboards Dimensions - Height 22.9 x Width 8.4 x Depth 20.2 (58.2x21.3x51.3cm)

Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Best tower case I've ever bought July 23, 2008
J. Amaro (Tucson, Az)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Although I didnt buy this case here on Amazon, (do a little googleing to find it cheaper), I must write a review for my fellow Amazon shoppers who might be looking for a great full tower case. I bought an Antec 900 and used it for two weeks but it was a little smaller than I am used to. I said to myself I wish Antec made this in a full tower. Not a few minutes after I said that I found the Antec 1200. Although a little bit more expensive than I like to spend on cases my experience with the 900 made me think this case will be worth it. Boy was I right. This thing is everything the 900 isnt. Its big, roomy and talk about cooling. 8 fans. 6 installed and Antec throws in 2 more that can be installed for the total of 8. Beware, if you dont like blue LED than you might think twice. Personally, I like it. All fans can be individually adjusted to run at different speeds. All fans at max still isnt as loud as my other case that only had 4 fans. The larger fan on top is the only fan that you can turn off the blue LED. There is enough room behind the motherboard tray to run your cables for good cable management allowing for a better airflow. Make sure your power supply has long cables or you might have to get extensions if you want to run cables behind the motherboard. There are 3 empty slots up front to install your cd or dvd drives. The rest are taken up by the front 3 120mm fans. To install your hard drives you must take off both sides of the case and unscrew 8 screws to remove the section with one of the front fans. This allows you to install your hard drive right behind one of the 120mm front fans for cooling of your hard drive. Plenty of room if you have a large graphics card. I'm using an xfx 9600 and have no issues that you might have with a smaller case. Also roomy enough for those big aftermarket CPU coolers. Its a little on the heavy side when all put together but I dont move my PC much so not a problem. To sum it up, this is by far the best case I have ever bought. If your looking for a top notch, great cooling, cool looking full tower case then buy this case. You will not regret it.

5 out of 5 stars

HUGE, HUGE, HUGE! August 11, 2008
Gordon Ewasiuk (Washington, DC)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

The outside of the box gives you a tease of what lies inside: the cool midnight blue lights; the viewing panel on the side of the case; and the mammoth fan that sits on the top of the case.

Opening the box reveals the sheer size of this case. 1200 could stand for 1200lbs, 1200fans, or 1200 drive bays. The case weighs over thirty pounds. It stands almost two foot tall. The front of the case is populated with twelve...TWELVE drive bays. Fans are distributed liberally throughout the case.

Removing both side panels reveals the vast interior. You could easily stack 2-3 laptops inside the case. Looking for an SLI case? The Twelve Hundred has the space. It swallowed my nForce Ultra 790i Ultra motherboard and EVGA GTX 280 and still has space for two more GTX 280s.

The power supply sits at the bottom of this case. Don't even think about installing anything less than a 750W power supply. Preferably something with a LOT of connectors. You will need several 4pin connectors for all the fans. Fortunately, they can be daisy-chained.

Another key feature of this case is the ability to run cables UNDER the motherboard. The motherboard attaches to a metal plate in the case. Under that plate is a space to run almost all of the wires used in a PC. SATA, fans, front panel wires, and just about anything else. The plate has openings at strategic points where cables typically connect. The end-result is a very clean looking and professional installation -- which you can show off using the viewing panel on the left side of the case.

The twelve drive bays are grouped into 3 sets of 4. Each group has its own fan. Installation of 5.25in and 3.5in drives was easy and intuitive. There was a brief moment of confusion on my part when trying to attach drives to the bay. The usual "short" screws are not used with this case. Instead, there are 1" screws used to mount drives into bays.

About the only drawback is the rudimentary front-panel. It works -- but looks very plain. After the exotic design inside the case, the lighting, the fans, etc, the front panel is a bit of a let down.

Still, I am absolutely thrilled with this case. Highly recommend for gamers, high-end graphics workstations, or users with massive storage requirements.

5 out of 5 stars

Great case. August 23, 2008
Matthew P. Specter (MA, usa)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Whats with the wordy reviews? This case is larger than I expected but Im very happy with its size. I am dissapointed in the filter removal setup. You have to remove the wire management side panel to unscrew the screws that allow the fan to push out the front of the case. I have alot of wires crammed in there and it could be troublesome if I clean those filters often. Which leads me to another issue, I question how long I will be able to continue to push the fan housing out the front of the case before it gets all scratched up.

None the less, this case is SEXY and the air flow is incredible. I had a usb in and the string hung from it and it was getting sucked into the front of the case.

I picked this case up for 175 free shipping. Shipping was not incredibly fast... but heck it was free. This was my first amazon purchase.... Im starting to check here often before I buy at the chicken egg place. I saved myself 50bucks.

thanks amazon.

5 out of 5 stars

Temps droped by a huge amount August 28, 2008
Terrence A. Mckelvey (Buffalo NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

You can't go wrong w/ this case, it's a one stop shop. Lots of space, fans, water cooling support, looks sxy, nice blue LED's everywhere, side panel comes off for great cable managment so your internal temperatures and airflow are perfect. Because of this case I am overclocking further than I ever have before with my Q6600 quad core processor, 4 GPU CrossfireX 3870 setup and 4 hard drive raid 0 + 1.

You will be hard press to find a poor review on this case and if you do, it's probably biased for some reason.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Case September 3, 2008
Mark Estep
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Simply put, I love this case. The tech support is excellent too. One of my front blue LED 120mm fans died the first day. After a couple simple exchanges of emails, my new fan was on its way for free :) The fans run quiet (in my opinion) considering how many there are, the dust filters work very well, the LEDs look beautiful against the full black case, and it has excellent cable management. I highly recommend it!