I was wondering which case is better, I don't want to add any fans I just want to pick one and use it! So for what each comes with which one is the best value? There's about a $ 10 difference at my local store.
I like my Antec cases, but unless you are prepared to cut a couple extra holes in the motherboard tray for better cable manangement, I'd go with the HAF
^+1, I liked my Antec 900, but moving the the HAF 932 was a joy for cable management and space. I assume the HAF 922 is about the same. It looks like the same slightly wider format that gives you sooo much more room. I love the HAF cases. But the Antec 900 is by no means a bad case either. Just feels cramped sometimes.
Cooler Master listens to their customers,
and they implement very practical features
e.g. opening beneath the CPU socket
for adding a backing plate to the HSF;
fan grills in the bottom panel to assist
the "stack effect" (hot air rises); and,
the HDD cage is far superior because
it's accessed from the left side:
as a 900 owner I've got to agree with the rest. Once you get a 1000w modular and 2 GTX260's it gets really tight in there. I will say that the antec 900 2 the (newer 900) has much better cable mgnt and cool placement for the fan speed switches. I've been considering the HAF but now I'm toying with taking the NZXT whisper and mounting a side window on that bitch.
I would also go with the HAF 922 even though it is a little for expensive the antec 900 just doesn't have anything really different from a lot of cheap budget cases. the nine hundred two is really sweet looking but is more expensive than both of them and the 932.
I was gonna buy the 900 before reading this thread. Does the HAF 922 Cool as well as the Antec 900? I don't really want go 932 as a full tower is too big / expensive.
the haf stuff is made for cooling, the 922 has 2 230mm fans and 1 120 mm fans, they are over kill for most air cooling soultion lol
antec has - 1 200mm 3x 120mm, which is good
issue is, every one of the 2 230mm fan slots can use 3x 120mm fan in its place (in the 932, in 922 i think its 2x at least, someone else chime in on this?), you can over kill that cooling solution by a hell of alot if you went with 6 120mm fans....
Message edited by theholylancer on 07-30-2009 at 03:10:14 PM