Stan Miranda - PureOC's Assistant Editor and Co-owner - has taken a close look at the Antec Twelve Hundred case over at our affiliate site, NordicHardware.

As an enthusiast, I always look for a case that has lots of room, easy access to my hardware, and also large enough to hold today's largest graphic cards. The Antec 1200 full tower is one of the best gaming cases around, with up to eight fans, and also enough room for nine hard drives. The black internal chassis is sure to make your hardware stand out, add black sleeved cables from your power supply, and black ties , you will end up with one sexy machine to be very proud of.

The 1200 does have some drawbacks, there are too many blue led fans, unless you like that, and with each fan set on high it's one of the loudest cases I have ever tested. Let's not forget the weight, with all components installed this can be one heavy case, it's not the kind of case you want to take to LAN party's

As far as price, you do get what you pay for when you buy the Antec 1200, you can get it for as low as $165, but most stores charge a bit more than that. Overall the 1200 is a decent case that was built with the high standards we have come to expect from Antec. It's not perfect but close, and if the fans were not so loud it I would have rated it higher.