Worst Gaming Full Tower Antec Nineteen Hundred 1900 Review

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey this is Dimitri with Hoku and today we're taking a look at the rather unusual case from anch as most case manufacturers shift Focus towards space efficiency antech is taking the opposite route with this 1900 Ultra gaming tower and they are pricing this in a very high bracket of $250 now from the looks of it and the sheer size it appears to compete against the 900d and the like so let's find out whether it stands a chance with within the current market scene the 1900 comes in two flavors the red and the green and this splash of color is spread from the front mesh to the rear PCI brackets and the rubber grommets on the drive caddies inside I'm not particularly fond of the exterior Plastics let's just say uh it doesn't complement the price the large rectangular window Reveals All the essential eternals and the case does stand on large rubber feet that are adhesive and not screwed in again these small details that don't exactly complement the price the front panel has three Optical Bays including six USB ports four of which are USB 3 so that's excellent to see we also have audio jacks and PR buttons now be aware that the front panel is screwed in so taking those off we get access to three 120 mm inch fans there are no other fan mounting options here now first of all all the connections are attached to the panel itself so removing it during a fully built system may be challenging if you tightly secure all the C cables second the intake strips are quite small and the fans included are not high static pressure fans so default cooling may come as a disappointment each fan is also covered in individual dust filter and has a low and high speed adjustment that you will need to access from the inside and coming around to the back we have two power supply mounting locations nine PCI brackets so eatx motherboards are supported exhaust fan and a fan controller so that's really good to see but that would make for some uncomfortable outing as the mullock and the Hub are located right there at the top in the corner of the case now mtech has always been great for providing enough ventilation where needed so that's exactly what we see here now a removable power supply dust filter is included at the very bottom of the case but no option to mount it at the above position uh which I think is an oversight the top of the case has some ventilation and removing the panel you can see how unfitting the price is for all the plastic that you get but that's not really the ISS isue here is the 1900 is placed in the ultimate gaming tower category and we only have dual 120 mm top fan placement no larger fan supported and as you can see a third one 20 mm fan would have fit perfectly and there's absolutely no excuse for not having a triple fan slot at the top considering the gigantic size each fan is also covered with dust filter but because it is attached with two screws and two pegs on each side you can't use these with a radiator so so really poor design choices all around all right maybe getting inside the case might change our mind about this gaming oriented chassis now the reason for its resemblance to the 900d is the bottom chamber the bottom doors are covered with noise absorbing foam as the chamber is primarily designed for storage and the door uses this push to release mechanism instead of thumb screws so on our sample one of the door is locked fine and the release system reset itself however the other door uh wouldn't stay closed as the mechanis was way too stiff and it would give out so a slight bump to the case and the door would just fly open and that's totally unacceptable for the price I'm also surprised to not see any radiator options integrated into the bottom chamber why in the world with a gaming oriented case have that much storage potential maybe if you're considering a server build that would be useful there is plenty of clearance for long power supplies but absolutely no flexibility for example if you mount your power supply in the above position this space is left unutilized you cannot move any of the hard drive cages for additional storage there are no additional fan mounts for extra Cooling and overall a total loss of potential the top chamber has almost an identical layout to the antech p280 so if you'd like to see uh the resemblance check out that review the hard drive cage is non- removable so that's very limiting in many ways for example it would have been nice to remove it to mount a 240 mm radiator at the front but the frame is riveted so it's not removable it does support two 120 mm fans that are attached with Clips so that's very appreciated but the hard drive gaug is non- removable which makes no sense with the addition of this extra storage chamber at the bottom but it seems ante didn't even bother with modifying the design for the better for example the two SSD slots are kind of pointless considering the drive caddies are backw compatible but to make things even worse the ssds stick out at the front meaning there's a large gap at the rear for all your static cables so routing isn't Made Easy another disappointing aspect of ank's lack of quality control was with the installation of 3 and 1/2 in driv the screws provided are slightly too long allowing quite a bit of Play Between the drive and the caddy luckily there are rubber grommets but even the basics like Drive mounting screws should not be overlooked the rest of the internals look pretty good with over 13 in of clearance for your GPU we have large rubber grommets and a few large cable ties at the back for all your cable needs uh complemented by an ample of space for routing if you use the very bottom power supply location there are a couple of large cable cutouts available uh at the back of the case and an extra one on the floor above and once finished with the assembly I realized there are no cable cutouts underneath our ATX motherboard so routing isn't as clean as it could have been plus there's so much wasted potential given the size of the internals and the bottom chamber is pretty much left underutilized unless you plan to run a server of some kind now on a better note there is over 3 in of clearance until our memory modules so push pull is an option but again only for a dual 120 mm radiator and it's not a surprise it cleans up well at the back too now regardless of the positives like the insane storage potential and pretty seamless cable work the 1900 is a total flop for a gaming category first the incredibly disappointing build quality from the Plastics used to the bottom door latches then there's the lack of proper air flow for such a large case along with extremely limiting water cooling options the drive gauge is non-m modular there's no flexibility for the bottom chamber the poorly designed SSD slots and screws for mounting drives are too long the placement of the rear Fan Hub is uncomfortable and at this price point it doesn't really show that antech has put much thought into the 1900 let alone place it within the gaming category it's just disappointing that the company is not listening to users feedback as we really wanted this to be a success and antech really should reanalyze the design hopefully with improvements across the board but we sure want to hear your opinion on what would make this a true competitor within the ultimate gaming category so leave your comments down below don't forget to subscribe and we'll see you in the next onehey this is Dimitri with Hoku and today we're taking a look at the rather unusual case from anch as most case manufacturers shift Focus towards space efficiency antech is taking the opposite route with this 1900 Ultra gaming tower and they are pricing this in a very high bracket of $250 now from the looks of it and the sheer size it appears to compete against the 900d and the like so let's find out whether it stands a chance with within the current market scene the 1900 comes in two flavors the red and the green and this splash of color is spread from the front mesh to the rear PCI brackets and the rubber grommets on the drive caddies inside I'm not particularly fond of the exterior Plastics let's just say uh it doesn't complement the price the large rectangular window Reveals All the essential eternals and the case does stand on large rubber feet that are adhesive and not screwed in again these small details that don't exactly complement the price the front panel has three Optical Bays including six USB ports four of which are USB 3 so that's excellent to see we also have audio jacks and PR buttons now be aware that the front panel is screwed in so taking those off we get access to three 120 mm inch fans there are no other fan mounting options here now first of all all the connections are attached to the panel itself so removing it during a fully built system may be challenging if you tightly secure all the C cables second the intake strips are quite small and the fans included are not high static pressure fans so default cooling may come as a disappointment each fan is also covered in individual dust filter and has a low and high speed adjustment that you will need to access from the inside and coming around to the back we have two power supply mounting locations nine PCI brackets so eatx motherboards are supported exhaust fan and a fan controller so that's really good to see but that would make for some uncomfortable outing as the mullock and the Hub are located right there at the top in the corner of the case now mtech has always been great for providing enough ventilation where needed so that's exactly what we see here now a removable power supply dust filter is included at the very bottom of the case but no option to mount it at the above position uh which I think is an oversight the top of the case has some ventilation and removing the panel you can see how unfitting the price is for all the plastic that you get but that's not really the ISS isue here is the 1900 is placed in the ultimate gaming tower category and we only have dual 120 mm top fan placement no larger fan supported and as you can see a third one 20 mm fan would have fit perfectly and there's absolutely no excuse for not having a triple fan slot at the top considering the gigantic size each fan is also covered with dust filter but because it is attached with two screws and two pegs on each side you can't use these with a radiator so so really poor design choices all around all right maybe getting inside the case might change our mind about this gaming oriented chassis now the reason for its resemblance to the 900d is the bottom chamber the bottom doors are covered with noise absorbing foam as the chamber is primarily designed for storage and the door uses this push to release mechanism instead of thumb screws so on our sample one of the door is locked fine and the release system reset itself however the other door uh wouldn't stay closed as the mechanis was way too stiff and it would give out so a slight bump to the case and the door would just fly open and that's totally unacceptable for the price I'm also surprised to not see any radiator options integrated into the bottom chamber why in the world with a gaming oriented case have that much storage potential maybe if you're considering a server build that would be useful there is plenty of clearance for long power supplies but absolutely no flexibility for example if you mount your power supply in the above position this space is left unutilized you cannot move any of the hard drive cages for additional storage there are no additional fan mounts for extra Cooling and overall a total loss of potential the top chamber has almost an identical layout to the antech p280 so if you'd like to see uh the resemblance check out that review the hard drive cage is non- removable so that's very limiting in many ways for example it would have been nice to remove it to mount a 240 mm radiator at the front but the frame is riveted so it's not removable it does support two 120 mm fans that are attached with Clips so that's very appreciated but the hard drive gaug is non- removable which makes no sense with the addition of this extra storage chamber at the bottom but it seems ante didn't even bother with modifying the design for the better for example the two SSD slots are kind of pointless considering the drive caddies are backw compatible but to make things even worse the ssds stick out at the front meaning there's a large gap at the rear for all your static cables so routing isn't Made Easy another disappointing aspect of ank's lack of quality control was with the installation of 3 and 1/2 in driv the screws provided are slightly too long allowing quite a bit of Play Between the drive and the caddy luckily there are rubber grommets but even the basics like Drive mounting screws should not be overlooked the rest of the internals look pretty good with over 13 in of clearance for your GPU we have large rubber grommets and a few large cable ties at the back for all your cable needs uh complemented by an ample of space for routing if you use the very bottom power supply location there are a couple of large cable cutouts available uh at the back of the case and an extra one on the floor above and once finished with the assembly I realized there are no cable cutouts underneath our ATX motherboard so routing isn't as clean as it could have been plus there's so much wasted potential given the size of the internals and the bottom chamber is pretty much left underutilized unless you plan to run a server of some kind now on a better note there is over 3 in of clearance until our memory modules so push pull is an option but again only for a dual 120 mm radiator and it's not a surprise it cleans up well at the back too now regardless of the positives like the insane storage potential and pretty seamless cable work the 1900 is a total flop for a gaming category first the incredibly disappointing build quality from the Plastics used to the bottom door latches then there's the lack of proper air flow for such a large case along with extremely limiting water cooling options the drive gauge is non-m modular there's no flexibility for the bottom chamber the poorly designed SSD slots and screws for mounting drives are too long the placement of the rear Fan Hub is uncomfortable and at this price point it doesn't really show that antech has put much thought into the 1900 let alone place it within the gaming category it's just disappointing that the company is not listening to users feedback as we really wanted this to be a success and antech really should reanalyze the design hopefully with improvements across the board but we sure want to hear your opinion on what would make this a true competitor within the ultimate gaming category so leave your comments down below don't forget to subscribe and we'll see you in the next one\n"