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hey this is Dimitri with Haruka Noxon today we're taking a look at the rather unusual case from an tech as most case manufacturers shift focus toward space efficiency antic is taking the opposite route with this 1900 altra gaming tower and the our pricing is in a very high bracket of $250 now from the looks of it and the sheer size it appears to compete against the 900 d and the like so let's find out whether it stands a chance within the current market scene the 1900 cams 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 plastic let's just say it doesn't complement the price the larger rectangular window reveals all the essential internals and the case does stand on large rubber feet that are adhesive and not screwed in again these small details that don't exactly compliment the price the front panel has three optical bays including six USB ports four 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 millimeter intake 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 build system may be challenging if you tightly secure all the cables second the intake strips are quite small and the fans included are not high static pressure fans so the fault cooling may come as a disappointment each fan is also covered in individual dust filter and has a load 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 9 PCI brackets so e ATX motherboards are supported exhaust fan and the fan controller so that's really good to see but that would make for some uncomfortable routing as the molex and the hub are located right there at the top in the corner of the case the entik has always been great for providing enough ventilation where needed so that's exactly what we see here now removal power supply and us total is included at the very bottom of the case but no option to mount it at the above position which i think is an oversight the top of the case has somewhat elation 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 issue here as the 1900 is placed and the ultimate gaming tower category and we only have dual 120 millimeter top pan placement no larger fans supported and as you can see a third one 20 millimeter fan would have fit perfectly and there's absolutely no excuse for not having a triple pen 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 for the radiator so really poor design choices all around alright maybe getting inside the case might change our mind about this gaming oriented chassis now the reason for its resemblance to the 900 d 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 when a doors locked fine and the release system reset itself however the other door wouldn't stay closed as the mechanism was great through 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 underutilized you cannot move any of their 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 antic p2 80 so if you'd like to see the resemblance check out now 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 million radiator at the front but the frame is riveted so it's not removable it does support two 120mm fans that are attached with clips so that's very appreciated but the hard drive gauge is non removable which makes no sense with the addition of this extra storage chamber at the bottom but it seems antic 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 backwards 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 SATA cables so routing isn't made easy another disappointing aspect of antics lack of quality control was with the installation of three and a half inch drives 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 inches of clearance for your GPU we have large rubber grommets and a few large cable ties at the back for all your cable needs complemented by an ample space for routing if you use the very bottom power supply location there are a couple of large cable cutouts available 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 three inches of clearance until our memory modules so push-pull is an option but again only for a dual 120 millimeter radiator and installed 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 flaw for a gaming category first incredibly disappointing build quality from the plastics used to the bottom door latches then there's the lack of proper airflow for such a large case along with extremely limiting water cooling options the drive change is non modular there's no flexibility for the bottom chamber the poorly designed SD slots and screws for mounting drives are too long the placement of the rear fan hump is uncomfortable and at this price point it doesn't really show that antic has put much thought into the 1900 let alone places than the gaming category it's just disappointing that the company is not listening to users feedback as you really wanted this to be a success and antic 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 subscribe and we'll see you in the next one