Completed build :

Spec:
Intel E4300 CPU
Asus Commando m/b
Thermalright 120 Ultra H/Sink + Yate-Loon fan ('ribs' removed)
Connect Radeon X1950XT 256Mb VGA
2 x 1Gb Crucial Ballistix 5300 DDR2RAM
Corsair HK520W PSU
Antec Nine-Hundred Case + Yate-Loon fan

+ a little 'cable management' :


(Case mods listed on Forum)

Cheers, Happy Modding !
terminator

Very nice work.
Why not post the rest of your mods in this thread.

Ditto, it'd be much better presented if all your mods to your 900 were in one thread; also easier to see how it all comes together rather than having to pick through numerous threads

Thanks for the feedback Guys.
To be honest, there were so many photographs, I was undecided whether to make one 'humungous' article or several small ones.
I eventually decided that, as guys were only maybe going to think one, (or at most two) of the mods were suitable for themselves, I decided to split them.
Then on a re-visit say, they wouldn't have to 'wade' :sweat: through a giant article, but would be able to find it easier.
Because of this, I originally began to post, with just the photo 'links', thinking that, it would be easier to follow the text, that way, and I could get all the mods 'condensed' in a very short space. Then someone thought it would be better if the photos appeared directly, without having to 'click' on them, but this took up more room of course.
I hope you appreciate my dilemma. Hopefully the mods will remain fairly close together for a while on the Forum, and if anyone needs any further details, I'll be happy to help, if I can.
Cheers
terminator

I have an Antec 900 on the way for my new rig and wanted to mod the MOB tray to allow the cables to be hidden like yours. What did you use to cut the holes?

If im not mistaken, the 2 on the far left of the pic are there from the factory. You could always use a hole saw or a large drill bit to start 2 holes and finish with a jigsaw.

There is a version as EllisD says which comes with two rectangular holes set close together in the area of my 24 pin cable hole. Hopefully yours will have these, and it'll save you a bit of filing ! :sweat:
At first I tried a large dia. drill bit (approx half inch) and found even though I had scrap wood 'G'-clamped behind, the drill was causing too much 'trauma' to the Case, as it 'bit' through. (see: '11o'clock') in photo below. I decided to drop the drill size drastically.



At '7o'clock' you can see my first (and last) attempt with a 'cutting wheel' (or 'Dremel'). I can only speak personally, but in my inexperienced hands, it's only too easy to 'over-run' my 'cut', and the vital eye-protection makes it difficult to see my 'scribed' line.
So I had to do it the 'old-fashioned' way, I'm afraid.
Scribe my desired aperture. Scribe an identical shape approx. 3mm inside of this. Centre-punch at regular intervals, and drill a series of holes with a 4mm drill. These were then joined using, (initially) a rat-tail 'modeller's' file, and then the blade (only) of a 'Junior' hacksaw, before filing smooth. This worked particularly well for me, as I was making holes in some hard to access places.
I know they're 'archaic' but you may find the old 'ribbon' IDE cables easier to re-route and hide in the Nine-Hundred, than the modern rounded ones !
Cheers and all the Best
terminator

Thanks for the advice. The hole in the picture above is rather large and I assume that's not the MOB tray, what part of the case needed a hole that big?

I'm guessing air intake for the PSU

I see said the blind man. I wasn't thinking about the bottom of the case.

Now I have another hole to cut....is it worth while? With the PSU on the bottom, I think I will need such a hole since the PSU vents are on the bottom of the PSU case.

:nod: Spot on ! radodrill
It RE-reverses, Antec's normally upside-down fitting of a PSU, in the Nine Hundred.
It's particularly useful for PSU's with a top/bottom intake fan such as the Corsair(s). It brings your PSU cables, nearer to the m/b backplate, allowing you to drill a hole (to pass them through, and hide), and gives your 4 pin PSU cable enough 'slack' to reach the m/b.



An added benefit is to give the PSU, it's own completely independant Airflow System, with none of the heat generated by it, able to adversely affect Case temperature.
To make sure of sufficient airflow, you either have to fit extended case feet, or (like me) stand the existing feet on a couple of peces of wood.

Cheers
terminator
P.S. Well worth while ! MIke

I was wondering what to do about floor clearence.

I suppose if you were certifiably insane, or 'really needed to get out more' you could aways 'knock' up something like this : LOL



This sits on a 'chipboard' pc desk and the intake hole is extended through that, as well.
(The oval hole, at the rear, is just to keep cables tidy).


Cheers
terminator

I tried my best and this is all I could do without buying different IDE cables, a smaller cooler and the PSU mod. I sit have some cleaning up of the cables by the HDs but I think I am good to go.