Installing the motherboard and other components is much the same as any other case except you have much more space to move things around. The cooler you can see in the images I have installed on the CPU is the Noctua NH-U12F. This is a very large cooler, it fitted inside the case with no problems, there is around 5CM space above the cooler from the side panel. Installing the GPU in this case was easy, I see questions all the time regarding graphics cards across various forums – asking “does the 48xx fit inside this case” etc. Well I can tell you, the HD 4870 that I installed on the motherboard inside the Twelve Hundred fitted with no problems, there is in fact plenty of clearance and what is especially helpful is the HDD is no where near the back end of the GPU. So you will have no problem with the latest GPU’s inside the Twelve Hundred. It will host the GTX 260, 280 and the GX2.
As you can see from the images, there are bags of space inside this case. This made the whole installation process very quick and easy. There’s nothing worse than having a case which is cramped for space, with sharp objects protruding out and constantly knocking things.
On the other side of the motherboard tray is a panel with adjustable grip ties. This allows you to root cables through hiding them from view and improving your airflow. I rooted the PSU cables all the way through this underside and all the way up to the DVD-RW. I also tied any un-needed cables along this underside of the case – this really does help tidy things up. It’s something which I find very useful. You can indeed knock quite a few degrees off the temperature readings of your components with a nice tidy case as it greatly aids airflow throughout the case.
You may have difficulty understanding how the HDD’s are mounted at first but if you refer to the manual It’s very straight-forward. There are 3 cubes which you can remove by unscrewing the thumbscrews on each side, this removes are you can see from the image. You simply slide the HDD inside the cage, screw it up with the long screws provided and pop the cage back inside the case and secure with the thumbscrews. Additionally you can mount another fan on the back end of the HDD. This enables you to set your HDD inside a cooling unit, with fans at either end passing cool air and pushing any unnecessary heat from off of the device itself.
Upon finishing the installation, the case does indeed look outstanding. IT glows a superb cool blue colour, illuminating the room. Giving the room plenty of atmosphere and feeling. This case really does look fantastic, in the dark whilst playing your favourite game.
As you can see from the images, there are bags of space inside this case. This made the whole installation process very quick and easy. There’s nothing worse than having a case which is cramped for space, with sharp objects protruding out and constantly knocking things.
On the other side of the motherboard tray is a panel with adjustable grip ties. This allows you to root cables through hiding them from view and improving your airflow. I rooted the PSU cables all the way through this underside and all the way up to the DVD-RW. I also tied any un-needed cables along this underside of the case – this really does help tidy things up. It’s something which I find very useful. You can indeed knock quite a few degrees off the temperature readings of your components with a nice tidy case as it greatly aids airflow throughout the case.
You may have difficulty understanding how the HDD’s are mounted at first but if you refer to the manual It’s very straight-forward. There are 3 cubes which you can remove by unscrewing the thumbscrews on each side, this removes are you can see from the image. You simply slide the HDD inside the cage, screw it up with the long screws provided and pop the cage back inside the case and secure with the thumbscrews. Additionally you can mount another fan on the back end of the HDD. This enables you to set your HDD inside a cooling unit, with fans at either end passing cool air and pushing any unnecessary heat from off of the device itself.
Upon finishing the installation, the case does indeed look outstanding. IT glows a superb cool blue colour, illuminating the room. Giving the room plenty of atmosphere and feeling. This case really does look fantastic, in the dark whilst playing your favourite game.
