Antec P180

[Blain]

It looks like an aluminum box... period! :laugh:

 

[megawzrd]

woo hoo...can't wait to get it!

 

[CALIKUSH]

In my opinion, this case looks better in black. Good deal though, I'm trying to save up for the limted edition spcr one.

http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/p180.html?id=KqJI4gXU

 

[crimson117]

I love that it's just a classy silver box, and quiet too. Gonna be worlds better than my Aspire X-Dreamer.

 

[Michael D]

From the description the case comes with only 2 fans instead of the specified 3 on Antec's site. Just fyi.

 

[megawzrd]

Originally posted by: Michael D
From the description the case comes with only 2 fans instead of the specified 3 on Antec's site. Just fyi.

I noticed that on the description but I couldn't pass up on the good price...

it should be a full retail package though (new/sealed from factory) and thats probably a mistake or the third fan isn't pre-installed. Unless they got a bunk shipment from antec and thats why they are selling em at $106. I'll know soon enough I guess.

 

[Michael D]

Originally posted by: megawzrd

Originally posted by: Michael D
From the description the case comes with only 2 fans instead of the specified 3 on Antec's site. Just fyi.

I noticed that on the description but I couldn't pass up on the good price...

it should be a full retail package though (new/sealed from factory) and thats probably a mistake or the third fan isn't pre-installed. Unless they got a bunk shipment from antec and thats why they are selling em at $106. I'll know soon enough I guess.

Mayhaps.

I just ordered from there, too. I haven't heard any complaints about the site's sale of the P180 on SPCR (which is where I found the deal, on backorder, 2 weeks ago.), so I doubt the case will be supremely gutted.

 

[linjy2]

I just picked one up locally today. Case is good except it doesn't come with speaker input?? or am i missing something? I thought all case comes with speaker input for the motherboard. how else am i going to here the beep?

 

[DC52E55]

i think i like the black casing better but at 165$, that's a lot of money for the can of black paint

but i will wait for that too

 

[davidtran007]

wow wut a ugly case. my p160 should last me a while =D

 

[Granorense]

Originally posted by: davidtran007
wow wut a ugly case. my p160 should last me a while =D

I feel the same about the P160.

 

[imported_h0ax]

Originally posted by: linjy2
I just picked one up locally today. Case is good except it doesn't come with speaker input?? or am i missing something? I thought all case comes with speaker input for the motherboard. how else am i going to here the beep?

right
no speaker in mine either.
I'd say you could probably add one? heh.

 

[linjy2]

Originally posted by: h0ax
right
no speaker in mine either.
I'd say you could probably add one? heh.

i could add one, i know i have one laying around but thats not the point. maybe i'll call antec and make them ship one. freaking case cost $140 and they can't even include a 5 cent speaker.

 

[Goosemaster]

:thumbsup:

 

[saltedeggman]

Originally posted by: linjy2
I just picked one up locally today. Case is good except it doesn't come with speaker input?? or am i missing something? I thought all case comes with speaker input for the motherboard. how else am i going to here the beep?

who needs the beep?

I never plug in the speaker since the Pentium 166mhz days

 

[linjy2]

Originally posted by: saltedeggman
who needs the beep?

I never plug in the speaker since the Pentium 166mhz days

I suppose its not needed, but dont most case come with it anyways? Plus its useful when overclocking or for warning and what not.

 

[Interitus]

Originally posted by: DC52E55
i think i like the black casing better but at 165$, that's a lot of money for the can of black paint

but i will wait for that too

I'm pretty sure that the difference in price minus the black paint is so that a portion of the money goes to sponsor the SPCR site. It's like a way of saying "Hey I like your case and what you and Antec did to bring this thing into reality, here's a small donation..."

If any of you are truly into silent computing or are even looking for just a tad less noise in your rig, that site will truly redefine the way you look at PC building from a silent standpoint. The rig in my sig is damn near inaudible and I don't exactly have to sacrifice much from a performance standpoint.

The P180 has just about everything that a silent pc enthusiast could want. That was the whole goal of Antec & SPCR collaberating on this. Although I personally don't have the money for one, it would definitely be my next case if I did, and the extra $30 is more than warranted for a site that really does put forth a great effort for silent enthusiasts.

 

[MJGunn]

Just got my P180 this morning (from a different store), and set it up. Absolutely silent, running 1 of the included 120mm fans on the lowest setting (I pulled out the fan from the power supply chamber, and the top one), a 92mm nexus on my xp90, and a zalman vf700 on my x800 (and of course, the evil little chipset fan on my A8N-E). Feels extremely well built and looks so much more attractive in person than pictures show :thumbsup:

 

[boha]

Question for those who got one:

It looks like the PSU sits right on the bottom of the case. How does this work with the preponderance of PSUs (including all of mine) that have intake fans on the bottom? Is there adequate space between the bottom of the PSU and the bottom of the case for air to flow in?

I really like this case. Sure, there isn't a window like my current case, but I guess it comes down to priorities: performance vs. cooling vs. awesomeness. Pick two!

 

[Interitus]

The PSU actually sits raised off of the floor. So bottom feeder PSU's still get air.

You can kind of see it here....

 

[boha]

Originally posted by: Interitus
The PSU actually sits raised off of the floor. So bottom feeder PSU's still get air.

You can kind of see it here....

Thanks!

 

[Trikat]

The only bad thing is air might come back in through those vents holes that are designed for fanless PSUs. By having a bottom fan you are increasing the air flow from the back of the case into your system again, but the air flow is probably very small. Also having the optional 120mm fan on the bottom section would help out a lot, just leave it on the quiet mode and it shouldn't raise the noise one bit.
If it was me, I would block out the holes surrounding that PSU, but then it wouldn't look that great.

 

[Interitus]

Yeah you can take the psu "cradle" out so that taping up the holes around is easy. Should remedy any problems with air being sucked in. Only problem I could see them causing though is sucking in the warm air your PSU is exhausting out, thus ramping up your PSU's fan or causing it to run a bit warmer. But nothing a little tape can't fix

If you read the review on the SPCR site, the vents around the PSU are for using a fanless PSU like the Antec Phantom so the lower chamber 120mm fan can exhaust some of the heat around the PSU.

 

[carmat4]

Order one on wednsday. It' shows shipped, via Fed EX, should be here on Tues, or WEd... 134 with Tax..

 

[DC52E55]

couldnt wait for the black edition so i ordered one yesterday and paid 137 (tax and shipping included). it should be here on the 7th (what fedex said)