P182 upgrade?

[Shyatic]

Hi all...

I am looking to buy a new case and PSU for my PC, as the current P182 I have is getting a bit beat up, plus I want an extra case for my wife's PC that I will be building in the relatively near future.

I like the quiet of the P182, it's a simple, sleek design that matches well in a professional look. I don't care much for the glowing LEDs or whatever. My purpose is mostly gaming, but I don't overclock my CPU so I don't need a lot of room for monster cooling either. Would like to have USB 3.0.

Thanks for any advice!

 

[Dahak]

If you like the 182 then the next one up is the P183 V3, its pretty much the same as the 183 with usb 3 as well

I have an 182 as well and for my new build that I am doing is going to use the
Fractal Design Define R4, primarily it because it will allow me to use longer video cards. the 182 that i have will not unless i remove a hdd bay

 

[Shyatic]

Any other cases you can recommend? I love the feature of the P182 where I can clean the front fan filters, not sure what other cases have those.

 

[fralexandr]

corsair also makes a few clean looking cases with intake fan filters, like the corsair carbide 330r or corsair obsidian 550d

 

[DavidT99]

How about the Fractal Design Arc Midi R2.

 

[Burpy]

I also plan on upgrading my P182.

I will most likely get the Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl.

That would be my recommendation.

 

[Salamander]

I recently upgraded from the P180 to the Corsair 550D. Dramatic improvement in ease of building the computer and swapping out parts if you need to. Hard to compare noise level as I used different components, some of which produce less noise. Bottom line for me - dramatic improvement!

 

[DaveSimmons]

I'm happy with my P280. Roomy, easy installation, quiet when gaming with an i5-2500 and GTX 680.

 

[Shyatic]

I'm happy with my P280. Roomy, easy installation, quiet when gaming with an i5-2500 and GTX 680.

This is going to be my next case. Thanks for pointing it out!