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[ElFenix]

something i just noticed: it lost the mesh 5.25" bay covers the P183 had. that means no fan behind there.

adoption of 9 expansion slots allows you to put a 120 mm exhaust below your graphics card, though.

i think i'd block off the top as i have with the P180 and P183.

 

[lsv]

something i just noticed: it lost the mesh 5.25" bay covers the P183 had. that means no fan behind there.

adoption of 9 expansion slots allows you to put a 120 mm exhaust below your graphics card, though.

i think i'd block off the top as i have with the P180 and P183.

What do you mean by block off the top? Not use the top 120 exhausts?

 

[ElFenix]

What do you mean by block off the top? Not use the top 120 exhausts?

yup. they provide a direct sound path. i'd much rather have more exhausts in the rear. that and with the way my desk is set up the heat just gets stuck underneath.

 

[Antec_Jessie]

something i just noticed: it lost the mesh 5.25" bay covers the P183 had. that means no fan behind there.

adoption of 9 expansion slots allows you to put a 120 mm exhaust below your graphics card, though.

i think i'd block off the top as i have with the P180 and P183.

You can install a total of seven fans in the P280 - all 120mm

Two in the top
One in the back
Two behind the door
Two behind the drive cage (tool-less)

So you have a few options - If you want to use the three fans that it ships with but are concerned about noise, there's a pretty good option to install the fans behind the drive cages instead of in the top.

 

[lsv]

yup. they provide a direct sound path. i'd much rather have more exhausts in the rear. that and with the way my desk is set up the heat just gets stuck underneath.

Is there testing available for this? I'd like to see the temp differences of 1x 120mm exhaust back vs. 1 or 2 120's up top.

 

[ElFenix]

You can install a total of seven fans in the P280 - all 120mm

Two in the top
One in the back
Two behind the door
Two behind the drive cage (tool-less)

So you have a few options - If you want to use the three fans that it ships with but are concerned about noise, there's a pretty good option to install the fans behind the drive cages instead of in the top.

i'm not sure that putting 2 behind the drive cages would do much if there are already 2 behind the door. with just ones behind the cage, it'd certainly be more quiet. does it really draw much air in or does it mostly recycle what's in the case?

me, i'd zip tie one between the graphics card and power supply to exhaust out through the expansion holes. should be much more quiet than those terrible blower style fans. then i'd have 2 120 mm exhausts out the back.

i might use one on top for an intake fan. since now there's some room up there. with the p180 and p183 that fan would practically touch a tower cooler.

antec used to include a vent cover with an HTPC case and sold it as a spare part per this spcr thread: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=58675

why isn't there an option to hinge the door on the other side? i'm right handed. i prefer the computer to sit on my right. so the door opens the wrong way for me. this has been a minor issue with every antec case i've owned.

 

[BFG10K]

It’s a very a nice case but I prefer my cases to have side windows.

 

[ExcaliburMM]

It’s a very a nice case but I prefer my cases to have side windows.

This is why we case mod.

 

[BFG10K]

This is why we case mod.

The only mods I perform are to change fans. Otherwise I expect the case to give me what I need out of the box.

 

[zod96]

Put a black front door on it and I'm sold...

 

[SolidDragon]

Had to pick this up, I've been waiting for this since the preview earlier this year.

 

[Rvenger]

ehhh, it comes with the Antec 2 cool fans. Those things get a "rod knock" sound after a while. Mine got so bad I had Antec replace one of them, then all of them started making noise and I gave up and ordered new fans.