Hardware Antec P182 Performance One

changing the last number in the alphanumeric naming scheme has long been used to differentiate case revisions (used in thermaltake armor/kandalf, Coolermaster 83x series)

different model numbers entirely point to different overall designs.

 

wrong again! the p180b is just the black version of the silver p180, which is actually the p180s when listed in product inventories.

 

I lucked out when i bought my P182B on newegg last month. I purchased what newegg said was the P180B with a $50 rebate which made the case $79.99. The sweet thing is, newegg shipped me P182B for that price! Well Worth every penny, i love this case more than my lain li pc60b. Buy one!

 

just got this one a few days ago, ill try post pics when i get the system all together (not anytime soon though )

 

We dont need doors. Doors are useless. Doors get in the way of cd burning. Doors get in the way of dvd burning. Doors limits airflow. Doors break at knee level.

nuff said...

 

What was wrong in my quote? The P180B (black) has been out roughly a year now? But I think everyone's now happy and have filed the comma just about enough

 

wow antec has reinvented the perfect case again

I love that case, I'm getting the Antec P182B Black or a Gigabyte Aurora 570 3D

 

I'm going to buy one awesome case, just simple and quiet

 

I've owned the P180, and it was awesome! One thing I had a problem with was fitting in the PC Power & Cooling 1KW PSU, the support for the fan in the lower chamber had to be removed for it to fit.

Good review as always!



-CollinstheClown

 

I wish they would make a standard atx layout version, I hate the psu on the bottom...

 

The main idea behind this case is compartment of heat sources. Also most of the people seem to forget, or are no aware of the history behind this case.

I think the main goal in this case was to make it quiet and easy to cool with minimum noise because of any moving parts.

There's lots of good reading in there, and they have really extensive review on that case, with as much of objective dissection as possible.

Links to those articles:

Antec P180: A Visual Tour
Antec P180 Review, Part 1: A Silent System
Antec P180 Review, Part 2: The Whole Nine Yards

And I for one would prefer this kind of muted case over a heap of bling bling any day.

BTW, excellent article

 

it's just a great case. as other people pointed out about the stacker 830, cases like that just don't look right sitting in a normally decorated home unless they are on their own in a stark white room. the restrained design might make it look like a fridge, but at least people don't walk into your room and go "oh hey so i was walking into town the other day and i- WHAT THE ****ING HELL IS THAT?!!"

besides, the silver p180 is the best looking one

form follows function. live by it.

oh, and jipa, sorry, i misunderstood, i thought you were implying that the p180b was a revision (the p180s and b were released very shortly after each other; the b version was an exclusive to silentpcreview for a short while. the only differences were the colour)

 

Can't tell if ur joking or not but no: quite obviously not

 

Dear god what the hell is that?

 

Approximately ten years ago I wrote Thermaltake off as being cheap, flashy and overall extremely tacky.

It looks like nothing has changed...

 

Actually, the VGA-duct is not present on the later P180's either.

I just wish I'd waited a month and gotten the P182 instead of the P180s. Running the 12v power to the top of the P5B required a lot of creativity to both have it reach and not block all the PCI-slots. (I tucked it just behind the actual-slot and it works if the cards dont come down too close to the MB.)

 

Ok, I just want to say something.

I bought a P180 in silver from eBuyer last september. I believe it was the rev.2 variant (basically, same changes as were in the P180B, just in silver - so not original) and it had a lot of the features you praise the P182 for.

In fact, the only thing mine doesn't have is double hinges (it does have a magnet at the top of the door though), but I did have those cable tidy bits. Not that it helped loads - having 4 hard drives in the bottom bay is impossibly cluttery, but maybe my cable management skills aren't up to scratch. I found cables pulled the cable tidies off the walls.

But it's a bit peculiar, maybe I've got a one off version where they were throwing random ideas together. But definately says P180 on the box.

 

Thanks for the good review I just bought this case for my new computer. The tidbit about the 8800 GTX fitting in it was just what I needed.

 

I've just gotten me a P182B case, and love it
It's quite a bit quieter than the old case I had (some generic cheaper loaded with fans.)
I'm thinking of grabbing a VGA cooler, as mine just screams.

 

I'm building a computer either today / tomorrow for a client with this case. I'll be sure to take some pics and leave my thoughts on it once I get a hands on with it

It's quite a sexy case... looks "professional" in a sense.

Great review as always, keep up the stellar work