My WaveMaster is showing its age, its beginning to fall apart and its VERY cramped, so I'm looking for something a bit better. Needs to fit 4/5 HDDs, 2/3 optical drives, and it would be nice to be able to put a watercooling system in, in the future. Right now I'm looking at the Antec P182, but was wondering if there were any other good ones? The P182 is a little more than I want to spend, looking at ~£50 ish really....
Is it *that* good? *looks at spiralling upgrade cost* wait wait "What makes this case so different from the 900 is the fact that it is designed for the office user or student. The side-panels feature a 3-layer construction which will help eliminate a great deal of the noise normally associated with things like heatsinks and power supplies." ...student.....eliminate noise.... sold! *buys chocolates for bank manager* My only question is, can I watercool with it.. It doesn't seem to have any convenient points for 120.2/3 rads, but I could put quite a few 120.1's in?
You could get the p180 from amazon for £60. Some people even reported on another forum that they got sent the p182 in disguise, since it had the fan switches integrated aswell as the rubber covered holes for watercooling. Although I think it's a bit of a lottery.
Here in the states anyway, the newer black and silver P180s have all the upgrades introduced with the P182s. Your only real choice is exterior color, the interiors are all exactly the same. (Except the interior on the mirror-finish P182, which has been painted black.)
Why don’t you have a look at the Gigabyte range of cases. Especially the Triton 180 – it’s below £50inc VAT It has 5x 5.25” and 5x 3.5” High-end, stylish Design Metallic Aluminum front panel Integrated thermal solution (2x 120mm Fans) Ready for water cooling Solid modularized housing Hassle-Free assembly Anti-vibration and silent solution Integrated cable management 2x USB2.0 + 1x IEEE1394 (firewire) + Audio You can read more about it here: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Chassis/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=2468 Otherwise, spend a little more (£10) and go for the Poseidon. I have one and love it – very quite and well-built. http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Chassis/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=2149
The CM690 in the Industry Bulletins forum looks kinda nice, and it's in your price range too. Release date seems to be 15th August, and Bindibadgi says he's getting one in to review for us. http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=137034
