Antec 900 or Antec 182

Martyn. · 22 Aug 2007 at 11:25

The inside of my case is very messy compared to the pictures some of you have posted

! Or maybe I am just crap at cable management!

Garyj881 · 22 Aug 2007 at 12:29

Man i didnt realise how nice the P182 was and the cable management is just awesome.

Just have to wait until my birthday.

yipyipboo · 22 Aug 2007 at 14:14

wuyanxu said:
i believe it's a Abit ip35 pro

that would be correct

AsusCoolUk · 22 Aug 2007 at 23:30

YipYipboo, why havent you put the fan in the bottom by the hard drives and the psu?

yipyipboo · 23 Aug 2007 at 10:40

AsusCoolUk said:
YipYipboo, why havent you put the fan in the bottom by the hard drives and the psu?

I took it out initially when I was putting the PSU in and thought it would be better (and easier!) to put it back in the big empty space to draw air in.

I have been considering moving it down to the bottom part at the front so it blows air over the hdd, maybe this weekend if I get a chance.

I might also change the psu round as well as I wasn't sure if it would be ok up the right way because of the fan being so close to the bottom bracket.

Rezident · 23 Aug 2007 at 10:59

VaderDSL said:
Got my P182 SE today, and got everything installed.

First impressions were hmmm ... not amazing, the top panel was not fitted corectly, one of the tabs at the front was not in the small slot, I had to force it in with a screwdriver.

But once I got started, have to say this case is lovely!!!

I've never been able to route so many cables behind the tray before!

Think I just found the new case I've been looking for. P182 looks great.

wuyanxu · 23 Aug 2007 at 13:15

only p182se has black insides. normal p182 just get plain colour.

@yipyipboo. i don't think you can have a fan in front of HDD, at least not without moding

yipyipboo · 23 Aug 2007 at 15:11

wuyanxu said:
@yipyipboo. i don't think you can have a fan in front of HDD, at least not without moding

I had read somewhere that might be the case.....will have to get the dremel out

martianrobot · 25 Aug 2007 at 11:44

Can someone tell me, does the hard drive cage in the P180/182 have the same silicon grommets as in the Sonata III?

I've just got a Sonata and am not happy at all with the noise and heat coming out of it, but the drive trays and grommets are great!

wuyanxu · 25 Aug 2007 at 12:03

martianrobot said:
Can someone tell me, does the hard drive cage in the P180/182 have the same silicon grommets as in the Sonata III?

I've just got a Sonata and am not happy at all with the noise and heat coming out of it, but the drive trays and grommets are great!

yes.

i've got the grommets for all drive mounts, and 2 extra in the spoiler box.

Rezident · 27 Aug 2007 at 23:33

How many fans does the P182 come with?

mrk · 27 Aug 2007 at 23:39

Rezident said:
How many fans does the P182 come with?

1....2....3 !

All 3 are Antec Tricool fans with speed control.

GarethDW · 31 Aug 2007 at 17:59

Great pics, thanks to everyone who has posted. I've been thinking about getting the P182 SE because it looks so nice from the outside, but seeing the pics of how you've arranged the insides has convinced me.

Just need to get approval from my financial controller now.

MumboJumbo · 1 Sep 2007 at 16:05

Hey have you guys had to use any extensions on your hardware to get it all wired around the back of the motherboard tray? (espcialy with the corsair psu's).

If so which ones because ill be getting this case soon.

VaderDSL · 1 Sep 2007 at 17:30

8igdave said:
Hey have you guys had to use any extensions on your hardware to get it all wired around the back of the motherboard tray? (espcialy with the corsair psu's).

If so which ones because ill be getting this case soon.

I read that the Corsair 520W / P182SE / Abit IP35 needed an extended 4 pin adapter, however when I got it all built there was no need for any additional extensions on any of the cables

mk17 · 2 Sep 2007 at 00:17

VaderDSL said:
I read that the Corsair 520W / P182SE / Abit IP35 needed an extended 4 pin adapter, however when I got it all built there was no need for any additional extensions on any of the cables

I actually bought an extension cable in advance (for my Antec 850 quattro), didn't need it though, but then I wasn't able to route as much under the mobo as some of the chaps here. still get great temps though so not complaining.

Had to remove the lower cage fan to fit the psu, but that made no difference that I could measure - tho' I did add a stalk-fan for peace-of-mind.

mrk · 2 Sep 2007 at 00:20

mk17 said:
I actually bought an extension cable in advance (for my Antec 850 quattro), didn't need it though, but then I wasn't able to route as much under the mobo as some of the chaps here. still get great temps though so not complaining.

Had to remove the lower cage fan to fit the psu, but that made no difference that I could measure - tho' I did add a stalk-fan for peace-of-mind.

Do you have a pic of the stalk fan at all? would be interesting to see how others have configured their 182!

MumboJumbo · 2 Sep 2007 at 00:21

I will be using a Abit Ip35 Pro so im not sure if ill need any extensions or not.

BigglesPiP · 2 Sep 2007 at 03:48

The 182 SE is the very case which has got me thinking about painting my interior black.

I love the mirror finish too.

Mattus · 2 Sep 2007 at 14:07

Whereas I'm not a fan of the mirror finish or the price, but do love the black interior. Wish they'd do a P182B or something which was black throughout!