Antec P160W - Any good?

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Lookin' for a new case, and to be honest a lot of the new cases that are coming out dont do much for me. But the Antec P160W has caught my eye.

What im really looking for is a fairly cheap case, with plenty of places to hide wires (im very anal about this), is built well and looks decent. Now, i know that case is cheap enough for me, and i like the way it looks, but is it built well with plenty of places to hide wiring?
 
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Not brilliant for cable tidying when full to the brim, due to the oversized window taking up most of the places you would normally put the cables, very good case otherwise.

Not really a issue, but you will see a few cables, nothing major; purely due tot he fact that the window is so large.
 
Yewen said:
Not brilliant for cable tidying when full to the brim, due to the oversized window taking up most of the places you would normally put the cables, very good case otherwise.

Not really a issue, but you will see a few cables, nothing major; purely due tot he fact that the window is so large.


Yer, as i have one cables are very hard to hide

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Work could still be done
 
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I love it, find it very good and I haven’t had any problems with it. Some people don’t like the plastic front but I think its fine. Only cost £60 incl post and clear window
 
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I've got a P160 too, very nice case. Had mine for about a year and a half now, and I still sit and stare at it sometimes! Always gets a mention when people see it too.

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The cables are an absolute mess, but once Summer is over (my PC is in storage at the moment :() I'm going to give it an overhaul. I've added an EL glowing SATA cable since that pic was taken (looks decent, not very bright though), going to get another one for the other drive.

I'm running two CoolerMaster 122mm fans as well - they plug into headers on the motherboard instead of using standard molex power connectors, which allow the speed to be controlled from my motherboard software (also accessible from that black panel on the front). Means that it's a fairly quiet PC, despite having 9 fans in total!
 
How I see this case is that its a grown up Lanboy, virtually the same but bigger. :p

Not a bad case, around release there was a lot of hype about it but it lost it all with the introduction of the P180.
 
DaveBennett said:
Antec superlan boy, silver, and the only way it could ever be sexy!

It can never be sexy, great value and a good case, but not sexy.

CM110, all the case porn needed!

P160 is not bad at all, it works really well in person, if your after the whole alu styling it certainly is not there, but what it tries to do it does well.

Antec do make the best gaming case.

P160 v Vento, no competition at all!
 
Dr Jones said:
The Green Vento wins, hands down! :D

*Runs and hides in corner of this forum*

I can get into all the corners you could hide.

That is not even to be joked about you understand, its just not on.

I really should get a petition to add no Vento talk to the FAQ!

Green Vento is a ninja turtle, falls apart, I can go on, just don't mention it, ever!
 
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