Antec P180 side panel window.

Azza · 22 Aug 2006 at 19:34

Is there a side panel window that i can buy for the Antec P180?

Yewen · 22 Aug 2006 at 19:49

You can not get one no.

(To my knowledge)

benjo · 22 Aug 2006 at 19:51

The only one i've seen is where the shop actually mod the window for you before they ship the whole case to you.

Azza · 22 Aug 2006 at 19:54

Hmmmmm ok.

Think i may have to make one. Should be fun.

Thanks

PinkFloyd · 22 Aug 2006 at 20:02

There are a few sites where you can ship them the panel, they will mod it for you, then they will send it back.

The ones I'm thinking of all count as competitors though so you will have to research that yourself.

Messiah Khan · 22 Aug 2006 at 21:23

Could be quite tricky cutting a panel in the p180 due to its tripple layer laminate. You would have to cut it with a very slow blade, otherwise you would risk melting the plastic layers

crazyswede · 22 Aug 2006 at 21:54

Did not OcUK make custom window panels 4 to 5 years ago or was that the competitor 'The Overclocking Store' that went bust?

samcat · 22 Aug 2006 at 23:21

I will be working on one for myself this week, using an old coolermaster side panel window (in blue).

Results will be posted... Should really post a worklog of everything I am doing to this case... Quite a few little custom jobs done now

Sam C

gr1mey · 23 Aug 2006 at 17:12

the middle layer of panel in the P180 is actually fairly solid, Ive cut a window in one and using a normal metal cutting jigsaw blade on a medium speed will be okay.

gunner · 24 Aug 2006 at 13:04

Kind of defeats the point of the the P180. :confused:

ie. sound proofing baffles

gr1mey · 24 Aug 2006 at 13:19

the P180 is designed for silence, but IMO, and also a lot of others, its also a fine looking case.

In any effect, if you cut a window it wont reduce the sound deading qualities by that much seeing as the window you cut will only be small due to the internal layout of the case.

TheVoice · 24 Aug 2006 at 15:57

gr1mey said:
the P180 is designed for silence, but IMO, and also a lot of others, its also a fine looking case.

In any effect, if you cut a window it wont reduce the sound deading qualities by that much seeing as the window you cut will only be small due to the internal layout of the case.

I agree, Antec could at least offer an optional side window, as they did with the P160 etc. I'd imagine they'd sell reasonably well.

BigPete · 24 Aug 2006 at 16:06

gunner said:
Kind of defeats the point of the the P180. ie. sound proofing baffles

I'm pretty sure that perspex is a better sound insulator that single skin alu/steel, not sure how much better the triple layer P180 sides are.

gr1mey · 24 Aug 2006 at 17:32

the triple layers are alu/plastic/alu...

designed speciafically for sound insulation mate, but tbh in terms of this thread, and cutting a side window in, you wont really notice much difference at all.

Azza · 24 Aug 2006 at 22:21

Im no longer getting a Window put into it, im just gonna have two 120mm fans holes put in it.

('Why?' you ask, because i can.)

gr1mey · 25 Aug 2006 at 09:16

Seems a bit pointless m8, the cooling is already more than adequate in the P180, a window would be a much better mod...

nvm tho ** choice.

w3bbo · 25 Aug 2006 at 10:56

I'm gonna give the window mod a go either this or next weekend as a continuation of my P180 worklog found HERE.

gr1mey · 26 Aug 2006 at 16:56

Thought Id post this up in here...

Me and a friend have been working on his P180 for a while now, due to my project being on hold; and we've done the mod that is being discussed in here, check it:

Im not going to clutter this thread up with more pictures, but you CAN see pics of the whole mod HERE