Antec p180 Version Missing Features

[nb-]

There appears to be two versions of the Antec P180 filtering around, I bought an Antec P180 black from OCUK a few weeks, ago and bought another one else where yesterday as OCUK were out of stock, and its a sub standard version;

* Doesn’t have the two holes with rubber grommets it the back for water pipes etc.
* Cant run power cables up the back of the motherboard mounting plate for two reasons,

1) There is not a cut out to get them up from the PSU area
2) There are now no cable tie spots to tie the cables to the back of the motherboard mounting plate, which also has no holes at the top to run them through.

* The two fans at the top of the case no longer have the fan speed controller switches mounted in the back of the case, but have them floating around in the case like the fan by the PSU.

Not pleased, so watch out.

I will try and post pictures after the weekend.

 

[Messiah Khan]

AFAIK, the 'substandard' version is the origional p180. The other version is infact the newer p182.
Edit; This is a similar issue to the whole Lian Li Pc-7, Pc-7+ and Pc-7+II, where they are simply newer revisions, so are packaged in the same box, making it impossible to tell what you have got until you open the box.

 

[nb-]

Thanks, the boxes are both the same. - Damnit, the 182 is so much better... not much i can do about it now...

 

[gt_junkie]

Thanks, the boxes are both the same. - Damnit, the 182 is so much better... not much i can do about it now...

Yup - not much good to say about the original 180 other than... Wow! That's massive and looks like a fridge! And on opening... Wow! That's tiny where does everything go?!

gt