Antec p182 and PSU help required please (first time build)

Mr Doovde · 1 Feb 2009 at 14:25

Could someone please tell me which PSU they would choose out of this bunch. I'm hoping to use a Antec p182 case, and I've heard that not al PSUs fit well. For example, I've heard that the Zalman, due to the heat sink, is quite long and so could be a problem? So would all three PSUs be fine for that case?

I've also heard that the Seasonic has long cables which should help to reach the P182s motherboard, as the PSU is situated at the bottom of the case. Do the other PSUs also have this? I would also like to know which would make the least noise under heavy load? The noise levels are very important to me.

Thank you in advance for any help

Zalman ZM750-HP Heatpipe Cooled 750W Modular PSU

Enermax Infiniti 720w Modular PSU

Seasonic M12 Modular 700W Silent ATX2.0 PSU

simbady · 1 Feb 2009 at 15:27

I would recommend at Corsair 620W Modular PSU the cables are just perfect lenght the frame just fits around the PSU takes abit of force but it can be done. I have a P182 and that PSU its great

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Steve09 · 1 Feb 2009 at 15:52

I have a P182 with a Corsair HX620 and it's brilliant.
Cable lengths are fine and it's very quiet.

PistolPete · 1 Feb 2009 at 16:18

Most builds I've seen in P180/2 have had HX620's in.... must be a good reason for that.

simbady · 1 Feb 2009 at 16:27

There great the cable lengths are just perfect

Mr Doovde · 1 Feb 2009 at 17:33

Thanks for the help guys. The only thing is I'm a bit worried about hearing the Corsair HX620s popping. I'm guessing it was just a bad batch and the majority, like yours will be fine?

PwnDirect · 1 Feb 2009 at 17:42

now thats a hard one to call:

The zalman would be my choice as :

As enermax recently closed the uk rma.

And the seasonic is loader than the zalman.

Mr Doovde · 1 Feb 2009 at 18:29

Thanks for the heads-up. That's good to know about the lack of uk rma on the Enermax. Do you know if the Zalman would be fine fitting into the p182 and have long enough cables to reach the motherboard? I think it's between the Corsair HX620 and the Zalman now, but If possible, I would prefer the Zalman for peace of mind/lack of paranoia, plus I seem to have a soft spot for it

Jay Bee · 1 Feb 2009 at 19:34

Just built 182 system with Corsair 650 tight fit but goes in ok nice build case plenty of room

AlexTrickle · 1 Feb 2009 at 21:51

My Corsair HX620 has been flawless thus far!

hideki · 1 Feb 2009 at 22:42

bequiet dark power 750w only fits if you remove the psu cage and the lower fan, probably not what you want

icey_haj · 1 Feb 2009 at 22:48

Yeh, I suppose if it didn't fit you could remove the cage. The lower fan isn't that great anyway.

PwnDirect · 1 Feb 2009 at 23:35

I wouldnt touch a corsair 620 with a barge pole!

Every other model yeah but the 620 seems to have more problems that most.

Tuvoc · 1 Feb 2009 at 23:51

My Corsair 620 is two years old now, and it is still going strong. And that has been 24/7 running except the last couple of months. I reckon they may have just had a bad batch at one point

mrk · 1 Feb 2009 at 23:55

HX520 on P182 here.

You don't need teh PSU cage, I threw mine in the bin. The cage is 100% useless anyway as the PSU scres onto the case itself not the cage.

simbady · 2 Feb 2009 at 11:48

Tuvoc said:
My Corsair 620 is two years old now, and it is still going strong. And that has been 24/7 running except the last couple of months. I reckon they may have just had a bad batch at one point

There great PSU's had mine for years to never had a problem.