***Antec P193 case review***

I had this case, and got rid. Could not find a half decent CPU cooler that would fit in the case, even Antec's own h20 cooler series were too big. Replaced it with an Antec P280, which is not much more, looks better (no ugly sticky out bits) and can accommodate decent sized CPU coolers.
 
Nice review stulid.

I had a P190 for years,loved it and was the best case ive ever had,so quiet it was eary,only thing that made me get rid of it was the two top fans only having 140mm and with my h100 it would not fit.

If they had 2x120mm fans i would orer one today.
 
Got a mate with one of these with a 5970 and Skulltrail system in it.

Only downside is its really hard to fit AIO watercooling (such as h70s) due to the lack of clearance between side pannel fan and the roof fans being so close to the mobo.

But with a dremal you can run two h70s in one of these :)
 
I just hate the side fan it look pretty ugly! But......I know Antec had the best airflow!

Even worse...is no USB 3.0 at the font panel! Bad move!
 
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Thanks for putting that together stulid. Great review.

Still trucking with my P180 here and though the 183 is an improvement in some areas (notably the bottom front fan location in front of the drive bay) it's not a big enough one to tempt me.

The P193 you featured I find is just too fugly with that poorly thought out and implemented side fan of death and the additional top fan, both of which I think are unnecessary (2 fans at the front and 2 exhausting are just fine in my experience even when stress-testing with a significant overclock).

The Antecs do stop all but the finest dust particles way better than any other case I've seen/tried and the build quality vs price as you pointed out is a big plus point.
 
Black interior and a side window instead of the awful side Fan/filter. Otherwise looks okay and you'll get a dual rad in the top it seems. It's all down to taste and preference though.

Great review Stulid :)
 
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