Anything comparable to the P180 etc cases?

Widge · 10 Jun 2009 at 11:25

I've earmarked the Antec P180 as something to keep an eye out for on the cheap 2nd hand. Would you say that series of cases is one of the best on the market, is there anything that you would put in the same bracket?

Essentially, quiet would be nice and not looking like some piece of alien technology. Has to be able to fit a 4870 inside.

Also a question to p180 owners. I just picked up a 520w Corsair... will my cables reach all their desired locations?

DeadMan · 10 Jun 2009 at 11:38

Antec make some really nice cases but they are far from the best on the market.

The P180 has its pitfalls but is highly regarded by its owners although it can be a bit cramped with high end video cards requiring removal of hard drive modules which marks it down in my book.

The lian-li range has cases with doors have tried them?

Widge · 10 Jun 2009 at 11:42

Nope. I have very little knowledge whatsoever of cases. I'll have a gander through the Lian-Li section on here.

Widge · 10 Jun 2009 at 11:47

Crickey, lovely but expensive. Big range.

EsaT · 10 Jun 2009 at 13:49

DeadMan said:
The P180 has its pitfalls but is highly regarded by its owners...

P18x-serie's strength is its good acoustics, best noise containing ability from normally sold cases.
Could be summed as "drop parts in" quiet case compared to cheese grater/magpie nest majority which couldn't hold slightest noise inside unless completely "redesign modded".
P193 adds E-ATX support (space for longest graphics cards) but in number of device bays it's still mid tower.

Widge said:
Crickey, lovely but expensive. Big range.

Majority of Lian Li's case range is actually quite redundant and from utilitarian viewpoint anything above A70/A71 price doesn't really have anything to go for them in normal use.