Choosing the right Case

JHONO · 13 May 2008 at 20:28

Lo all, getting a bit tired of my old thermaltake armor Jr. its an ok case and served me well the last 18 months. Thing is im looking for an a new case which has plenty of room meaning good airflow and that has good cable management for all those untidy cables.

Im thinking of the Antec P182 it looks good. Thing is since the PSU has to be placed on the bottom of the case, this could mean a consern about the psu cables lengths. I have an Enermax liberty 620W modular PSU. Thing is will the PSU ATX 2 cable be able to reach the power connector, same applys to the 12v CPU power connector which is situated at the top of board? Ive heard of a few people who have had this problem.

Just wondering if anyone has the antec P182 please reply since this a concern.

Thanks

Chimerical · 13 May 2008 at 20:34

I recommend the Hiper Osiris:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17873926

Enermax Liberty cables are plenty long enough in my Antec 900 (bottom mounted PSU).

However, you could always buy these:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-021-AK&groupid=701&catid=48&subcat=153

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-022-AK&groupid=701&catid=48&subcat=153

JHONO · 13 May 2008 at 20:46

Thanks for the reply

That case looks very nice thank you! Those cables look good too. The 24 pin one looks like the one i need, but whats with the 8 pin one since i dont understand how that fits into the motherboard. Thought motherboard ATX 2 connectors were only 24?

Thanks

Chimerical · 13 May 2008 at 20:49

The 8 pin is for the CPU power socket on the motherboard (can be 4 pin also).