*Official* Antec P182 Case's,Builds,Modifications & FAQ's

quick question... the stock fans that come with the case, how have you guys connected them up as ive seen a few pictures on a few other peoples rigs and they have stacked them all into like one connector and put one power cable in the bottom.

any ideas or shots on how they are connected up :confused:


-power supply Corsair HX 620w
 
My case came today..... to replace my Thermaltake Tsunami :p

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I fitted an 8-pin extension lead and also a 24-pin extension lead, though I did not really need it for the 24-pin, this left the the gap on the right of the motherboard tray for other cables.

I removed the Antec fans from the rear, replacing the rears with 2 Sharkoon SE 2000 fans, these are controlled via a Fanmate 2.

The bottom fan was replaced with a spare Sycthe Flex 1200.

The two front fans are Antec Tricools, I was expecting them to cool my GPUs down a little but there is no change in that department!! (44C top card and 38C on the bottom card) They are set to medium speed. :(

I have reduced my TT120 fan speed from ~1800 to ~1600 and the SEs down from ~1700rpm to ~1200rpm.

Old idle temps were 40C - 42C CPU, Motherboard 38C, MCP 50C - 52C.

Currently the CPU is at 34C (earlier when the heating was on it went to 36C), Motherboard 34C and the MCP 46C.

Can be bothered atm to Prime it.... but will do so soon.

I can't believe how much quieter it is, no rattles or buzzes...... can't hear the HDDs....... Bloody GREAT!!

The back of the motherboard tray is real mess and full of cables...... :D:D dare not take any photos of it!!! :p

I think I will order a couple more Sharkoons to replace the Antec fans and get a Zalman MFC ( http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BB-001-ZA ) as described here so I can control the fans externally.....

Thanks to all who contributed to this thread as it helped me decide on this case over the Akasa Eclipse (as seen on another thread).

Really enjoyed doing this today!!!!

Happy New Year All!!! ;)
 
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InkZ said:
I had one lead from the PSU with 3 molex connectors on it and put them on there, didn't stack anything.
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might sound a noobish question but how does the power get there, i have the cable that came with the PSU (the molex connectors on there saying 'fan only')
 
Just got it set up.

How is my cable tidy skills guys? I'm not that good at getting the cables tidy but I've tried: (I'll post higher quality later)
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Had a shock thought PSU or mobo died as there was no power to it, dunno what the hell happened it started working by itself again.
 
willhub said:
You should not be considering one, you should be placing your mouse cursor firmly over the buy button and pressing left click :D.
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Haha :D How much space is there in between the front of the case and the front door? I have a fan controller with a jog wheel on the front that goes out about 1cm from the front. Will it fit? And also will my Antec Earthwatts 430W PSU be ok to use? Will I need any cable extensions?
 
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P182 is ok, but I wouldn't say it's a great case...it has a few foibles with it. for a simpler build it's ok, but if you're a tweaker or want space for the future then I'd look at another case. If only the 182 was 3" deeper..
 
iKettles said:
Haha :D How much space is there in between the front of the case and the front door? I have a fan controller with a jog wheel on the front that goes out about 1cm from the front. Will it fit? And also will my Antec Earthwatts 430W PSU be ok to use? Will I need any cable extensions?
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bout 1.5cm-2cm there

badbob said:
P182 is ok, but I wouldn't say it's a great case...it has a few foibles with it. for a simpler build it's ok, but if you're a tweaker or want space for the future then I'd look at another case. If only the 182 was 3" deeper..
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For my uses its a great case, amazing build quality, solid, very usefull and those drive bays that come out make more space, I like the sort of little gell pads that absorb vibration, brilliant.
 
Tomc@T said:
No biggie but your bottom HDD cage is in the wrong way, the tab should go to the front.
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Yea I know, I just could not be bothered to put it the other way again, It dont seem to be hurting anything, was trying to get the HDD the right way round. Surprised the 160gb HDD still works it fell off my old case onto the floor lol.
 
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