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

subroutine · 29 Sep 2007 at 23:16

I've just got a p180b and that top fan is drawing air out of the case by default . If you watch the 360 demo animation on this page of the p182, you'll see that's how it's supposed to work -

http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=81820

jk1001 · 29 Sep 2007 at 23:30

Does anyone know if a side panel with a window is available that fits the P182? I like the noise-dampening effect of the original Antec panel but it's nice to be able to see the PC running.

Dynix · 30 Sep 2007 at 02:02

Some pictures of mine (crappy quality, taken in my dark-ish room on my phone):

The case would be almost silent if it wasn't for my PSU fan. Anyone know of a way to control the speed of such, or is that unsafe? o_o

MTWest · 1 Oct 2007 at 11:02

My top fan blows air out of the case as well. Kinda strange that some of you have it sucking air into the case instead. Maybe someone should be fired at the factory?

BFG_9000 · 1 Oct 2007 at 11:17

Rotate and mount fan to ether blow cool air in or blow warm air out... 2 second job... :cool:

simonnance · 1 Oct 2007 at 11:18

they probably fliped them to give better CPU airflow, i did that on my PC-A10, which is a bigger, sexier, aluminium P182 with more drive bays & 2xPSU bays. It doesnt have quite the same cable routing abilities though.

Rezident · 1 Oct 2007 at 16:10

Do the 3 120mm fans have to be connected to the mobo as well as to the PSU?

Bobmunkhouse · 1 Oct 2007 at 16:26

Here is my crazy cable mess......but hey lots of fans......

BFG_9000 · 1 Oct 2007 at 17:10

Rezident said:
Do the 3 120mm fans have to be connected to the mobo as well as to the PSU?

120mm fans can be connected to both the motherboard or the powersupply all which depend on the fan connectors used, the molex connectors will go to the powersupply (3 pin converters will enable you to connect to motherboard), and 3 pin connectors are connected to the motherboard. I do prefer connecting fans to the motherboard, keeps cabling down to a minimum..

Rezident · 1 Oct 2007 at 18:09

BFG_9000 said:
120mm fans can be connected to both the motherboard or the powersupply all which depend on the fan connectors used, the molex connectors will go to the powersupply (3 pin converters will enable you to connect to motherboard), and 3 pin connectors are connected to the motherboard. I do prefer connecting fans to the motherboard, keeps cabling down to a minimum..

Thanks. Yes I would prefer the same but there don't appear to be any 3-pin converters with the case, I presume you have to get them separately?

BFG_9000 · 1 Oct 2007 at 18:30

Molex to 3 pin converters you will have to buy seperately, I think they are only a couple of £'s at most..

chezney · 1 Oct 2007 at 18:50

Well heres my latest build of

antec p182 case
scythe kama bay cooler
5x yate loons 120mm case fans
scythe ninja reb B with Silenx 120mm fan(will be replaced with thermalright ultra 120 when it arrives)
8800gtx (with thermalright hr-03 plus cooler)
Q6600 G0 stepping
2gb Ocz pc2-8500 sli ready ram
600w ocz stealthstream psu
Creative X-fi extreme music

all in all this is a great case i havent got around to overclocking this chip yet but plan to have a bash this weekend well as soon as the new heatsink arrives.

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hope this gives you some food for thought

abient system temp = 29 degrees c should be ready for some serious clocking

Aidoscuz · 1 Oct 2007 at 22:14

Does anyone think it's worth replacing the stock case fans in this case? I'm thinking of getting some Sharkoon Silent Eagles 1000s to replace the Antec Tri-Cools. Are the stock fans decent, or would the sharkoons be noticeably quieter/perform better?

Also would I be better off buying a fan controller for them, or would controlling them via the motherboard work fine?

BFG_9000 · 1 Oct 2007 at 22:36

Aidoscuz said:
Does anyone think it's worth replacing the stock case fans in this case? I'm thinking of getting some Sharkoon Silent Eagles 1000s to replace the Antec Tri-Cools. Are the stock fans decent, or would the sharkoons be noticeably quieter/perform better?

Also would I be better off buying a fan controller for them, or would controlling them via the motherboard work fine?

I am going to use Akasa 120mm Blue LED fans to replace the stock fans :cool:

Never used any stock fans that have come with cases, they don't seem to have as good cfm ratings as leading brands...

Sprite · 1 Oct 2007 at 22:45

Annoying thing is you cant put a radiator on the back where the fan is and have the side pannel closed at the same time...

Aidoscuz · 1 Oct 2007 at 22:48

BFG_9000 said:
I am going to use Akasa 120mm Blue LED fans to replace the stock fans Never used any stock fans that have come with cases, they don't seem to have as good cfm ratings as leading brands...

Alright, I think I'm settled on this case. My shopping list looks something like this then:

Antec P182 Case
4x Sharkoon Silent Eagle 120MM Case fans
Zalman MFC1 Plus Fan Controller
Akasa 20/24-Pin 30cm PSU Extension Cable
4-Pin 12V PSU Extension Cable (OcUK don't seem to sell any but I should be able to pick one up somewhere)

With the fan controller, when the fans can be adjusted to 5V, does this translate into 5/12 of the RPM, ie, I'd have a minimum of 833 RPM with the Sharkoon 2000s? If it is like that then I'm thinking the 2000s would be a better choice than the 1000s since they'd be more flexible.

Mmm, Silence

BFG_9000 · 1 Oct 2007 at 22:53

Aidoscuz said:
Alright, I think I'm settled on this case. My shopping list looks something like this then:

Antec P182 Case
4x Sharkoon Silent Eagle 120MM Case fans
Zalman MFC1 Plus Fan Controller
Akasa 20/24-Pin 30cm PSU Extension Cable
4-Pin 12V PSU Extension Cable (OcUK don't seem to sell any but I should be able to pick one up somewhere)

With the fan controller, when the fans can be adjusted to 5V, does this translate into 5/12 of the RPM, ie, I'd have a minimum of 833 RPM with the Sharkoon 2000s? If it is like that then I'm thinking the 2000s would be a better choice than the 1000s since they'd be more flexible.

Mmm, Silence

Excellent choice...

Look forward to pic's...

chezney · 1 Oct 2007 at 23:00

Aidoscuz said:
Alright, I think I'm settled on this case. My shopping list looks something like this then:

Antec P182 Case
4x Sharkoon Silent Eagle 120MM Case fans
Zalman MFC1 Plus Fan Controller
Akasa 20/24-Pin 30cm PSU Extension Cable
4-Pin 12V PSU Extension Cable (OcUK don't seem to sell any but I should be able to pick one up somewhere)

With the fan controller, when the fans can be adjusted to 5V, does this translate into 5/12 of the RPM, ie, I'd have a minimum of 833 RPM with the Sharkoon 2000s? If it is like that then I'm thinking the 2000s would be a better choice than the 1000s since they'd be more flexible.

Mmm, Silence

well i have upgraded all the fans in this case to yate loons and even with them on full speed they are quieter than the stock ones at low and half speed i now have a fan controller too which brings the noise down considerably all i need to do is get rid of my crappy ocz stealthsteam psu for total silence.

BFG_9000 · 1 Oct 2007 at 23:10

chezney said:
well i have upgraded all the fans in this case to yate loons and even with them on full speed they are quieter than the stock ones at low and half speed i now have a fan controller too which brings the noise down considerably all i need to do is get rid of my crappy ocz stealthsteam psu for total silence.

Any pics "chezney"... :cool:

chezney · 1 Oct 2007 at 23:10

about 6 posts up from my last comment

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