P182 for £45.99 wtf!
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Haha, bargain!! Ive seen quite a few cases go from the clearence dead cheap and often the problems are trivial little things. Nice buy, let us know how it is 
Well it arrived, and from the looks of things the only problems were that it wasn't in the original box, nor did it have an instruction manual, THAT'S IT! Hahaha.
Here are some pics anyway, sorry about the ones once its built, bad light/not caring at that point.
Showing the size difference
The old un!
With the door open. There are 2 xigmateks there. The top on is tie wrapped in
Cable management is pretty dam good in this case, and I think I did it ok?
Going to remove some fans from it though as its still a bit noisy! By the looks of it the top exhaust wont be doing a lot. And I may change the other 2 Antec fans. Any other suggestions on how to make it quieter?
I just wish this one was black internal, it does spoil the case somewhat!
Still yet to decide if I'm going to keep it, it hasn't wowed me as much as I thought it would, pretty much due to the noise and colour factor me thinks!
Here are some pics anyway, sorry about the ones once its built, bad light/not caring at that point.
Showing the size difference
The old un!
With the door open. There are 2 xigmateks there. The top on is tie wrapped in
Cable management is pretty dam good in this case, and I think I did it ok?
Going to remove some fans from it though as its still a bit noisy! By the looks of it the top exhaust wont be doing a lot. And I may change the other 2 Antec fans. Any other suggestions on how to make it quieter?
I just wish this one was black internal, it does spoil the case somewhat!
Still yet to decide if I'm going to keep it, it hasn't wowed me as much as I thought it would, pretty much due to the noise and colour factor me thinks!
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Can easily get the insides powder coated or have a bash your self with some spray paint.
Nice work on the cable management though like you said! much tidier than your old case was (not that it was that bad lol)
To reduce noise you could just volt mod the fans down to 7V or so, or use a fan controller. Using a Zalman fan controller in my rig and its one of the best purchases Ive made! So easy to just turn the fans down when browsing or watching a film, then wack them upto full speed when gaming. Could be a good solution for you
Nice work on the cable management though like you said! much tidier than your old case was (not that it was that bad lol)
To reduce noise you could just volt mod the fans down to 7V or so, or use a fan controller. Using a Zalman fan controller in my rig and its one of the best purchases Ive made! So easy to just turn the fans down when browsing or watching a film, then wack them upto full speed when gaming. Could be a good solution for you
Yeah that's what I did with my other, rattle cans ***! Haha.
Cheers I made extra holes in my old one to aid it a little.
That does indeed sound like a good plan, I have just spotted a picture of someone else on here's p182 and they have removed the roof exhaust, and don't have the top front one like me. Would this make my case a lot hotter if I removed them or would it actually benefit the airflow?
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I made extra holes in my old one to aid it a little. That does indeed sound like a good plan, I have just spotted a picture of someone else on here's p182 and they have removed the roof exhaust, and don't have the top front one like me. Would this make my case a lot hotter if I removed them or would it actually benefit the airflow?
Yeah... Thrashcan those Tri-craps and get some acoustically good fans.
