Antec P182 Advanced Super Mid Tower ATX Case (Black) Digital Life Electronics

Antec P182 Advanced Super Mid Tower ATX Case (Black)
from: Antec

List Price: $169.00

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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Antec
Color: Black
EAN: 0761345818209
Label: Antec
Manufacturer: Antec
Model: P182
Publisher: Antec
Sales Rank: 6728
Studio: Antec
Warranty: 3 years warranty

Features:

Attractive gun metal black finish
Dual chambers structure: The power supply (not included) is located in the lower chamber to isolate heat from the system and lower system noise
Special three-layer side panels and front door (aluminum, plastic, aluminum) dampen system generated noise, making this one of the quietest cases available
0.8mm cold rolled steel for durability used through the majority of the chassis, 1.0mm cold rolled steel around the 4x HDD area
11 Drive Bays:- External 4 x 5.25inches 1 x 3.5 inches - Internal 6 x 3.5 for HDD

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Product Description:
Introducing the P182, the newest edition in Antec's continually improving Performance One design. More innovations have been built in, such as an external fan control for the top and rear fans, a special gunmetal black finish, cable organizers and even ports with rubber grommets for externally mounted liquid-cooling radiators. All of these improvements build upon the great features of the original P180: the triple layer side panels and door design, and the upper and lower chamber structure to isolate power supply heat from the rest of your components. The P182 truly is the new standard by which all other performance cases will be measured.

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The Antec P182 Advanced Super Mid Tower ATX Case is the newest edition in Antec's continually improving Performance One design. This performance case boasts an external fan control for the top and rear fans, a special gun-metal black finish, cable organizers, and even rubber grommeted ports for externally mounted liquid cooling radiators. The P182 also features triple layer side panels, and an upper and lower chamber structure to isolate power supply heat from the rest of your components. All this and much more make the Antec P182 a superior case.

The Antec P182 has 11 drive bays--four external 5.25-inch bays, one external 3.5-inch bay, and six internal 3.5-inch bays for HDD. This case also has seven expansion slots and a remarkable cooling system with one rear 120-millimeter TriCool fan (standard); one top 120-millimeter TriCool fan (standard); one lower chamber 120-millimeter TriCool fan (standard); one front 120-millimeter fan (optional); and one middle 120-millimeter fan (optional) to cool the VGA. In addition, there is an external fan control on the rear panel for the fans in the upper chamber. Constructed mostly of 0.8-millimeter cold rolled steel, the P182 is a robust case designed to fit standard ATX 12-by-9.6-inch motherboards. It measures 21.3 by 8.1 by 19.9 inches (HxWxD).

Other features include:

Three-layer side panels and front door dampen system-generated noise
Cable organizer to help minimize clutter
Attractive gun-metal black finish
Double hinge door designed to open up to 270 degrees
Front-mounted ports provide convenient connections: two USB 2.0 ports, one IEEE 1394 (FireWire, i.Link) port, audio in/out port

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Yet another fine Antec case
This is my second Antec P182 and my fourth Antec case over the years.

Without doubt the case is very well thought out. The composite sides make for a very quiet case and the recess behind the motherboard allows for "external" of the cables, helping to keep obstruction of the air flow to a minimum. I was concerned about the 8-pin/4-pin cable lengths of power supplies being able to be routed behind the board and then entering in to power the motherboard, but it was not a problem with the Corsair 620HX and 520 HX power supplies with which I have worked. (Those power supplies are also wonderful because of their quiet operation and the use of modular cables allows for unobstructed air flow and having to fiddle around with fixing extra cables out of the way.)

The design of the case keeps the power supply in its own tunnel at the bottom of the case, pulling air over up to 4 hard drives with ... Read More

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- Great case for the money
The Antec P182 is an extremely versatile computer case that can be used for various types of computer use. When I was looking at for a new case I wanted to define what needs I expected a good case to fulfill. Overall I decided on reputation, build quality, versatility, cooling, weight, cable management, noise, and aesthetics. For the most part this computer case excels in these categories; however there are some instances where it falls short. However the $135 price tag you can't find a better case. This case's good qualities more than outweigh the bad and its one of the best cases I have ever used.

Antec, the case's manufacture, is one of the leading makers of computer cases in the industry and is known for making quality products. This was my second Antec case, my first being a p180, and through my experience Antec does not make cheap products. The First case I ever bought was an Aspire, now Apevia, ... Read More

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- Great computer case with lots of options and excellent cable management
I purchased this case on the recommendation of a friend. I'm glad I did. Antec makes some of the best computer cases out there, and this one is no exception.

Features:

1. Cable management features that allow you to run 90% of your cables behind the motherboard or under the main compartment. The case is designed so that the power supply and lower two hard drive bays are isolated from the main section of the case, allowing you to keep the power supply cooler, as well as better manage SATA cables.

2. Excellent, quiet fans on both front, back and top to keep things cool. While it doesn't have 120mm fans like some Coolmaster cases, I've never had heat issues, and I overclock my processor, and run a crossfire configuration with two ATI 3870s (soon to be 4870s!) I love how thick the removable panels on each side are. They provide good insulation for the case and give it a solid, well ... Read More

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- Nice but for one major flaw and a few little gripes
I like this case, it has a nice feel, except the front door hinge is flimsy plastic and broke off. Now the case has lost it's cool look, although it's still just as functional. The front door panel just smooths out the look and impedes airflow a little anyway. Be careful not to knock into that door or it will break off.

Otherwise, a nice looking, quiet and cool case. With three 120mm fans going at low speed it's very low key. The adjustable fans are a nice touch, although a knob setup for fine tuning would be preferable to the fixed three-speed switches. Still a nice touch. I keep mine on low and have good flow.

Incidentally, I found the stock Intel cooler to be quieter than the Zalman 9700 I have mounted. Even so, with the Zalman on the E6850, two SATA drives, the 8800GTX (at stock 50% rpm) and three 120mm fans on low powered by an Enermax Infiniti 720W PSU it is all pretty quiet and idles very ... Read More

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