I've been hearing a lot of good things from both of these cases and was wondering something. Which case would be a better buy? This is assuming that you had the money to spend on either case. I just want some opinions cause I want to see what the majority of people would get. Both cases to me look amazing but I'm not sure which case to make a final decision on.
For max air cooling, go with the antec 900... For solid air cooling, silence, and good looks, go with a P180B Revision 1.1 or P182!
I vote P180B, I got Version 1.1, its basically a P182 inside but P180B outside... Custom fans for it, superb! P180B can hold 5 case fans, 6 if you put a 80MM fan in the front of the lower HDD cage. I have a PC P&C 750 PSU so I had to remove the lower fan and the 8800GTX is too long for the second middle drive bay fan... Still got 4 in it though!
My vote goes to the Antec P180B, but that is more due to preference rather than any particular technical merit of either case. Simply, while the Antec 900 would have a lot of airflow due to its cheese-grater design for the exterior, those bright blue LED fans would keep me up at night. Now, I prefer having/making a machine that has that unassuming look... like it could hide in plain sight rather than stand out, only for it to be a beast of a machine inside. ;) All that visual fluff doesn't add any extra performance, no matter how much the guys driving cars with altezza lights and twenty pounds of vynil stickers/decals will say otherwise.
I see what you guys are saying about these cases. Personally, I liked the Antec 900 just because I heard of it first before the P180B... but as long as I get a kick ass case that will provide all the cooling and style I need then I'm good to go :D
I usually don't say things this way, but... Antec pwnz.
I love my P180B. Of course when I bought it, the Nine Hundred didn't exist. But given the choice I would still go with the P180B (or a slightly different version of it). I'm not much for flashy cases myself.
Even their basic cases are thoughtfully well designed. I put one of my older machines into a SLK1650B and gave it to my mother as a gift. This thing is absolutely silent.
And it's not just their products - the company is great, too. When a power surge fried the front panel USB circuit board in the SLK1650B, Antec Support was quick and courteous about solving the problem - I had a new front panel header within a few days of contacting them.
Whatever your choice, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.
The Antec Nine Hundred is a great case (I own one), and is superior to the P180 in almost every way, although I think the P180 might be a little more silent.
My vote goes to the Antec P180B, but that is more due to preference rather than any particular technical merit of either case. Simply, while the Antec 900 would have a lot of airflow due to its cheese-grater design for the exterior, those bright blue LED fans would keep me up at night. Now, I prefer having/making a machine that has that unassuming look... like it could hide in plain sight rather than stand out, only for it to be a beast of a machine inside. ;) All that visual fluff doesn't add any extra performance, no matter how much the guys driving cars with altezza lights and twenty pounds of vynil stickers/decals will say otherwise.codezer0
You can always take the LED fans out and put in something else.
Yeah I have heard the P180B is a bit more silent but to me sound issues will not be a problem. It's a matter of what case will provide the most room, cooling, and flexibility.
Yeah I have heard the P180B is a bit more silent but to me sound issues will not be a problem. It's a matter of what case will provide the most room, cooling, and flexibility.Ichalabon
The P180B (or P182) will provide you with more room, as it's slightly bigger. Cooling is probably going to go to the Nine Hundred. Flexibility...I don't know what you mean here. I'm assuming you don't mean a case you can crumple in your fist, maybe you mean for modding or upgrading purposes? The P180 looks to have much more going for it in the way of modding, given its more solid design, but both will offer pretty much identical upgradability.
You can always take the LED fans out and put in something else. WhiteSnake5000
Don't care. There is always some kind of LED activity going on, even if indirectly. Not to mention going that route just adds to the cost of the case itself, when there's another that is perfectly fine and wouldn't have that problem.
I Would go for the P180b. The 900 looks like a case if you want to have glow uv ray cables and you don't mind about pc noise. On the other hand if you want a real quiet and cool sturdy case then go with the p180.
I could be wrong, but it looks to me like the air flow in the 182 is a lot better for cooling. It draws air directly in from the front and moves it directly out the back (I know there's a fan on top, but it's still at the back). The one-way flow keeps fresh air coming in steady, while the 900 has holes all over the place where air can come and go.
The seperate power supply chamber in the 182 seems like a good idea, too.
I've never used the 900, so my opinion is based only on what I've read about it.
[QUOTE="WhiteSnake5000"]You can always take the LED fans out and put in something else. codezer0
Don't care. There is always some kind of LED activity going on, even if indirectly. Not to mention going that route just adds to the cost of the case itself, when there's another that is perfectly fine and wouldn't have that problem.Yeah, honestly I wouldn't get either of them. I payed $70 for my Raidmax Katana, and with a few extra fans it does just as good as my friends Antec 900. Yes, it has leds too, OMG. But I love LEDs.
Yeah, honestly I wouldn't get either of them. I payed $70 for my Raidmax Katana, and with a few extra fans it does just as good as my friends Antec 900. Yes, it has leds too, OMG. But I love LEDs.WhiteSnake5000
I used to be into all those LED's and "bling" and stuff. Problem is, it was getting in the way of allowing me to sleep. With the computer on at night, those bright-assed lights would keep me up when I'm trying to get to bed.
I'm torn between these two cases myself. The P180B has a nicer design IMO, as well as more external drive bays(4*5.25"+1*3.5" vs. only 3*5.25"), but I'm not much of a fan of cases with doors on the front. Plus, everyone who has one says it's HEAVY(and this is just the case itself, before anything is mounted inside!), and I don't want to break my back taking my future gaming setup to a LAN party or whatnot. The 900 has plenty of cooling capability(much needed for someone like myself who plans to overclock), as well as a seemingly easy-to-open side door for tinkering inside and power/reset/IO jacks on the top where I want them, not to mention supposedly being much lighter than the P180B/P182/P190 line of cases according to Antec's spec sheets. Oh, there also isn't a door on the front, and it seems to be a tad cheaper. However, I don't quite like the overall design as much as the P180B, and there's the aforementioned issue of only having three external 5.25" bays without removing one of the fans. For now, I have the 900 in my future order list, but I believe that the reason why most people vote for the 900 is a bandwagon thing-it seems that it had some edge in popularity over the P180B, and that edge snowballed into a rather large amount as people keep hearing about the 900, but not the P180B. Or maybe it's just because they're like me in the sense that they don't want to herniate themselves just trying to carry the case around.
I have the 180 and it rocks. HAve the stock fans on high and I barely hear it. It cools great.
Side question.... anyone know where I can get more of those longer screws the ones that are the size of the rubber things that you use to screw the harddrives in. (about the size of nickle or so wide and a cm or so deeper).
Thanks
Oh while I figure the hardware store is an obvious answer, I check the antec spare parts page and didnt see screws or case screws on there. Should I check with customer support to see if they can just send me a dozen for 5 - 10 bucks or so.
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