Antec P183 Case Review Comment Thread

[ck55]

I think this is the best case for a reasonable price. I only like the cases with clean minimalistic looks. I mean is it too much to ask for a nicely designed case that's comparable to a Mac? I like PC and I know there are nicely designed cases out there like this one.

How much do you think I could get this for? Pricecanada says 150$ right now but I know the P182 went down close to 100$

[lcdguy]

Originally Posted by ck55

I think this is the best case for a reasonable price. I only like the cases with clean minimalistic looks. I mean is it too much to ask for a nicely designed case that's comparable to a Mac? I like PC and I know there are nicely designed cases out there like this one.

How much do you think I could get this for? Pricecanada says 150$ right now but I know the P182 went down close to 100$

i was able to pricematch my p183 to 151.

[S_G]

That is a very nice case. I'm really bummed that they went with a plain interior, because it doesn't match the superb exterior at all. Great review.

[Eagle Eye]

If you've got the time just paint it or have it powdercoated. I agree with a black interior it sure would have that wow factor and compliment the exterior.

EE

[Kilauea]

Hey,

I just bought this case, got it today... Still waiting on the rest of the system as it went on a trip elsewhere it seems. Anyway, I just plugged the fans to see how they were. At low setting, they both are fairly quiet... However, at medium setting, the top fan gets extremly loud and at high, well, you know... much louder. In comparison, the back fan gets louder and all, but at high it doesn't even reach what the top fan gets at medium. I wonder if I got 1 "quiet" tri-cool or 1 loud tricool.

Another thing, the top fan's controller doesn't stick out as much as the back fan's controller, that makes it very hard to switch the fan speed on this one, let alone doing that when u have to do that when its plugged.

I got 2 noctua NF-S12-1200 that I planned to use for this case, originally I planned to use them in the front, but now I am wondering... any ideas about that.

Btw, great review, loved it, wished it had been done a week ago, but then again, it wouldn't have changed my mind, it actually confirmed it.

[BobbyLou]

hey im considering snaggin 1 of these cases. Does any1 know if these can fit karge air cooler like the TRUE? Also, if you have a long video card like a 285 or something is there still enough room to put a fan on the hardrive cage

[slntdth93]

Although this thread has been dead for a while,
i just purchased a P183 and they have created a Rev.2
Noticeable changes include a cpu backplate cutout (that did not match my backplate location at all, and SSD mounts for the upper compartment hard drives