Antec P183 Mid-Tower Case Review | ||
| by lemonlime | June 16, 2009 | ||
| Installation Installation  To start our installation, we began by installing our PSU into the P183. Our Antec Signature 650W PSU fit without a hitch, and the rubber strips on the mounting bracket held it nice and comfortably once we had it screwed in place. We should mention that the original P180 case had a mid-mounted fan in the lower chamber that was known to cause issues with long PSUs. This optional fan mounting location has been relocated to the front of the hard drive cages where it won’t interfere with anything.   We then moved on to hard drive installation. As you can see, there are two different locations for hard drive mounting and two different mounting methods. Installing the drive into the removable caddy was actually a bit easier than installing it into the lower cage as gravity made lining up the mounting holes a bit easier. In both scenarios, the drive was secured very well. We just had to be careful not to knock out the rubber stand-offs as they come out fairly easily before being tightened down.   Next, we installed our Asus M3A78-T motherboard. This was nice and easy thanks to the spacious interior of the P183. We simply laid the case down on its side, lined up the mounting stand-offs and tightened it down. We were pleased to see that the 24-pin ATX connector lined up perfectly with the cut-out opening on the motherboard tray.   The cable management features at the rear of the P183 made routing the ATX power connector and CPU power connector a breeze. The included reusable cable ties can be used for this purpose, but we’d recommend the disposable type for a tighter hold. Unfortunately, there is not a lot of space between the rear of the motherboard tray and the side panel, so buyers will have to select the cables they wish to hide carefully. Big bundles of cables and power connectors will not fit behind the P183 motherboard tray.  So long as you won’t be using all four hard drives in the lower cage, it makes an excellent place to hide away PSU leads. Simply tuck in any spare leads and away you go.         | ||
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