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radiator fitting or not shouldn't be being applied to an antec case and you know it. they're still designing their cases strictly based on air cooling. that said, you could easily stick your PA160 either in the rear intake, or in the top exhaust.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fr3ak
in case a PA160 WON'T fit in the rear, there's still the top. PA160's are PLENTY of radiator for current hardware. granted, it's not going to be good for long, i'm sure a 4x4 w/ quad SLI would require a PA120.3
Well the top fan is better as an intake than a outtake. If you flip it around and keep it on a low setting, it provides fresh air to your cpu hsf which is then directed out through the back of the case.
It is the same setup as the P180B, Antec just made it look a bit more flashy with this new case.
i disagree on that fan setup. heat rises, so you're trying to force cool air to move in a different direction than it's used to. if the top fan is on exhaust, you're helping hot air to achieve it's goal, so to speak. plus, a larger fan on exhaust at a lower setting pushes more cfm at a lower rpm, 200mm could efficiently be run at half the RPM as the two 120mm on intake and push out more air than the 120mm could possibly pull in. thus making the entire machine that much more efficient.
wow, i love this case, ordered mine
steel case <3
Yup.Quote:
Originally Posted by dicecca112
tight case. so today i went to fry's and saw this tight case with 4 side fan holding places! i wish i could afford one of these super aired cool cases lol but ill rather upgrade parts.
I with many other P180 owners have verified that when using the top fan as an intake, you can decrease your temps by 2-5c, particulary for the cpu but for the rest of the system also. Your explanation is logical I guess, but the P180's air flow is not really the typical setup.
Looks very ugly...
I bet it gets dusty quick if I were to use that top fan for intake.
Man, I wish Antec would quit using that dull gray steel and use some polished/anodized aluminum instead...
I don't know about that new case but the P180 has a dust filter and a grill so dust is a non-issue. :woot:Quote:
Originally Posted by WeaponII
meh. it's ok I prefer the larger cases like the UFO or supertowers in general. less knuckle busting.
Nice...Quote:
Originally Posted by kimbo
Wow, that case is rather hideous. And I own a Stacker 830! :shrug:
That looks dead ugly, like they got a server rack and went at it with a hacksaw...
I'm pretty conservative and I don't think it looks that bad. Anyways - anyone ever buy one of these and have some feedback? I'm looking for better cooling for my rig - big concern on this case is the noise levels from the fans.
It looks nice & a worthy replacement for say a Lanboy. It doesnt look all that big from the pictures. Airflow will be superior though, but I think its 2 small judging by the looks of it :)
Ya, I don't think you could fit a triple rad in there. Not to mention it doesn't have support for E-ATX. It's hard to find a good case that will hold my dualing and watercooling.
Gee all it needs now is a 250mm side intake...
Sure it has TONS of potential, but for this case to be workable, Antec needs to first invert the mobo to alleviate the wiring issues, then they need to get rid of that idiotic "uphill slope" crap, by just adding another bay, and putting the ports to the side or something. Finally, they need to add little switches to the LED fans, and make it painfully apparent that they can be turned off easily, for those who don't like it.
In terms of WC, a 120.3 could be fit to the top of the 'revised' case, but otherwise a 120.2 is easy to slap on those drive bays, and a res could quite easily be modified into the dimple.