WC in an Antec P182

[Quad-Damage]

I have the same case, i have a 3x rad on top of the case, i wanted to fit it inside, but there is no way without losing a cd rom drive or other space for more then 2 hds

[Oli4v]

I also have a P182 with a 360rad on top, PA120.3 to be exact, and i't's on the case, and the fans are on it at the top

maybe I should buy some extra fans so I kan do a pus/pull config on the PA120.3 , would be awesome

[armeniandave]

I think it's just a pom holder for the EK multires reservoirs and other reservoirs

Actually I machined that custom to hold the fillport.

[Card Nox]

Indeed Quad-Damage. Orginally I planned to make it all internal, so RAD and fans, that's also the reason why i choose the MCW320 instead of the PA120.3. Unfortunately I couldn't get it the way i wanted because of the lack of space above the mobo. Anywayz i'm still happy with my case and the performance it has, especially considered it's low low low noise .

[huho]

He Card Nox, I know you your'e Dutch and also registerd to Hardwareinfo.nl.
Ik ben royboy op hardwareinfo.nl
Welcome to ExtremeSystems, lots, lots of info here!

[huho]

Won't fit, buy a Lian Li PC-A71B and it all wil fit, perfect case, but yeh, I know, you probely won't buy a new case.....

[Card Nox]

@ huho, yup I'm indeed a HWI Senior Member
I check this site regular. I made this topic when I wanted to start with WC, but then after the build I forgot to post the update here . Now after my 're-build' I thought it would be nice to post the updates here also.

If I will buy a new case the Silverstone TJ07 is a big contender, but for now this case is enough for me

[Quad-Damage]

anyone know where i can get a side case window for my p182

[Card Nox]

You can build it youself. Just but a piece of Acryl from A.C. Ryan and start reading how-to's

[Adderall]

There are much better ones already, but here's mine. I'm pretty happy with it for now.





I had to cut some stuff, but it came out OK.

[huho]

@ Card Nox, Yes indeed the Silverstone TJ07 is a very, very good case, but muchos Euros....

[Card Nox]

@ Adderall, define better? I'm currently using atleast two 5,25'' bays so your build would be useless in my case. Beside that i'm also cooling my GPU so your RAD would be a little bit 'tight' for me.

And why am I now receiving email from a reaction in this thread made 11-16-2008, 08:06 PM ??? Some software bug or something?

[Adderall]

@ Adderall, define better? I'm currently using atleast two 5,25'' bays so your build would be useless in my case. Beside that i'm also cooling my GPU so your RAD would be a little bit 'tight' for me.

And why am I now receiving email from a reaction in this thread made 11-16-2008, 08:06 PM ??? Some software bug or something?

yeah I got a bunch of emails earlier this week to threads I had subscribed to... but they were very delayed. something must be messed up.

Ah, I didn't know you had more than one 5.25 bay... so yeah, my setup wouldn't work for you unless you cut and dropped the rad lower where the HDD are.

Looks like most of the 'heavier' (cpu,gpu,nb, etc) cooling setups are difficult to achieve in a p182 if you want to keep everything internal.

[Oli4v]

yeah I got a bunch of emails earlier this week to threads I had subscribed to... but they were very delayed. something must be messed up.

Ah, I didn't know you had more than one 5.25 bay... so yeah, my setup wouldn't work for you unless you cut and dropped the rad lower where the HDD are.

Looks like most of the 'heavier' (cpu,gpu,nb, etc) cooling setups are difficult to achieve in a p182 if you want to keep everything internal.

I'm also like using 3 5.25 bays of my p182, and in the nearby future like all the 4 of them

but atm, no watercooling, sold my gigabyte bord, a asus P5Q-e is the board I'll purchase this weekend, than back on wc, now @ my secondary pc ...

@Nox, Lemmy from hardware.info/nl is the person who's bumping your topic^^

[gazmtk]

I have to say the P182 is a bad case to WC, i had one, I gave it to my mother for her PC... I went the TJ-07 instead... forget the cost, and just buy one
I spent many months measuring the P182 to see what I could squeeze in there... its TOOO tight for comfort regardless of how much modding you are willing to do, for a BIG case its really small inside, I would say unless you want to completely redo all the internals, your not gonna fit a triple rad in well... IMHO of course

[flutie98]

Here is my solution, just needed some bolts and spacers from Lowes

[Quad-Damage]

^^ mine looks like yours, but a bit more ghetto

[Card Nox]

Hey Lemmy, I saw that you are currently WCing your secundary PC. Hope you have your main rig under WC again soon. GL with cleaning

@ gazmtk, i assume you didn't read the whole topic since i've done the build already a long time ago. I know it's not as spacious as some other cases but it does well imho. If I'll buy a new case it wil probably be the TJ-07. Just LOVE those murdermods!

@ flutie98, what about fans on your rad?

[gazmtk]

nah I kinda skimmed through, ive been awake 56hrs roughly atm, so my brain is going into lock down, nothing is really registering anymore
Just had nothing but dramas with my P182, im looking at getting another and ripping out all the guts to see what I can actually do with it....

[gurusan]

wcing this case is a nightmare. I gave up and will be building an external radbox instead.

[bigmike2094]

Is there a way you can fit 2 pa120.2's at the bottom in front of the PSU. It would take some cutting but i was worried about them not having enough air flow going to them with only one fan pushing in air and 4 pulling out air.

[Mick64]

Is there a way you can fit 2 pa120.2's at the bottom in front of the PSU. It would take some cutting but i was worried about them not having enough air flow going to them with only one fan pushing in air and 4 pulling out air.

You may be able to fit a rad sandwich down there, with rad grills on both side panels...

[Card Nox]

Nicely done. Reminds me of all the TJ-07s I've seen.

[flutie98]

@ flutie98, what about fans on your rad?

Just hadnt attached em yet

[doox00]

Here is my P182. I have 3 sflex 1600rpm fans on the rad.