As the title says, $69.99 for an excellent case, ships free. I already have one and can say it's an excellent case, heavy sturdy design, quiet, and comes with two adjustable speed fans.
Good case, I love the one I have. Too bad I just picked up the P180 when it was on sale a couple weeks, because I like the black finish of the P182 better.
vannguyen0 said: hmmm.... clicking on that link shows the silver P180.
Updated. Sorry bout that.
The 180's good, but lacks some of the cable management features of the 182. Although I have heard that the 180's are identical to the 182's sometimes, depending on what they put in the box.
The 180's good, but lacks some of the cable management features of the 182. Although I have heard that the 180's are identical to the 182's sometimes, depending on what they put in the box.
I agree... I have the P180B. I think the P180 v1.1 is almost identical to the P182 minus the cable management features. But I was able to route my four PCIe power cable, my 8pin power cable and my SATA cable power behind the motherboard tray - so I'm not really missing out on that feature
But if anyone lives near a Microcenter (or doesn't mind paying shipping), Microcenter has the P182 for $79 AR:
The 180's good, but lacks some of the cable management features of the 182. Although I have heard that the 180's are identical to the 182's sometimes, depending on what they put in the box.
I agree... I have the P180B. I think the P180 v1.1 is almost identical to the P182 minus the cable management features. But I was able to route my four PCIe power cable, my 8pin power cable and my SATA cable power behind the motherboard tray - so I'm not really missing out on that feature
But if anyone lives near a Microcenter (or doesn't mind paying shipping), Microcenter has the P182 for $79 AR:
Yeah, to be honest I don't use much of the 182's cable management, other than the hooks across the top for the stock fan wires. Everything else fits between the motherboard tray and side panel. There's plenty of room there to route cables. The only other feature I use, which I think the 180 has also b/c of the PSU mounting, is the hole in the divider to run my HD power/cables. I managed to cram the ATX connector itself behind the mobo tray, though, with the plug snaking out over the top. The right side of that case has that much room between the motherboard tray and side panel.
sjwaste said: Yeah, to be honest I don't use much of the 182's cable management, other than the hooks across the top for the stock fan wires. Everything else fits between the motherboard tray and side panel. There's plenty of room there to route cables. The only other feature I use, which I think the 180 has also b/c of the PSU mounting, is the hole in the divider to run my HD power/cables. I managed to cram the ATX connector itself behind the mobo tray, though, with the plug snaking out over the top. The right side of that case has that much room between the motherboard tray and side panel.
Yeah... the ATX power connector was the only thing I couldn't route back there - as it was too thick (damn shrink wrapped modular cables!! - j/k, I love my PSU). No amount of force was going to get the side panel on with the ATX connector routed behind the motherboard tray. But it's not too bad... I only have that one cable coming up from the PSU compartment into the main compartment.
oharag1
Senior Member
posted: Sep. 5, 2008 @ 8:56a
You say P182 - the site says P180. You might want to make correction in title.
sjwaste said: As the title says, $69.99 for an excellent case, ships free. I already have one and can say it's an excellent case, heavy sturdy design, quiet, and comes with two adjustable speed fans.
The 180's good, but lacks some of the cable management features of the 182. Although I have heard that the 180's are identical to the 182's sometimes, depending on what they put in the box.
I agree... I have the P180B. I think the P180 v1.1 is almost identical to the P182 minus the cable management features. But I was able to route my four PCIe power cable, my 8pin power cable and my SATA cable power behind the motherboard tray - so I'm not really missing out on that feature
But if anyone lives near a Microcenter (or doesn't mind paying shipping), Microcenter has the P182 for $79 AR:
Yeah, to be honest I don't use much of the 182's cable management, other than the hooks across the top for the stock fan wires. Everything else fits between the motherboard tray and side panel. There's plenty of room there to route cables. The only other feature I use, which I think the 180 has also b/c of the PSU mounting, is the hole in the divider to run my HD power/cables. I managed to cram the ATX connector itself behind the mobo tray, though, with the plug snaking out over the top. The right side of that case has that much room between the motherboard tray and side panel.
After tax, then the 182 comes out to $88.00 or so for me. Is the 182 worth the extra $18.00?
I'm never going to watercool. That being said, I saw on some tech forums that the 180s now have the same features as the 182 except for the panel colors. The person that had the upgraded 180 bought his from Newegg.
jazzsax
Happy Member
posted: Sep. 5, 2008 @ 9:33a
I love the case too, though it's pretty heavy. I would add that if your power supply has short cables, you might not be able to use this case due to the way the cables are routed. It probably won't affect you if you have normal length cables.
Can someone tell me how to adjust the speed of the fans in the case? Thanks
GooberedUp
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Sep. 5, 2008 @ 9:50a
jazzsax said: I love the case too, though it's pretty heavy. I would add that if your power supply has short cables, you might not be able to use this case due to the way the cables are routed. It probably won't affect you if you have normal length cables.
Spend $5.00 and get an extender cable from monoprice.com.
Is this a joke? Why would you do that? Reselling cases is only good for local buyers, and I doubt you'll find 30 local buyers. Shipping would ruin it for internet sales.
... where exactly do I find these speed regulators though are they actually on the fan? or is it on the cable that connects to the mobo?
thanks again!
There is about a 3-5 inch cable poking off each fan with the 3 speed selector switch. I think the newer units had all the switches mounted on the upper back of the case.
... where exactly do I find these speed regulators though are they actually on the fan? or is it on the cable that connects to the mobo?
thanks again!
There is about a 3-5 inch cable poking off each fan with the 3 speed selector switch. I think the newer units had all the switches mounted on the upper back of the case.
Is this a joke? Why would you do that? Reselling cases is only good for local buyers, and I doubt you'll find 30 local buyers. Shipping would ruin it for internet sales. Yes, it was a joke; I just found it funny that Newegg limited quantities of their Shell Shocker deal to a mere "30 per customer".
These cases are really nice. I already have two of them.
Life is too short to work with crappy cases.
HarvesterOfBeer
Member
posted: Sep. 5, 2008 @ 11:49a
One thing to note is that this case does not come with a PSU. Not a dealbreaker, just a FYI. I bought one to upgrade my server. Currently have a Sonata I and need more bays.
kknd1967 said: for p180 v1.1 (most likely this one is), rear fan and top fan controllers are on the rear panel. only the HDD chamber fan is inside the case.
Just to add, that's the same setup as the P182. The mid-mounted fan in the bottom chamber has its regulator in there. I guess they didn't want to make fans with longer controller leads just for that one application.
FYI for those running full length video cards. If you run a card like the gtx 260, you can't use the middle drive bays. The clips from the hard drive brackets will get in the way. You have to mount the hard drives in the bottom drive bay in front of the psu.
thaita78 said: FYI for those running full length video cards. If you run a card like the gtx 260, you can't use the middle drive bays. The clips from the hard drive brackets will get in the way. You have to mount the hard drives in the bottom drive bay in front of the psu.
Yes, I agree.
I had the same problem.
You cannot use the middle drive bay cage with a GTX 260. I ended up just laying a bare drive in there because I had nowhere else to put the drive. I was really surprised that a case this big could not accomadate a modern GPU --- but until you have handled a GTX 260/280 you cannot understand how dang big they are! they are huge!
Man, don't need it right now as I am not building a new machine but might jump on it anyway for the next build that you know is coming This is a good price on a really nice case. I would agree that life is too short to deal with crappy cases. Green for you OP!
This case was identical to the 182, other than for the newer colors that the 182 line has.
The back of my case has the holes for the water cooling tubes, it has the fan speed controllers mounted to the outside corner of the case and it's got the cable management features on the motherboard tray.
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