Antec P182 Enclosure

Introduction:

For those who are new to the world of PC hardware, the Antec name is synonymous with computer case enclosures. Since they are pretty much the pinnacle of regular desktop and rackmount case enclosures, pretty much every computer store that haven't heard the name. Most of the best features and standards have been either set or polished up by Antec in every facet of computer enclosures. And naturally, it would make all the sense in the world for them to come in with guns blazing offering some of the foremost reliable power supplies. The list just keeps getting better from there on offering up quite a few other things to make your PC experience all the more enjoyable.

Antec are the Jedi Masters of the enclosure market. One of the best cases on the market that we had the pleasure of reviewing was their awesome P180 series. It would seem there wasn't a lot that could be improved with the P180 at the time and it really didn't seem like a feasible objective to try. One of the common remarks made about the P180 was the size of the internal chassis. It seems big enough until you really pack in your SLI graphics and various modified kits. Then the internal chassis seems a bit on the small and crowded side. Its lower chamber tend to crowd the PSU wires that run up to the upper chamber as it passed through the slot. Wire management is always a bit of a challenge in any system. Another small issue was the lack of features that were water or liquid cooling supportive.

Alas, Antec is one of the very best at enclosures and part of that title comes from never excepting something just short of great. These guys are never content unless something of theirs leaves a mark or sets another standard. It is with great pleasure we show you the updated P182 Enclosure and all of its improvements. Allow me to give you the tour and offer up some new ideas that have also come from Antec. And don't be surprised if you see the concept surface amongst other makers.

Antec Says the P182 is...

The new standard in performance cases

Introducing the P182, the newest edition in Antec’s continually improving Performance One design. More innovations have been built in, such as an external fan control for the top and rear fans, a special gun metal black finish, cable organizers and even rubber grommeted ports for externally mounted liquidcooling radiators. All of these improvements build upon the great features of the original P180: the triple layer side panels and door design, and the upper and lower chamber structure to isolate power supply heat from the rest of your components. The P182 truly is the new standard by which all other performance cases will be measured.

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