PC cases - can't speak highly enough of mine
22 November 2008, 02:28 PM
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PC cases - can't speak highly enough of mine
Just been adding a RAID1 array to the computer and I can't speak highly enough of the case I chose for my PC.
Its by ANTEC and its so well designed, it made fitting the additional 2 hard drives an absolute doddle. I already have 2 hard drives in there, and there was ZERO disruption to them.
All the cabling is so tidy - it all runs up the hidden compartment behind the motherboard.
The PSU has its own compartment for cooling. The hard drives, likewise.
If anyone is looking to build themselves a PC and don't have much experience, then I'd defintely recommend ANTEC for your case.
messy cables go into the hidden compartment:
Its by ANTEC and its so well designed, it made fitting the additional 2 hard drives an absolute doddle. I already have 2 hard drives in there, and there was ZERO disruption to them.
All the cabling is so tidy - it all runs up the hidden compartment behind the motherboard.
The PSU has its own compartment for cooling. The hard drives, likewise.
If anyone is looking to build themselves a PC and don't have much experience, then I'd defintely recommend ANTEC for your case.
messy cables go into the hidden compartment:
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22 November 2008, 03:41 PM
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Seconded. Just built a PC into an Antec P182... a beast of a case.
It's got enough fans in it to qualify as a wind tunnel, and it's still massively quieter than my old PC.
It's got enough fans in it to qualify as a wind tunnel, and it's still massively quieter than my old PC.
22 November 2008, 03:53 PM
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I'm thinking of getting one of these to replace my Antec Sonata, but a little worried about the noise. How quiet are they?
22 November 2008, 07:37 PM
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I'm happy with my P160 case I got about 3 years back. I need to change my drives soon as 1 of my pair in RAID1 failed. Hopefully going to fit a couple of WD 500gb RE3 and use another in an Antec MX-1 as external eSATA for backup. My cables are not hidden like yours though. I got open window on mine too so all insides visible.
22 November 2008, 07:48 PM
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The Antecs are nice cases 
What I like is the easy slot in designed for the HDs cages. Probably not as much noise dampening as I would like (rubber drive mounts etc.) But still good.
In contrast my Silverstone Lascala looks superb, but inside its a bare basic cheap ATX case - not what I'd expect for an expensive case. I've actually had to hack it apart to fit rubberised drive bay mounts to keep the RAID array quiet. I also had to chop out the fan grills in the rear and behind the front panel, as they consisted of small stamped holes which caused air tubulance, thus making the fans noisy (did I mention I hate noisy PCs?
), I got there in the end, but I'd rather just buy a case that would have done the job right to start with. 
What I like is the easy slot in designed for the HDs cages. Probably not as much noise dampening as I would like (rubber drive mounts etc.) But still good.
In contrast my Silverstone Lascala looks superb, but inside its a bare basic cheap ATX case - not what I'd expect for an expensive case. I've actually had to hack it apart to fit rubberised drive bay mounts to keep the RAID array quiet. I also had to chop out the fan grills in the rear and behind the front panel, as they consisted of small stamped holes which caused air tubulance, thus making the fans noisy (did I mention I hate noisy PCs?
), I got there in the end, but I'd rather just buy a case that would have done the job right to start with.
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The old PC has 3 fans in it, the new one has several more (9 I think I got up to) and if they are both on, one at each side of me, you can't tell the new on is on... it's drowned out by the noise from the old one.
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