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Antec P160W thoughts?

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4keatimj

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Looking at the Antec P160W case for my next system (hopefully a Quad Core monster start of next year), and I've read some pretty good reviews on it. I have to ask the question but, does anyone have this case, and how does it fare?

It will have at least 5 hard drives in it, a DVD-RW (duh), and I was thinking of mating it with a TurePower Trio 650W, although I might look at getting an OCZ PSU, depending on price and availabilty. Does that sound good?

Ideas/opinoins are welcome, as I have another 3 months or so before I will be able to buy the gear, so if you have any suggestions that would be welcome. :)
 
I love it. I've had 7 or 8 cases in my day and this one is by far the best.

120mm fans (front + back)
Removable air filter
Stealthed optical drives
removable motherboard tray
HDDs mount straight in and not front to back (Helps with cable management)
Huge window
Very sturdy
Excellent airflow

Only thing you may have trouble with is the 5 HD's. The bottom only holds 4 so you'll need a 51/4" adapter to mount one up top.



As you can see I've opted for an OCZ PSU also. Quiet, reliable and powerful.
 
4keatimj said:
Looking at the Antec P160W case for my next system (hopefully a Quad Core monster start of next year), and I've read some pretty good reviews on it. I have to ask the question but, does anyone have this case, and how does it fare?

It will have at least 5 hard drives in it, a DVD-RW (duh), and I was thinking of mating it with a TurePower Trio 650W, although I might look at getting an OCZ PSU, depending on price and availabilty. Does that sound good?

Ideas/opinoins are welcome, as I have another 3 months or so before I will be able to buy the gear, so if you have any suggestions that would be welcome. :)
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Isn't the P160W white? If so I hate it. I can't stand white.

Regardless, the case is fine, just a bit small for my taste. Additionally I would advise against getting the Antec Trio 650w or any other Antec Power Supply for that matter. Thier quality has really gone down hill, and that PSU has three rails. The newest thinking on high end PSUs is that one large all powerful rail is the way to go. This is true because of new video cards requiring so much power from a single rail. Many of these multi-railed PSUs just won't cut it. Especially for G80 SLi.
 
dolphumous said:
P160 = Silver
P150 = White
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Well if it is silver, then I like it just fine. Just a bit cramped for my tastes.

You know what, I was thinking that it was the P150. I forgot about the P160 which I think is hideous. Very nice internal layout, but that front bezel and the size panel suck.
 
Functionally it will suit your needs, but I think the front and the window panel designs are too gaudy.
 
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