Coolermaster Stacker 810 vs Antec P180

[oqvist]

Can we have a nice debate between these two?

So far I have come up with this.

P 180:

Pros: Probably more silent, better insulated
good airflow. PSU doesn´t heat up the case. PSU is cooled so the fans don´t spin up and make havoc as easily (have delta fans on my 510 deluxe).
Relatively competively priced.

Cons: Looks cramped and hard to work with. No removable tray. Can´t imagine fitting any rads in there or anything.


Stacker 810:

Pros: More room to play with. PSU again at bottom good thing.
Holds more fans, radiators, supports BTX, removable tray
You can play more with the airflow

Cons:
Loud??? Mesh on the side panel and the amount of fans even if you put them on low? Can you get as good airflow as with the P180 still having acceptible sound levels?? Is the fan beside the PSU enough to keep it supplied with cool air?
Still think it looks ugly on pictures

 

[oqvist]

Interesting changes. Why did they remove the crossflow fan? and the ability to mount fans on the side door?

 

[Jodiuh]

Well, I had both the orig stacker and the p180 with a stacker 810 on the way. I'll be using some of Silverstone's 120mm 1200rpm 25db 50cfm fans to cool it.

Do yourself a favor and ignore the cheaply confined antec and "stack" the odds in your favor

I took a look at the P180 and compared it to my slightly modded Lian Li PC65 a few months ago. I kept the P180 for 2 days before going back to my Lian Love Child, Silvie. Click here to for the thread and pics.