P180 Cooling

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There are (2) 120mm fans in the upper section (one in the upper back and one in the top rear). There is one 120mm in the bottom suppling air to the power supply. That is really plenty of air for anything you can put in the case. But if you want there is a place in the front for another 120mm fan and one in the middle to blow air on the GPU(s)
http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=81800#
I don't know squat about what HSF's there are for the C2D sorry.
 
Some MFGs have their fans spin faster and louder with a different curve to the blades optimized for Hi-flow. Some go the other route with lower speed and a curve for quiet fans. Middle of the road fans (like these prob are) comprimise and give good airflow with moderate noise. You can opt for a controller to control the speed (and noise) yourself. Or if its to loud just run the fans at 7V (you will still have plenty of airflow) by taking the black lead (gnd) on the fan and putting it on the +5v line (+12v - +5v =+7v). This works 99% of the time. I found one supply that it would not work on (the fan would not run)
 
I have a P180 and here is what I do:

I took out the bottom PSU/HDD fan because I found that my PSU was drawing in plenty of air to keep thing cool. It also helps keep your PSU cables from getting chopped up in the fan blades and makes routing wires to the HDD a little easier.

I have all the other case fans (top, rear and intake) all set to the lowest possible setting.

That setup, combined with a almost silent SilverStone 120mm fan PSU and a Zalman heatsink make my computer in-audible when I am typing and barely audible when just sitting doing nothing.

I only have two suggestions for you that I am actually considering doing myself. I overclock a lot and at low RPMs the Zalman cooler does not cool very efficiently so I am going to be investing in a Scythe Ninja, using it as a passive cooler. I also looked into for a good while some replacement,quieter fans for the case. I dropped that after realizing just how quiet my PC is with the stock ones, however Yate Loon and Nexus make some very good replacement fans if you want to.

Right now the loudest thing in my PC is my graphics card HSF and that won't be for much longer...shows you how quiet this case can really be.
 
thrawn86 said:
http://sarversystems.com/index.php?option=com_expose&Itemid=31

select past projects - p180

All you need to know about cooling the p180. The lower middle 120 is optional if you do the lower front 120 mod (and not recommended if you have HDs in the lower cage or a longer psu)
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All of those punch-cut fan grills need to go! All they are good for is increasing turbulence (more noise) and restricting airflow.
 
Unknown-One said:
All of those punch-cut fan grills need to go! All they are good for is increasing turbulence (more noise) and restricting airflow.
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speaking of that, do the built in dust filters restrict air flow?

I have a P180 and I LOVE IT.
 
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All of those punch-cut fan grills need to go! All they are good for is increasing turbulence (more noise) and restricting airflow.
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They're not *that* bad, but you miss the point. Theres nowhere to mount the fan filters if the grilles are gone.

I still get plenty of airflow with the filters and grilles on with my yate loons at 12v
 
They do restrict airflow, but they save a lot of headache if you have a lot of things in your case like I do and if you have a Processor HS that has tightly packed fins and a fan that tend to get dusty. Since I got my P180, I keep the filters in and I have yet to dust my case. This case is so good I haven't even had to open the computer in a few months...considering with my old case I was having to open it almost weekly to do SOMETIHNG.
 
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