Which one? Antec 180 or 900?

Prox7

Prox7

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I currently have my system in an Antec 180 but I also have a 900 laying around. I've been procrastinating and haven't swapped. Now I am having second thoughts. Which should I go with?

By the way here are the specs:
C2D E6600 (not oc'ed)
ASUS P5B deluxe
BFG 8800 GT
2*2 GB DDR2
1*2 GB DDR2
2 DVR- DL SATA
1 Raptor 150
2 Raptor 74
2 250 MB (IDE, and SATA)
9500 LEd heatsink
 
I love my Antec 900, it's quiet and keeps my components cool with lots of airflow.

I have six 120mm Antec Tricools (3led 3 non led) and the 200mm tricool that exhausts the air from right above the CPU/PWM/RAM.

two 120mm fans in the bottom front, one on the side panel (I had to cut a corner of the fan to fit it with my Thermalright Ultra120 extreme) two on my Ultra120 and one exhausting out the back mount.

With them all on low and the 200mm on medium it is dead quiet and I can hear my hard drive. When I want to overclock I turn them all to high and it is still not that loud and the noise you do hear is mostly loud air flow :D

Once I get my IP35 Pro, pc8500 Tracers and hx520 back from RMA I am going to take the time to make the insides nice and maybe the window will grow on me a little more.

I love the case, there are a few things that it could use but for the price I can not complain. If you have it there why not try building with it and seeing how you like it?
 
Well. It depends on which one fits your taste. Antec 180 has a cleaner look imo. It's interior is easier to manage and I'm assuming cable management would be easier in it. The Antec 900 has great airflow. Can't beat that. You either like the look, or hate it. No in between. Only downside is cable management with the 900 is tricky to down right impossible without modding the case. I have a 900 and it's great, but Antec could have put more thought into cable management though.
 
Stick with the p180, I had an Antec 900 and bought a p182 because the Antec 900 is hell for cable management and the p180 looks so much more "professional" imo.
 
i have both the p180 kills the 900..900=noisy peice of crap with blue lights
 
Keep the P180. but if you lan alot and noise isnt an issue switch to the 900.
 
I heard the newer versions for the 900 have slots so you dont have to mod it to keep your cables tidy. Go with the 900 if you want to have a flashy case, if not then go for the 180. I have the 900 :cool:.
 
noise is pretty subjective. one might find an antec 900 with low rpm fans quiet, while another might find it loud with its mesh design and lack of hard drive suspension. anyways, if you already have both cases, try each one out for a week or so and go from there. personally, i would think that the p180 is easier to deal with on a day to day basis in terms of noise, dust, etc.
 
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