Antec P180 By delta on Sep 07, 2007 - Updated Oct 15, 2011

I researched a lot before buying this case, and it is very awesome! I love the idea of seperate areas for the PSU and mainboard.

Overall I'd say it was well built, however theres a couple things which keep me from rating it well, however I'd like to point out that this will blow away any and all of the "stylized" "cool" cases for build quality, its all aluminum and high quality plastic on the outside. My issue is mainly with the front door, it makes it look awesome if you lock it, but otherwise it bows out and looks cheap (and doesn't latch securely). Also the part which seperates the upper and lower sections is very flimsy (the sliding part, not the barrier itself).

It does require long leads from the PSU in order to get power to the mainboard (usually the PSU sits above the mobo so the main connection can usually be very short) so make sure to get long enough connections. And routing can be a bit hard, with my fortron PSU though it hasn't been much of a problem, just keep in mind its harder to use then a normal case.

Finally, its entire design is about silent computing (Antec worked with SPCR in designing it) thus the seperate compartments, and thats why it weighs so much, to allow triple thick sides to reduce noise (aluminum-plastic-aluminum). and theres plenty of spots for fans although the VGU tube for the 80mm fan is pretty much junk