I want Antec P182 but it's too tall.

[porschetr]

The dimension shown tells me that it's 1cm too tall for my desk.It will hit the shelve. Doh

What else is quite and have clean design and advanced interior design. I don't wanna spend more than what P192 goes for.

I looked at Sonata III but it looks really cheap. The front door looks like .40c plastic piece that can break anyday.

 

[tdawg]

I have the original Sonata and the door hasn't fallen off yet, even after slamming it closed for whatever reason. I think I've had it for at least a year and I open and close the door at least twice a day.

Best thing about the case is that it's whisper quiet.

 

[WobbleWobble]

What if you don't use the spoiler? Is it too tall then?

 

[swtethan]

yeah, the rear vent mesh in the back adds 2cm!

 

[porschetr]

It's removable?

 

[Raider1284]

yes you can remove that rear fan spoiler. I doubt that would be included with dimensions of the case though.

 

[porschetr]

I just went to a store and checked it out.
It will fit without the spoiler but it won't give that much room to vent the air, and it's also too long.

Too bad.

 

[porschetr]

http://www.nzxt.com/products/hush/

How's this?

 

[monk3yboy]

I just saw a review on that and was kinda curious about real world application testing.
Review here

If anything it's only 90 bucks at the egg if you want to try it and let us know

 

[porschetr]

Is it possible to use the old P2 case? It's a Samsung one.

 

[Quadratix]

The P182 has 4 little rubber feet that are a few centimeters tall. Cut those down a bit and don't use the spoiler, and voila.

 

[porschetr]

I think those rubbers only few millimeters tall. And the case is too long for my computer desk.
Unless I move the case to under the desk, P182 won't fit.

 

[WoodButcher]

Originally posted by: porschetr
Is it possible to use the old P2 case? It's a Samsung one.

Depends what you want to do, is it ATX, MATX? will your graphics card fit?
This is an old matx Toshiba case from a P3 system. E6600 w/ internal watercooling.
Anything is possible.

 

[porschetr]

I don't think I'll go with that route. I checked the case and it doesn't even have a case fan or vent holes for it.
Only fans that computer has is one in the 160W PS and 40mm fan on the processor.

 

[Neurodog]

Originally posted by: porschetr
The dimension shown tells me that it's 1cm too tall for my desk.It will hit the shelve. Doh

What else is quite and have clean design and advanced interior design. I don't wanna spend more than what P192 goes for.

I looked at Sonata III but it looks really cheap. The front door looks like .40c plastic piece that can break anyday.

I just built myself another PC and bought the new Sonata III case. The front door is better then version II and it's nice and quiet IMO. My version II is still in good condition after 1.5 years and a few lanparty's later the door still works fine.