someone talk me out of getting an Antec P180

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
man, if only the P180 had a window, i'd be all over it!

but hey...thats what moddings all about, right?

besides what acemcmac said, windows suck anyway. the only people who might appreciate it is your dorky friends and who cares about them anyway. lights suck too. ricing your car or ricing your case, it's unprofessional, inelegant, and tacky.

 

[BrokenVisage]

It's just a damn computer CASE.. there, I talked you out of it.

 

[bigrash]

sorry, but it's an ugly case

 

[Trikat]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
man, if only the P180 had a window, i'd be all over it!

but hey...thats what moddings all about, right?

besides what acemcmac said, windows suck anyway. the only people who might appreciate it is your dorky friends and who cares about them anyway. lights suck too. ricing your car or ricing your case, it's unprofessional, inelegant, and tacky.

The only mods I have to my P160 is the 2 tri-color LED 120mm fans, 2 tubes (1 blue 1 red and I hardly ever turn them on), and a fan/light controller. Simple and it doesn't ghey up my case.
To me, a plain looking is just too ugly. Like those older chieftech/antec cases. Not to mention they weigh a ton.
As for cars, I would never put lights on the outside of my car. I would also be very picky on my body kit if there is ever a reason to put one on.

 

[Shadowknight]

Originally posted by: Trikat
As for cars, I would never put lights on the outside of my car. I would also be very picky on my body kit if there is ever a reason to put one on.

But wouldn't it be hard to see in the dark if you got rid of your headlights?

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: cheapgoose
so I'm finally making a move towards a dually. picked up an opty 165 and an asrock 939 board.

anyway, now I need a new case.

was thinking about an antec slk3000b. it's about $50.

but when I saw the P180 today at Frys, I was like holy sh1t, I want that.

Microcenter will have the case onsale for $120 plus tax on jan 1st. I have 3 days to change my mind. someone please talk me out of it as spending more than $120 on a case is rather, well, excessive. I've never paid more than $60 for a case. I don't know, you guys feel like talking me out of it? alternatives?

thanks

Why a POS board? Who buys from assrock anyways... Get a decent board, otherwise you mind as well get a budget case and all...

 

[Booster]

anyway, now I need a new case

Something tells me you need more than that.

 

[Saint Nick]

was thinking about an antec slk3000b. it's about $50.

just get it. what is there to talk you out of? if you have two choices between cases, and one is cheaper, and you want to save money, then get the cheaper one DUH!!!

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
man, if only the P180 had a window, i'd be all over it!

but hey...thats what moddings all about, right?

besides what acemcmac said, windows suck anyway. the only people who might appreciate it is your dorky friends and who cares about them anyway. lights suck too. ricing your car or ricing your case, it's unprofessional, inelegant, and tacky.

and a window would defeat the whole point of a silent case. the worst noisiest cases are the ones with freakin windows. theres no noise dampening at all with that. and yes really who cares anymore about looking into your case, thats so old and tacky now. pc should be silent, tasteful and powerful.

 

[Rudee]

I prefer the Sonata II over the P180. The P180 seems cheaply buit.

 

[cheapgoose]

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: cheapgoose
so I'm finally making a move towards a dually. picked up an opty 165 and an asrock 939 board.

anyway, now I need a new case.

was thinking about an antec slk3000b. it's about $50.

but when I saw the P180 today at Frys, I was like holy sh1t, I want that.

Microcenter will have the case onsale for $120 plus tax on jan 1st. I have 3 days to change my mind. someone please talk me out of it as spending more than $120 on a case is rather, well, excessive. I've never paid more than $60 for a case. I don't know, you guys feel like talking me out of it? alternatives?

thanks

Why a POS board? Who buys from assrock anyways... Get a decent board, otherwise you mind as well get a budget case and all...

well, the only reason i went with the asrock is because i still want to use my X800 Por AGP and my Antec true430.

 

[her209]

Spend:

$200 computer case

-OR-

$50 computer case + $150 on a date

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: goku
Why a POS board? Who buys from assrock anyways... Get a decent board, otherwise you mind as well get a budget case and all...

the asrock isn't a bad board. it's just a cheap asus. plus it runs both agp and pcie.

too bad you can't sli over that...

Originally posted by: her209
Spend:

$200 computer case

-OR-

$50 computer case + $150 on a date

my p180 cost 130 shipped. it's been as low as 100 shipped.

Originally posted by: Googer
This thread belongs in general hardware.

Anyways, the Lian Li PC-V Plus series are much better cases.

Here is my pick.
http://www.lian-li.com/Product/Chassis/M_V_S_PC-V1100plus.htm

looking at how they animate their airflow i'm not sure they hired a thermo engineer to design it. it exhausts hot air right next to where it intakes air for the vga?

i think only apple has ever spent serious time and effort thinking about thermal design.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: cheapgoose
so I'm finally making a move towards a dually. picked up an opty 165 and an asrock 939 board.

anyway, now I need a new case.

was thinking about an antec slk3000b. it's about $50.

but when I saw the P180 today at Frys, I was like holy sh1t, I want that.

Microcenter will have the case onsale for $120 plus tax on jan 1st. I have 3 days to change my mind. someone please talk me out of it as spending more than $120 on a case is rather, well, excessive. I've never paid more than $60 for a case. I don't know, you guys feel like talking me out of it? alternatives?

thanks

This thread belongs in general hardware.

Anyways, the Lian Li PC-V Plus series are much better cases.

Here is my pick.
http://www.lian-li.com/Product/Chassis/M_V_S_PC-V1100plus.htm

 

[LeadMagnet]

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
man, if only the P180 had a window, i'd be all over it!

but hey...thats what moddings all about, right?

Thats why I sit on the outside of my computer - so I don't need a window on the side.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Buy a Sonata II, comes with an Antec 450W PSU, it's cheaper, it's quiet, and you don't have to worry about cable lengths being too short.