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| Brand: | Antec |
| Item Height : | 54.1 centimetres |
| Item Width: | 20.6 centimetres |
Technical Details
- Dual chamber design isolates heat and noise
- Cable organisers
- Three-layer, sound-deadening side panels and front door
- 3 years warranty
- Support Mini ITX, Micro ATX and ATX
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
The Antec P183 epitomizes cooling, quiet and sophistication. An Antec-exclusive three-layer side and front panel design (aluminum, plastic, aluminum) reduces noise and ensures Quiet Computing™. The P183 also boasts a dual chamber design that isolates the power supply from the rest of the components, minimizing heat and reducing system noise. Additional features include two internal 2.5" SSD bays, an external control for fans, cable management and a special gunmetal gray finish for one-of-a-kind style.
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Antec Performance One P183 V3 Mid tower ATX no power supply USBAudioESATA 0761345818346 Components Computer Cabinets
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this case about three weeks ago and thought I would write a review to let people know how I got on. I should also point out the different between the P183 and the P183 V3 is the USB3 socket on the front, other than that, they are pretty much identical.
First impressions...
As cases go, it is quite an attractive modern looking case, with real metal lined front and side panels. It is also very easy to open up the case and install components. Especially as the drives are installed in modular cages.
It is quite a large case (same size as a mac G5 case).
Niggles...
+ USB3 port on the front of the case has to be connected via a USB3 port on the back of the computer. So a cable is feed through the case and out the back.
+ The key lock, which prevents people opening the front door is almost pointless. It certainly doesn't stop you turning the computer on or pressing reset. It's also quite flimsy.
+ The top system fan on the very top of the case, hums at it's lowest speed. I did stick some sound deadening material on the inside of the case to reduce this, which has made some improvement.
Good Points...
+ Easy to install components.
+ Most things are in modular form, so you can remove the hard drives in their cages, without a screwdriver. It all clicks into place.
+ The power supply is in it's own seperate compartment at the bottom of the pc, so heat can't get to the rest of the computer.
+ It has good ventilation.
+ The front air filters, which are removable are a good feature.
Overall...
This is a decent case and would consider another one. Whilst the hum of the system fan on it's lowest setting is annoying, it is still a faint sound in the background. In fact you can kill the sound altogether by putting a paperweight on top of the case.
First impressions...
As cases go, it is quite an attractive modern looking case, with real metal lined front and side panels. It is also very easy to open up the case and install components. Especially as the drives are installed in modular cages.
It is quite a large case (same size as a mac G5 case).
Niggles...
+ USB3 port on the front of the case has to be connected via a USB3 port on the back of the computer. So a cable is feed through the case and out the back.
+ The key lock, which prevents people opening the front door is almost pointless. It certainly doesn't stop you turning the computer on or pressing reset. It's also quite flimsy.
+ The top system fan on the very top of the case, hums at it's lowest speed. I did stick some sound deadening material on the inside of the case to reduce this, which has made some improvement.
Good Points...
+ Easy to install components.
+ Most things are in modular form, so you can remove the hard drives in their cages, without a screwdriver. It all clicks into place.
+ The power supply is in it's own seperate compartment at the bottom of the pc, so heat can't get to the rest of the computer.
+ It has good ventilation.
+ The front air filters, which are removable are a good feature.
Overall...
This is a decent case and would consider another one. Whilst the hum of the system fan on it's lowest setting is annoying, it is still a faint sound in the background. In fact you can kill the sound altogether by putting a paperweight on top of the case.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
16 reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Best Case
23 Mar 2011
Purchased this case for its sound dampening materials. Now I struggle to hear if my PC is on... That includes when a pair of crossfile 5770 are churning away. This case is very well engineered. Removable back tray to hide all your cabling. Power supply at the bottom, plenty of cooling, with speed controlled fans. I love this case. It is everything you could ever want in a well engineered case. Yes it's expensive, but you do pay for what you get. My other PC just annoys me now, everytime I hear the HD clicking away or fan going. I'm probably going to have to buy another one of these Antec's to shut the thing up.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Nicely made and quiet, but some design problems
5 Oct 2011
Amazon Verified Purchase
I love this case: I used it a few months ago to build my first windows PC in years, and it definitely holds up. It's very roomy, solidly built and most important of all, quiet. It is very easy to install a proprietary Antec power supply.
Unfortunately, there are a few shall we say mishaps in (at least) this revision of the case that will affect your ability to build a system with it (but probably won't affect the system once it's built):
One, to hook up the USB3 plug in front, you pull a cable all the way through the case, out through a hole in the back, and plug it into a regular USB3 port on the mainboard in the rear. I am guessing there was no reliable spec for mainboard USB3 headers when the case was made, but huh, this looks seriously ugly. Especially as the cable is too short to usefully route next to the main board tray.
Two, if you have a very long video card, you won't be able to use the top 2.5" HDD cage. I had to get a set of 2.5->3.5" conversion brackets in order to mount this system's SSD in the lower drive cage. That was a bit disappointing, but I was waiting for some other components at the time anyway, so no time lost. If you are considering putting an SSD and a long video card into this case though, better get some brackets as well.
Three, the cable-routing partition behind the mainboard tray is very very narrow. The Antec CP-850 850 Watt CPX Power Supply Unit's cables do fit there, but when a few of them are in there, it's hard and fiddly to close the case.
Like I said above, these problems affected me only when building the system. Now that it's fully assembled, I'm happy as can be. My box is stable, well-cooled and very very quiet. I'm keeping it in my living room and can take naps next to it: That's something I have never been able to do with any other machine I've owned. (And one of them was a Mac Mini!)
Unfortunately, there are a few shall we say mishaps in (at least) this revision of the case that will affect your ability to build a system with it (but probably won't affect the system once it's built):
One, to hook up the USB3 plug in front, you pull a cable all the way through the case, out through a hole in the back, and plug it into a regular USB3 port on the mainboard in the rear. I am guessing there was no reliable spec for mainboard USB3 headers when the case was made, but huh, this looks seriously ugly. Especially as the cable is too short to usefully route next to the main board tray.
Two, if you have a very long video card, you won't be able to use the top 2.5" HDD cage. I had to get a set of 2.5->3.5" conversion brackets in order to mount this system's SSD in the lower drive cage. That was a bit disappointing, but I was waiting for some other components at the time anyway, so no time lost. If you are considering putting an SSD and a long video card into this case though, better get some brackets as well.
Three, the cable-routing partition behind the mainboard tray is very very narrow. The Antec CP-850 850 Watt CPX Power Supply Unit's cables do fit there, but when a few of them are in there, it's hard and fiddly to close the case.
Like I said above, these problems affected me only when building the system. Now that it's fully assembled, I'm happy as can be. My box is stable, well-cooled and very very quiet. I'm keeping it in my living room and can take naps next to it: That's something I have never been able to do with any other machine I've owned. (And one of them was a Mac Mini!)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Awesome case with a nuisance
21 Dec 2011
Amazon Verified Purchase
The P183 is top-rated for those looking to build a silent PC with plenty of room for performance components.
Excellent sound dampening, ventilation and cable management. Pair it up with the CP-850 power supply.
After putting the work getting all my cables routed and tucked cleanly inside the case, I encounter Antec's vision for a USB3 front-panel connector...the other side of this cable needs to be routed out the back from the lower part of the case and into one of the rear *external* USB3 connectors.
To me that was a complete head-scratcher: Antec targets the silence and functionally-obsessed, and offers this completely separate model of the P183 specifically with a front-panel USB3, yet goes rookie with a cable mouse-tail out the back of the case and over all my audio/video connectors, taking up one of ony two rear USB3's, while the motherboard's header lies unused. The offending cable will interfere for the life of my case. A bit of a speechless moment right there...like Beethoven ending a great Symphony with loud flatulence.
There's some gizmo from a different company that can be purchased to convert the internal USB header into the external kind and somehow keep this cable inside but c'mon.
Excellent sound dampening, ventilation and cable management. Pair it up with the CP-850 power supply.
After putting the work getting all my cables routed and tucked cleanly inside the case, I encounter Antec's vision for a USB3 front-panel connector...the other side of this cable needs to be routed out the back from the lower part of the case and into one of the rear *external* USB3 connectors.
To me that was a complete head-scratcher: Antec targets the silence and functionally-obsessed, and offers this completely separate model of the P183 specifically with a front-panel USB3, yet goes rookie with a cable mouse-tail out the back of the case and over all my audio/video connectors, taking up one of ony two rear USB3's, while the motherboard's header lies unused. The offending cable will interfere for the life of my case. A bit of a speechless moment right there...like Beethoven ending a great Symphony with loud flatulence.
There's some gizmo from a different company that can be purchased to convert the internal USB header into the external kind and somehow keep this cable inside but c'mon.
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