Antec Performance One P182

Introduction

The Antec P182 is the newest addition to Antec's Performance One family.  With a few extra enhancements that were not present on the highly popular P180, the P182 might just be your excuse to upgrade to a new case.  Some great features to enhance cable management have been incorporated into this case, and those daring enough to watercool their rig will like the feature that was included just for them.  Read on to see what the P182 has in store for those willing to give it a try.

Features

• Attractive gun metal black finish
• Dual chambers structure: The power supply (not included) is located in the lower chamber to isolate heat from the system and lower system noise
• Special three-layer side panels and front door (aluminum, plastic, aluminum) dampen system generated noise, making this one of the quietest cases available
• 0.8mm cold rolled steel for durability used through the majority of the chassis, 1.0mm cold rolled steel around the 4x HDD area
• Cable organizers behind motherboard tray minimize cable clutter
• 7 Expansion Slots
• External fan control on the rear panel for the top and rear fans in the upper chamber
• Double hinge door designed to open up to 270º
• Rubber grommeted ports on the rear for liquid-cooling tubes allow you to mount external liquid-cooling hardware
• Front-mounted ports provide convenient connections:
  • 2 x USB 2.0
  • 1x IEEE 1394 (FireWire®, i.Link®)
  • Audio In/Out (HDA & AC’97)

Specs

• 11 Drive Bays:
  • External 4 x 5.25”; 1 x 3.5
  • Internal 6 x 3.5” for HDD
• Cooling System:
  • 1 rear 120mm TriCool™ Fan (standard)
  • 1 top 120mm TriCool™ fan (standard)
  • 1 lower chamber 120mm TriCool™ Fan (standard)
  • 1 front 120mm fan (optional)
  • 1 middle 120mm fan (optional) to cool the VGA
• Motherboard: Up to Standard ATX (12” x 9.6”)
• Case Dimensions:
  • 21.3”(H) x 8.1”(W) x 19.9”(D)
  • 52cm (H) x 21cm (W) x 51cm (D)