Planing to buy Antec P150. Updated..

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:17 pm

I'm planing to buy an Antec P150. I seen there were issue with regards the included power unit,and certain boards.

I'm wondering if the issue with the power unit is still prevalent with versions currently shipping?

The system that would transfered into the case is listed below including the current unit that powers it.

For now only one fan a yate loon.
[*]CPU: Opteron 148 @ 2.8
[*]Cooling: Scythe Ninja
[*]MB: BioStar T-Force 939
[*]RAM: 1.5GB (2x 512 MB) Infineon (2x256) Kingston HyperX DDR 400
[*]GFX: Geforce 6100
[*]DVD: Nec ND-3550A
[*]HD1: Samsung MP0402H 40GB
[*]HD2 : WD800JD SATA-80GB
[*]HD3 : WD2500YS SATA-250GB
[*]PSU: Silverstone SST-ST365
[*]CRT: 21"Hitachi CM821F

Would there be any issues using the unit included with the P150?

Also as you can see it's nothing power hungry.

Atmosper · Post by **Atmosper** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:02 am

should be just fine.

3 HDDs though, won't that get a little noisy?

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:52 am

Atmosper wrote:should be just fine.

3 HDDs though, won't that get a little noisy?

Noisy not at all.

The Samsung MP0402H is a 2,5" laptop drive,and the other two quiet using a stretch magic suspension mod in the current case.

Thanks for the input. if anyone has more to add please feel free to ..

J. Sparrow · Post by **J. Sparrow** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:09 am

I would rather buy the Solo

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:20 am

J. Sparrow wrote:I would rather buy the Solo

I would do that,however. the psu currently being used will most likely go to another project.

This is the reason for seeking out a case with a "decent" psu in it,and one with in budget.

J. Sparrow · Post by **J. Sparrow** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:16 am

I've seen the P150 in the 140-150 â‚¬ range, while Solo is about 75-85 â‚¬. With ~70 â‚¬ you can get yourself a good PSU (S12-430), or you can spare some cash and buy one of the less powerful models, or a Be Quiet! StraightPower. The prices might be different for you, though.

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:29 am

J. Sparrow wrote:I've seen the P150 in the 140-150 â‚¬ range, while Solo is about 75-85 â‚¬. With ~70 â‚¬ you can get yourself a good PSU (S12-430), or you can spare some cash and buy one of the less powerful models, or a Be Quiet! StraightPower. The prices might be different for you, though.

The lowest i have seen them is 115$ with the psu,and with shipping

Anyway it seems the consensus around here is to avoid the p150 with the included neo he430.

Yet there seems to be some members who have had luck using these cases with the supplied power unit.

My case search will continue...

J. Sparrow · Post by **J. Sparrow** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:35 am

I do not feel part of a 'general consensus', rather I've explained why I bought a Solo instead of a P150

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:00 am

J. Sparrow wrote:I do not feel part of a 'general consensus', rather I've explained why I bought a Solo instead of a P150

That statement was not a knock on you.

I was simply saying that reading some of the p150 threads on here gives the impression that that case should be avoided cause of the power unit included with it.

Sylph-DS · Post by **Sylph-DS** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:37 pm

I think I read somewhere in the P150 review that the PSU problems had been sorted out? Then again, I can't find it anymore, so it may have been a side-effect of reading too many reviews

kater · Post by **kater** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:03 pm

I bought my P150 last year, in, uh, September. The case was manufactured in June, and the PSU was made in May. I sold the PSU to a friend where it works perfectly and with no glitches whatsoever. I already had S12 430 but initially wanted to keep the NeoHE for its modular cables. The S12 proved significantly quieter, especially under load and after a few hours of operation, so NeoHE had to go. From what I hear & read, the problems with the PSU are now history, and all units made in 2006 will work OK. Taken its April 2007 now, there is practically no chance to get an old PSU, or older than half a year, for that matter.

Atmosper · Post by **Atmosper** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:42 pm

SD-Plissken wrote:
Atmosper wrote:should be just fine.

3 HDDs though, won't that get a little noisy?
Noisy not at all.

The Samsung MP0402H is a 2,5" laptop drive,and the other two quiet using a stretch magic suspension mod in the current case.

Thanks for the input. if anyone has more to add please feel free to ..

Sorry, didn't see the MP0402H which indeed may be the quietest of them all

I'm running a Seagate Momentus 5400.3 suspended for OS and programs and a quite audible Samsung 200 GB for storage also suspended. The Samsung spins down when not in use. Silence is bliss

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:16 pm

Thanks everyone for the help,and info.

yacoub · Post by **yacoub** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:32 pm

I love my P150. I bought a different PSU since I bought the P150 when it first came out and the NeoPower 430w PSU it came with had issues with some Asus motherboards (which is the type of board I had).

It's been a wonderful case and the ONLY thing I can say I dislike about it is that I measured and an 8800 series NVidia card will not fit in it.

kater · Post by **kater** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:53 pm

yacoub wrote:It's been a wonderful case and the ONLY thing I can say I dislike about it is that I measured and an 8800 series NVidia card will not fit in it.

Don't worry, yacoub

Only the GTX is a tad too long. GTS will fit fine. People have GTS's in Solos and P150's - seen it many times. I have a 7900GTX wich is exactly as long as a 8800GTS and I have plenty of room. Plenty - meaning the HDD and cables have no issues.

See? The middle one is 7900GTX, the bottom one is 8800GTS.

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:08 pm

Plan to buy this case in the coming days, and wondered if anyone here has dealt with provantage when buying their cases.

ultrachrome · Post by **ultrachrome** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:21 pm

Have you considered Antec B-stock? $100 shipped.

I purchased two B-stock P150s this year and both PSUs worked fine with Asus motherboards. One is an A8N5X and the other is a P5B Deluxe.

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:30 pm

ultrachrome wrote:Have you considered Antec B-stock? $100 shipped.

I purchased two B-stock P150s this year and both PSUs worked fine with Asus motherboards. One is an A8N5X and the other is a P5B Deluxe.

Antec does not take my method of payment so their B-stock is out of the question.

Thanks though.

angelkiller · Post by **angelkiller** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:50 pm

Hey everyone, I too have been considering a P150. Actually, I was looking for a way to quiet my HDD's, and my SmartPower has started to whine, and for the price, I though a P150 is a good deal. (Quiet case + Quiet PSU) I have a Gigabyte board, so I'm not worried about incompatibility.

My only questions were how is the B-Stock different from the regular P150? Is there something wrong or missing? And how do you think they look? The silver on white, doesn't appeal to me much, (white is fine, skeptical about the silver. Don't care too much about matching components.)

Thanks! (Not a hijack, just an extension)

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:01 pm

angelkiller wrote:Hey everyone, I too have been considering a P150. Actually, I was looking for a way to quiet my HDD's, and my SmartPower has started to whine, and for the price, I though a P150 is a good deal. (Quiet case + Quiet PSU) I have a Gigabyte board, so I'm not worried about incompatibility.

My only questions were how is the B-Stock different from the regular P150? Is there something wrong or missing? And how do you think they look? The silver on white, doesn't appeal to me much, (white is fine, skeptical about the silver. Don't care too much about matching components.)

Thanks! (Not a hijack, just an extension)

Heres thread that talks about B-conditions
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1091977

From reading around the most one can expect is scratches/scuff marks.

bcat · Post by **bcat** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:02 pm

Plan to buy this case in the coming days, and wondered if anyone here has dealt with provantage when buying their cases.

Have been using Provantage for several years with no problems whatsoever. Bought an Antec NSK6500, delivery was quick and in perfect shape from their warehouse in Pa.

In my opinion and experience, if you like the price you won't regret placing an order with them.

nondescript · Post by **nondescript** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:11 pm

I'm very happy with my p150. I bought it at Newegg, 100 USD including shipping. For the money, it's the best quiet ATX case available. The Solo has some slight cosmetic changes, and does not come with the Neo HE430, so it's not quite as good a bargain as the p150.

I bought my case this year and have had no problems with the power supply (although my motherboard is an ancient socket A board with the older ATX power connector). The detachable power cords are brilliant, although I would have liked a little more cable between each Molex.

My only complaint about the p150 is that the HDD LED is very bright. Everything else is just about perfect.

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Wed May 02, 2007 4:29 am

Update received P150. Not only was it old stock but look at the condition it was delivered in.

On top of that it came with one of the notorious non working ripped warranty sticker neohe430 A21 S051201

crispyfish · Post by **crispyfish** » Fri May 04, 2007 8:41 am

Contact Antec and see if they'll send you one of these free of charge:

http://www.antec.com/Detail.bok?no=505

EDIT: I guess you'll need one of these too:

http://www.antec.com/Detail.bok?no=420

That's shockingly bad condition for something that comes straight from the manufacturer!

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Sat May 05, 2007 5:02 am

crispyfish wrote:Contact Antec and see if they'll send you one of these free of charge:

http://www.antec.com/Detail.bok?no=505

EDIT: I guess you'll need one of these too:

http://www.antec.com/Detail.bok?no=420

That's shockingly bad condition for something that comes straight from the manufacturer!

I rma'ed the power unit. hopefully they will send one back that works with the system spec'ed.

They also said they where sending a replacement P150 Front Bezel.

Looks like this may be a case of just getting old stock. I wont really know till the replacement power unit come back.

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Wed May 16, 2007 4:10 am

I received a replacement case dated Jan 06, and was able to test the system with the neohe430 that was in it. The unit was a revA4 s0604XXXXXXX, and the system ran fine.

I had to put that power unit in the damaged case to be returned to the company though.

A new neohe 430 is on the way to replace the one that I had shipped to antec, and it should be here tomorrow.

So it seems this is a case of getting old stock.

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 2:42 pm

Received replacement neo-he430 March 17 2007 died June 2 2007

Have requested another RMA.

rei · Post by **rei** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:17 am

SD-Plissken · Post by **SD-Plissken** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 5:08 am

rei wrote:

That is exactly how I felt... I could not believe it. I hope I have better luck with the next one.

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