P180/182 What's the difference?

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The dman
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P180/182 What's the difference?

Post by The dman » Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:00 pm

Thanks

P.S. Also can you use this PSU with this case?http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139001
I'm a little confused how the airflow would work with this.

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Post by laguz1 » Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:57 pm

p182 has:

1) water cooling holes at the back
2) about 1/2" more room behind the mobo panel for easier cable routing
3) some additional holes/spaces in the mobo panel itself (like 1 on top, 2 on side) for easier cable routing
4) some zip ties at the back for...better cable routing again
5) different color - only gunmetal (darker gray) or a mirrored SE edition
6) external fan switch for the rear tricools, located at the back
7) and finally...the SE edition comes with a fancy penlight device that helps illuminate the inside when you're tinkering during the night

otherwise than that...the P182 is structurally the same as the P180, chassis, sound dampening, fan sizes/locations, etc..

to put it simply...the P182 offers better cable management that the P180 lacked.

and yes...that Corsair HX520 works w/ both cases

*spcr has a great review of the P182 and a comparison between the two fyi

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Post by The dman » Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:47 pm

laguz1

Thanks for the info

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Post by dragonfire » Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:48 pm

Hi all,

I want to see what reaction you guys have to some comments I read on a the tomshardware forum.

Some users purchased a p180 online and received a black case (not p182 gray) with water cooler holes, external fan switches, and cable management that seems to be identical to a p182. However, the case came in a p180 box. They think that Antec is shipping a new version of the p180 updated with p182 cable management etc.

I want to purchase a p182 because I care a lot about the cable management, but it's a little too expensive for me. I found a deal on the p180 ($50 after rebate at Fry's), and I want to know whether I should expect to receive a "classic" p180 case, or a updated p180 case that might have the cable management updates see on the p182. Has any one experienced the above?

Thanks a bunch!

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Post by dragonfire » Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:49 pm

Links for above post, since I wasn't allowed to post urls on my first post...

Forum: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/24002 ... -p180-p182

Deal:
http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4843800

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Post by The dman » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:35 pm

Links for above post, since I wasn't allowed to post urls on my first post...

Forum: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/24002 ... -p180-p182

Deal:
http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4843800
When I go to that link and put it in the cart I'm getting $99 + $13.00 shipping. Are you saying they're $50.00 + shipping? It shows up on the page as $69 click for lower price???

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Post by Otto69 » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:42 pm

What I've read is that early 182's shipped in 180 boxes, with black not gunmetal finish. I've seen the gunmetal version. I bought a "180" and mine has the 2 WC holes, the fan switches, and the better cable routing, so I believe this. On top of that I got a rebate deal on my 180 when I bought it, though Antec has not yet sent me my rebate so I need to ping them.

If you can find one at a local store you can tell if it's an early 182 by the presence of the 2 WC holes in the back where there would normally be a ventilated area on a 180P.

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Post by The dman » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:45 pm

I just visited the Antec website and it in the pictures of the P180 it has the water cooling, holes,rear panel fan control and the specs say "Cable organizers behind motherboard tray minimize cable clutter"

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Post by The dman » Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:04 pm

Actually it's $99 with a $50 rebate. I just pulled the plug on one. :D

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Post by dragonfire » Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:00 pm

Yep, I just grabbed one too. Thanks for the help. I'll let you know which it is when it arrives...

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Post by The dman » Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:13 am

Yep, I just grabbed one too. Thanks for the help. I'll let you know which it is when it arrives...
Let's keep our fingers crossed

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Post by yamahaSHO » Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:03 pm

laguz1 wrote:p182 has:

1) water cooling holes at the back
2) about 1/2" more room behind the mobo panel for easier cable routing
3) some additional holes/spaces in the mobo panel itself (like 1 on top, 2 on side) for easier cable routing
4) some zip ties at the back for...better cable routing again
6) external fan switch for the rear tricools, located at the back

My P180B has all the above features ;)

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Post by seraphyn » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:27 pm

As far as i know, the p180(b) has had a revision which brought all of the changes from the p182 to the 180 as well.
So you should be good to go.

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Post by fashnek » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:09 pm

Just to swoop in and clear things up....

First, there were the P180 and P180B. Then came v1.1 of the same cases.
Next came P182 and P182SE. Finally, the P180 and P180B were upgraded to match the P182 and P182SE.

At this point in time (as well as for the last 6+ months), there have been four exactly identical cases. These cases are the P180, P180B, P182, and P182SE. There are very few differences between the four, and I will name them:


P180: SILVER exterior, metal-colored interior

P180B: BLACK exterior, metal-colored interior

P182: GUNMETAL BLACK exterior, metal-colored interior

P182SE: MIRROR FINISH exterior, BLACK-colored interior, flexible snake light (installed in upper area)


All other features described in this thread are present in all four of these cases. Those are the only differences aside from the box.

Note that the newest version of P180 and P180B still say "v1.1" on the box, so there is no way of telling whether it is the P182 version or the 1.1 version.

Hope that clears it up, and I hope others find this post when searching for answers. ;)

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Post by The dman » Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:42 pm

I got it, a shiny black P-180B with all the works :mrgreen: . Cost with shipping after rebate $70.00

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Post by laguz1 » Thu Nov 29, 2007 7:31 pm

hey congrats man

NOW PIMP YO RIG DAWG! haha jk 8)

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Post by dragonfire » Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:44 pm

Got mine today!! It's sweet! Just like the P182. And for $50, what a steal!!!!

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