Antec P183 Advanced Super Mid Tower Shell Case

by Antec

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 8.1 x 21.3 inches ; 31 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 31.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001ULCOV6
• Item model number: P183
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 20, 2009

Product Description

The Antec P183 case builds upon the renowned features of the revolutionary P180, adding even more cooling, quiet and convenience. The P183 boasts a dual chamber design that isolates the power supply from the rest of the components, minimizing heat and reducing system noise. The P183 also features a three-layer design (aluminum, plastic, aluminum) for its side panels and front door, further reducing noise and ensuring Quiet Computing. Additional features include an external control for fans, cable organizers and a special gunmetal gray finish for one-of-a kind style. Antec's CP-850 is the perfect match for a Power Supply unit.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect, September 2, 2009

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Dan "Dan" (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Antec P183 Advanced Super Mid Tower Shell Case (Personal Computers)

This case is, in many ways, the best case I've owned.
It's the right size for my needs, can hold the largest graphics cards without any trouble if you remove the upper drive cage, has nice cable management features, excellent airflow, looks nice, and dust filters over all the intakes. The case also feels sturdy and durable, and does a great job at quieting hard drive noise. There are some things that might be negatives for some people though:
You do need to remove the upper drive cage to fit long graphics cards (e.g. nVidia 260 GTX and larger). This will only be a problem if you have more than 4 hard drives.
The stock fans are pretty loud for what is advertised as a quiet case. In the average office, the fans are fine, but if you keep your computer in your bedroom, consider getting replacement fans. After doing this, I can leave my computer on at night and sleep in the same room without noticing it.
The case is heavy, and not especially portable. Probably not a problem for most people.
You will want a power supply with long cables, especially the CPU power connector.
You can hit the power button with the door closed, an odd design choice.
Not tool-free. But all the parts end up very secure.
There is an excellent review of the case on [...], for those interested in making an extremely quiet computer. Removing the top fan grill (per their recommendation) made the case noticably quieter, and took 5 minutes.
Overall, I'm extremely happy with my purchase, as the case has excellent airflow, and is whisper quiet. But the case will definitely be at its best with a little planning on your part. The problems are not enough to keep me from enthusiastically recommending the product, but it won't meet everyone's needs.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of features, Good Airflow, Relatively Quiet, December 30, 2009

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M. Annabi - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Antec P183 Advanced Super Mid Tower Shell Case (Personal Computers)

I bought this case on the recommendations of a forum I frequent as a good solution for airflow and noise reduction. It is definitely the best case I've ever owned, but with the caveat that I only build a computer every few years, so I haven't been privy to all of the advances.

Positives:
1)Cord management system is fantastic. Both because of the power supply placement (on the bottom of the case, separated from the motherboard/main section by sliding partitions to keep the cords that aren't in use out of the main case airflow) as well as the nice areas to route cords behind the motherboard.

2)Removable Drive cages to make installation as easy as possible.

3)Dust filters in the intake areas to help keep your case clean and airflow good.

4)Airflow/Cooling - Due to 1 and 3 along with the layout and placement of things in the case, the airflow/cooling in the case is pretty fantastic out of the box.

5)Stylish and subtle. Not too whiz bang flashy, perfect for any environment.

6)Very sturdy, well built, solid.

7)Compared to my old computer's noise output, this thing is like night and day. Extremely quiet if the fans are running on low(which, if you aren't overclocking, is more then enough), I can barely tell it's running.

Negatives:
1)No removable motherboard tray. This didn't really cause me problems since there is so much space to work with in this case, but it was still a feature I was used to and I was surprised not to see it here.

2)It only comes with the two outgoing fans blowing out the back and top. Although it has slots for multiple intake fans, none are included. I really think it should have included one for the middle front. There is a slot there, but no fan included. If you plan on doing any overclocking, you'll probably need to do this.

3)Heavy. This is definitely not the kind of case/computer that you will want to lug around to lan parties. This is the kind of case that you build, put into place, and never move.

4)Still pretty noisy if the fans are on high, like when you first turn it on. Although more quiet then most cases, I'd bet there are quite a few out there that are better suited to your needs if this is your primary concern. If you don't mind making some modifications though, this case would be a good start. There are some tweaks you can find on the internet to help improve the noise output of this case to make it even quieter.

5)The design of the lockable front door of the case is pretty bizarre. The power/reset buttons are behind the locking door, but they have open slits that you can still reach into to hit the buttons. I'm not sure what other purpose this locking door could possibly serve, so it's a little bizarre. If the door didn't have a lock on it, I think I wouldn't have really given it much thought.

6)You need a high quality power supply with long cables to take full advantage of the cord management systems and/or to reach everywhere you need to with the cables since the power supply is in the bottom of the case. I had no problems here, but it did spring to mind while I was routing/stretching the cables into certain areas.

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Again, overall, I love this case, but use the details above to help decide if it is for you or not. So you know what I was working with when utilizing this case, below is the list of relevant equipment I installed into it:

Gigabyte GA-P55M - UD2 Intel Core Micro ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i5 Processor 2.66 GHz 8 MB LGA1156 CPU I5-750BOX
SAPPHIRE|100282SR HD5850 1GB R Video Card
Samsung 1 TB Spinpoint 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.5 inch Hard Drive HD103SJ
Lite-On 4x Blu-ray Disc SATA Internal Optical Drive iHOS104
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W Power Supply

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Case, January 31, 2010

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Noah - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Antec P183 Advanced Super Mid Tower Shell Case (Personal Computers)

Great computer case. More than enough room for a 10.5" video card, 2 HHDs, and numerous add on cards. Easy to work in, quiet, and understated as far as custom cases go. Highly recommended.