I have 3 HDDs in the bottom cage of a p180. I found without a fan temps would get to the lower 50's on all the drives. I also found that even a slow moving fan would provide enough flow down there to keep the drives cool. I ended up using a Nexus 120mm undervolted to 5v-6v. To me it had no effect on...

Had the exact same problem with my p180. I even sent Antec customer service pics of my cards installed and the gap left. After several conversations they said they would "look into it" if I sent them my case. :roll: In the end I used #10 washers to fill the gap. While I like the p180, this is still ...

I have a p180 and probably will get a p180b soon to start another build. While I think the p182 is really nice and the features they've improved upon are great. But from a modding point of view, the p182 takes all the fun out of it. :( If there's anyway possible I would say spring for a dremel. You'...

What I don't get is wouldn't a new retention bracket for AM2 really have been the only mod they had to make? Aside from the different retention bracket that AMD used for AM2, I can't see anything drastically different from before. If I'm wrong please feel free to chime in.

Heck if you look at some of the newer Intel chipset boards, even the stock cooling makes this thing look small.

No you're not Stan. Like you said the average person browsing Best Buy or the like is going to see 512mb! and think wow, this is awesome and only $100!!!! You'll also notice that the card with 512mb is running the memory slower (800mhz) and GDDR2 instead of 1400mhz and GDDR3. Here's a comparison pag...

theyre probably going to phase out the p150 I would guess. still, its pretty dumb to call a p150 a sonata. I have to wonder how things are so fucked up and stupid in the big world of business. Do antec's left hand not know what the right is doing? Bah, you'll see plenty of people soon enough claimi...

jeffmd wrote:uhh... isn't the solo supposed to be the p150..which is white.. in a silver/black?

You got me. I'm still waiting for them to release a black p180, not a p180b.

Going by the pics it looks like there is enough room past the last set of "ATX" mount holes that it would work. Though I don't have any hands on experience with the Solo/P150. But a few years ago I did have a dual Opteron rig in a Sonata. I used a Tyan Tiger K8W (which is a 10.5" board) with dual 24...

I always thought one way or another Creative made their products incompatible with front audio ports/connectors on cases. As to not take away from sales of their own front audio port solutions (I believe they have a couple bay devices).

If you're not afraid of using a dremel, you can do some mods along the lines of the p182. Helps tremendously in my opinion as far as routing cables go. http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=29646&highlight= I didn't bother cleaning anything up I did to that case. I'm going to get a p1...

Yeah, those comments on the page were rather scary.

Jeez....There is probably not a single part of a computer system that cannot be improved. This includes the CPU cooling system. If a few small mods can make everything run cooler/quieter, I see nothing wrong at all. We mod everything in a computer to make it better.....why not a small mod to the he...

TT doesnt get bashed because they make crappy or loud products (even though they do), they get bashed because they dont make original products. They take good idea's from every other good company out there, put a slight twist on it (sometimes VERY slight) and put a TT badge on it. So reguardless of...

What I'm having a hard time understanding is why did they choose to modify the heatsink itself, instead of just coming up with a new bracket for the AM2 socket. Yeah, yeah I know about their "ease of mounting" state of mind. But this isn't some 350g 80mmx80mmx60mm stock heatsink that you can slap on...

So the problem would seem that the push pins are too long? At least on the Ninja. Would there be any way to remove the pins from the stock hsf and try them on the Ninja, or at least compare them? I've seen some pics of Intel's mounting scheme, it looks like a more elaborate style of push pins that y...

I'd prefer a 4-slot HD cage in both the upper and lower chamber. Why on earth do they have a 2-slot cage in the upper chamber? They both take up the same space, but instead Antec's building and installing two separate units- one of which is clearly inferior to the other. I don't get it- it ought to...

(which Intel has made reliable, but apparently Scythe has not been able to). For experienced users I would say ok, but I've seen many posts on other forums about people having problems with the mounting setup for Intel's stock hsf. But I agree, overall this rev B seems to be pretty shaky as far as ...

They stole my idea with the p182 about routing cables around the back of the mobo tray. I want royalties!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't see any current generation cpu being a bottleneck for the 8800 cards at resolutions above 1024x768 or 1280x1024. And really if you're getting an 8800 card to run at those resolutions save your money. Now the fastest cpu certainly won't hurt. But too many people h...

I'm not sure, but I don't believe the original Ninja "Plus" is available anymore, unless used ofcourse. I have the original version and while I'm a bit skeptical about the newer push-pin mounting of the rev.B Ninja, it's basically the same thing when mounting the old Ninja on a s478 board, just a li...

Pricing is pretty steep, as is typical for Microsoft ($400 for Vista Ultimate) but that's the price to play. Not really directed at you personally, but is MS changing their stance on OEM software? I haven't read anything that said places like Newegg and whatnot will not be able to sell OEM versions...

From my limited experience I would say it's not really the size of the case, but how it's setup. For a while I ran an ATX Tyan board with dual Opteron 244's, 3 HDDs, video and sound card in a Sonata. The position of the sockets in relation to the fans in the case were so that I was able to run the c...

At least one site has already run Vista on the 4x4. Some improvement, but not anything magical like some people were hoping for.

You mean this? Click on accessories.
http://www.veraxfans.com/shopping.htm

I haven't ever noticed hot air being "trapped" under the video card. It reminds me of all the hoopla about how hsf that exhaust out of the back of the case are so much more superior and better for overall temps than ones that don't. In just about all cases/systems I've used, under the video card is ...

Right, all of which are silly! The most effective way for we consumers to express our distaste at this trend is to not buy their products. WHAT?!!! And not have the latest and greatest the moment it comes out even though I might not need it!!???!!! That's just crazy!!!! Gotta get those 3dmark score...

If it wasn't for the window and the top fan/spoiler/whatever setup. I would probably go for it. While I have and like the p180 its a bit too tall to fit under some desks. I was hoping for some kind of cross between a p180 and p150/solo. My opinion generally speaking is top blowholes are useless. Sur...

I wonder why they put the notches for the wire clips on there More surface area? :wink: It will be interesting to see this up against a Ninja though. I wonder how their slight "design" changes affect performance. But I'm sure they will put a premium price tag on it so would negate anything it had o...

I would like to see a tower cooler that rests on the bottom of the case, so the card doesn't have to support any weight. Hmm, if the slot is the right height, a Ninja might work out nicely.