Hosso's P180 Mini Build

[Hosso]

Here is my new build (more like an update) of Antec P180 Mini. New Mobo, RAM & Case.

RAM, Motherboard & Case



Building...







So close...



3 x 3.5" to 5.25"



Post Screen



A Little bit of Fix. More Space is Good



Cable Management - Looking Good



OC@3.3GHz Way too Hot! Ah small cases, need couple of fans.



Full Spec.

MOB: Asus Rampage II Gene mATX New

CPU: Core i7 920

HFS: TRUE 120

RAM: Corsair Dominator 1866MHz New

SND: SupremeFX X-Fi Onboard

GFX: Gainward GTX295

PSU: Corsair HX1000

HDD: RaptorX + Spinpoint 750GB + Spinpoint F1 1TB

ODD: MagicDisk + Bootable Flash Disk

CAS: Antec P180 Mini mATX New

Next update will be 2x120 fans, SSD and 2xATI 5series or 2xFermi.

Thank you, pls leave a comment.

 

[killablade]

Very nice rig! Cable management looking good aswell!

 

[ivanho614]

Very nice clean build, well done

 

[Msm2]

Very neat....

 

[NidHugg24]

Awesome build. How is the case? Thinking of piking one my self

 

[retrogamer1990]

great job on the cables, have one myself, very difficult to route cables!

 

[Hosso]

case, not bad. but i've seen better.

(+)

Challenging to put big parts on it, I like challanges like this

Looks cool

Quiet

2xFan Filters

Cheap

(-)

Front door blocks intake vents, and covers power & reset buttons

big for matx but still not enough room.

door quality is poor

Easy to scratch

Heavy

HDD bays are joke, who's idea was that, kk

 

[killablade]

case, not bad. but i've seen better.

(+)

Challenging to put big parts on it, I like challanges like this

Looks cool

Quiet

2xFan Filters

Cheap

(-)

Front door blocks intake vents, and covers power & reset buttons

big for matx but still not enough room.

door quality is poor

Easy to scratch

Heavy

HDD bays are joke, who's idea was that, kk

In other words, its OK if you use components that don't generate a lot of heat, but definitely not great, and if you do use components that generate a lot of heat simply don't go for this case. Is that about right?

 

[AMDFTW]

nice man very clean,but arnt ur temps a tad high

 

[Hosso]

if you do use components that generate a lot of heat simply don't go for this case. Is that about right?

yes mate, that's right. Sorry for my english

 

[killablade]

yes mate, that's right. Sorry for my english

Oh no mate that's not it I simply took all of the points you summed up and came to a conclusion. Your English was fine I mean my English is far from perfect aswell so unless I can't understand a word of what someone's saying you won't hear me complaining about that

 

[Kurgan]

Very nice build mate, very clean looking - awesome job on the cable management!

 

[|Classified]

Nice and clean work mate!!

Luv the cablemanagement!!

 

[stevej696]

Looks well i would agree with you about the fans and door quality other than that a cracking case. Looks weel inside with good cable management, wish i could hide my cables like that (says in envy) Damn coolermaster 330 cases >:

Keep up the good work should be a mini monster!

 

[cl0ck_ed]

Great little build. I really like the Antec Mini P180, very solidly built, the door is a door no need to be really strong. You have done the best thing you can with this case by removing the hdd cages, put 120mm fans where they were and the cooling is great and the case is pretty quite. The top 200mm fan moves alot of air and the speed controllers at the back of the case are very useful.

If you sell your GTX295, i'd replace with hd5850 crossfire. Anything less and you will not get a performance boost. If you can stretch to 5870's I would. They are the dog balls in xfire atm!!

 

[Mullet]

Interesting read this. Very nice build and (as a Mini p180 user) I have to agree... you need to ditch one of the HDD cages to fit a large GFX card + 120mm intake fan. My temps have been fine. Looking towards getting another 5870 in my rig for some xfire action.

 

[pazman4]

ohh v.nice and tidy mate, wish i could hide my cables like that. my cable management is a joke.

 

[alexhull24]

Tidy indeed, but not the case I would have chosen for that build.

Add some WC and then you're talking again. If you can't stretch to that, CoolIT have a 240mm version of the ECO coming out in the not too distant future. Couple that with some extra intake fans and you'll have it well under control.

Oh, and never seen such a big PSU in such a small case!

 

[thestepster]

nice build mate, where did you get the fan bracket thing for the true?

 

[bagman]

nice build mate, where did you get the fan bracket thing for the true?

you can buy them off scan http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Ther...der-(Ultra120A-eXtreme-True-Black-True-Copper)