• prev
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • next
  • «»
Page 5 of 8

Installation

The system we installed in the Antec Mini P180 is as follows:

Processor Intel C2D E6750 @ 3.2GHz
Memory Corsair XMS2 6400 (2x 1GB)
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H
Graphics Card Onboard nVidia 7100
Power Supply Antec NeoPower 550W
Hard Drive Hitachi HDT7250 (250GB)
Optical Drive Samsung SATA DVD-RW

The first step was to pop my IO plate in and install the motherboard bundle (CPU, Cooler and RAM), luckily all the pre-installed standoff’s lined up perfectly with the mounting holes on my motherboard.

After that I installed my 550W Antec Neo-Power PSU. This went in very easily with a four screws and I was left with plenty of space around the unit. It was indeed resting on the little rubber feet, so should work well in dampening vibrations.

Once the bigger parts of my system were out of the way, I began installing my hard drive and disk drive. The hard drive was very easy to install: remove the cage, screw the hard drive in place, slot back in. The disk drive is installed my screwing two of the included drive rails to the sides of the drive. It can then be slotted in place via the front of the case. Nice and easy.

Antec Mini P180 Review

Click to enlarge

Antec Mini P180 Review

Click to enlarge

All that was now left was to connect up the fans and all the components. As my PSU is modular, this was relatively simple and made cable management easy – especially with the added holes in the motherboard plate. After spending less than five minutes on cable management, this is the result. Pretty good huh?

Antec Mini P180 Review

Click to enlarge

Antec Mini P180 Review

Click to enlarge
  • prev
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • next
  • «»
Page 5 of 8

Search

Sponsor

NetPortal

Latest Article

CoolIT Domino i5 Testing

Back in July this year we tested the CoolIT watercooling kit using a heavily overclocked AMD 7750+ BE. It’s performance really surprised us with it absolutely caning the other coolers in question. However, processors have quickly moved on since July and we’ve got the likes of the Intel Core i7 and recent i5 dominating the market. For this reason, we thought some i5 testing using our trusty CoolIT Domino was in order. Let’s see if the performance from the Domino still survives in this day and age…

Read Article »

Related Content

Mar 16

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600 Watt

Quite some time ago we were kindly given the chance to review the OCZ Fatal1ty 700 Watt. Today, OCZ have kindly let us take a look at the 600W ModXStream Pro. Will this 600W Modular power supply perform to the standards of the other units we’ve tested? Time to find out…

Read the Story »
Mar 13

Coolink Lapchilla Laptop Cooler

Laptop technology has advanced greatly over the years with different releases of more powerful and compact systems constantly replacing the top notebooks of the year before. However, improving the performance of laptops usually has the knock on effect of producing more heat and so users will commonly seek advice in order to better cool their laptop. An often used approach to this problem is a Laptop Cooler.

However, most laptop coolers do more than simply draw hot air from your system. Many laptop coolers also have become a key feature in making the experience of using a portable machine at a desk more comfortable overall. Most coolers provide an elevated position for the actual laptop which usually features a sort of incline to the keyboard, thus allowing comfortable angles for typing during the longer sessions at the computer.

Read the Story »
Mar 12

Zaward Golf Fan II

Many of you wouldn’t have heard of Zaward before and don’t feel disheartened if you’re one, they’re a fairly new company specializing in specifically computer cooling. One of the most innovative products in their catalogue is what’s called the ‘Golf Fan II’. Unlike most case fans, the Golf Fan 2 features a patent golf-ball-like texture on its fins which according to Zaward reduces noise levels by 15% at the same RPM and airflow. Now I’ve reviewed a lot of case fans in my day and many boast large claims like this, to find out whether Zaward’s marketing department are not just playing about, let’s put it to the test and find out whether it’s true to its word.

Read the Story »
Mar 03

SteelSeries Kinzu Gaming Mouse

SteelSeries have a established themselves a fine reputation as a solid producer of quality PC gaming peripherals, so as I review this mouse I have high hopes for a product which does exactly as it says it will at a high level. The Steelseries Kinzu optical mouse, described as being ‘in a league of its own’ with regards to reliability and stability, can be picked up for the relatively low price of £21 (or $33 US Dollars). Let’s see how it performs…

Read the Story »