Results
* All temperatures are measured in Degrees Celsius.
| CPU | Hard Drive | |
| Antec Mini P180 | 35 | 29 |
| Antec Sonata 550 Plus | 36.5 | 34 |
 "Antec Mini P180 Review")
The temperatures the Mini P180 achieves are very good. Oddly, the hard drive temperature of the Mini P190 beats the Sonata 550; this is odd because the Mini had no front panel cooling whereas the Sonata had a 92mm Noiseblocker at the front. This shows that the 200mm fan at the top really succeeds in drawing in plenty of air. The CPU temperature is also pretty impressive and proves that even at low fan speeds, this case produces ideal temperatures which are safe to game at.
In terms of strength, it’s safe to say this case won’t collapse on you. The steel, aluminium and plastic construction is one of the strongest I’ve witnessed and is definitely capable of taking some battering – ideal for LAN events.
Noise wise, at low speeds its inaudible. At medium speed, the top fan is about the same noise level as it is when at low speed. The back fan however is much noisier. When at high, the case is ridiculously loud and the main source of noise seems to be coming from the back panel. If you were to replace the back fan with something more silent like a Noiseblocker fan, you could easily whack both fans up to high speed and not be bothered much by the noise – if any.
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