bit-tech Shopping: Antec P190 Black Mid Tower

eATX, 11 Bays, 1200W

Introducing the P190, a case that stands apart from all others. Bigger and better than the rest, the P190 has room to handle even the biggest hardware: Extended ATX, multiple graphics cards, dual CPUâ??s, and liquid cooling are all no problem for the P190.Powering all your hardware in this case is the unique Neo-Link dual power supply system. A dual setup of two individual power supplies linked together to give you a total of 1200 Watts of power. There are dual top mounted 140mm exhaust fans, a rear 120mm fan and a 200mm â??Big Boyâ? fan mounted in the side door. All of these are 3-speed TriCool fans and ideal for cooling even the hottest new technology. You wonâ??t have to worry about noise coming from your hardware either, as the P190 is built with Quiet Computing in mind, featuring silicone grommets for the hard drive mounts and special dual layer sound deadening side panels. All these features and more make the P190 the most advanced Antec Performance case ever.

bit-tech Review

"Coming to a conclusion on the P190 is quite difficult in all honesty as it uses the same basic design as the P182 and the additional features like the side fan only offer extra concerns involving the heatsink. On the other hand, the machine handles well and looks gorgeous. It's clear to us that Antec is a company that spends time listening to customers and looking for ways to improve its cases.

There's no doubt that the P190 looks great and that it's fully feature loaded – with everything from a side fan to a torch – but its performance heat-wise is a bit of a worry. Could all those fans actually be interfering with each other? It's certainly possible, though a test with a different heatsink may yield better results." - 18th June 2007

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