Antec Performance One
by Purav Sanghani on February 13, 2005 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
The Installation Process
Though there were many tool-less features included in the P160, the installation process took about 10-12 minutes to complete. We felt that the hard drive trays were a nice, but unnecessary feature, since we still had to screw the drives to the trays to install them, still requiring four screws. Drive rails would have been a better choice and would have resulted in quicker and easier installations. The upside to the trays was the rubber grommets and ease of use once the drives were mounted to the trays.
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The motherboard also took about 3 minutes to install because we had to secure it with screws, and before that, we had to screw in the stand-offs.
The power supply was also very easy to install, since we had plenty of extra space to work with. We actually used the thumbscrews from the left side panel to mount the unit as we did not need them for the panel.
Something that we noticed with the wiring for the temperature sensors was that they were grouped together with a couple of motherboard connectors all the way up to the ends. We can still peel them apart, but sometimes the jackets of the wires may tear open in the process.
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Filibuster - Sunday, February 13, 2005 - link
I really love my P160, no regrets about getting it at all. I looked at the other brands and they either had a lousy layout or less features, or just looked stupid.I don't feel it is cheap or flimsy at all and frankly I'm glad it doesn't come with a psu so I could pick one I wanted instead of what would probably be a mid-level Antec unit.
vanionBB - Sunday, February 13, 2005 - link
You missed a few key things in this review.1. The drive bays with the rubber gromets reduce sound emissions by acting as shock absorbers for the hard drives. They do reduce sound of drive accessing by quite a bit. Also, the trays protect the exposed electric components on the bottom of most hard drives.
2. The "wasted space" under the 4 drive bays is necessary for cabling, especially if rounded cables are used.
3. He didn't even mention the removable, washable air filter in the front of the case.
This case rules, I want one!
Zebo - Sunday, February 13, 2005 - link
#8 no joke about psu. IMO Antec 1040esque tanks were thier last good ones. They still make them, even an AMB model(s) with true powers inside which are cheaper than this one is powersupplyless.Zebo - Sunday, February 13, 2005 - link
I disagree with author...This case is kinda cheap and flimsy. I seriously recommend Siverstone or lian li if you like aluminum. Has some lame plastic rotator port module that feel cheap too. Does'nt close right and does'nt blend.I used both and prefer my Lian Li PC-73SLB but an order of magnitude. Check out cooler masters if low priced aluminum is what you want.
bupkus - Sunday, February 13, 2005 - link
I got this on a real good sale at CompUSA a couple months ago. I returned it as I just didn't like the style of the front bezel. Also, at even that price I thought it should contain an Antec PS.Michael D - Sunday, February 13, 2005 - link
Ahh, this is the type of case review I was looking for; an article of something nice and sleek without some silly, bulbous alien theme. :)Does anyone know how the P160 compares to the Lian Li PC6077 (the other aluminum chassis I'm looking at)?
Locut0s - Sunday, February 13, 2005 - link
Thanks for reviewing real enthusiast cases again!cnq - Sunday, February 13, 2005 - link
Yeah this case has been out a while, but better a late review than never. I've got the one with a window frame; newegg has em at good prices usually.Avalon - Sunday, February 13, 2005 - link
Good looking case. The price is out of my range, though, but not overly expensive.jensend - Sunday, February 13, 2005 - link
Wasn't this case introduced in 4Q2003?