Antec P-180 or Lian-Li PCB-7Plus?

[Janus67]

I am completely torn between these two cases. I like the looks of both, and I am a fan/sucker for windows on cases (which of course I could have taken off for $10 cheaper).

I am looking to buy them here: www.performance-pcs.com

P-180 $150

Lian-Li Case $120

I am going for two things here, as most people are. I want it to be fairly quiet, and do well with cooling. I will be putting a Seasonic 600W PSU in it, with a DFI SLI-DR and 3200+ Venice with a gig of OCZ Gold 4000VX.

what it comes down to, is the new antec case really worth the extra $30 (plus shipping of course on both)?

I hope to buy these by the end of the week to get some parts together for my new system.

 

[fuzzba11]

Probably better to get a top of the line Antec than a mid-range Lian Li. Then again, I've owned many Lian Lis and the internals of it look better than the somewhat cluttered P180

 

[Aslan]

I'd go with the P180 myself. The PC-7B PLUS is Lian-Li's lower end offering, and lacks features like a Motherboard Tray.
As for whether it's worth it to go with the P180, IMO it is. The P180 is reputed to be extremely quiet, and although the Lian-Li has very good fit and finish, with little vibration at all, it just doesn't compare.

 

[Janus67]

okay, thanks for the opinions guys, any more of them?

 

[maxio098ui]

i think a lian li even a cheap, wait no, a lower grade one is a good case
and cause some ppl may have noticed i am a lian li fan boy and why: quallity and style

 

[CJ4]

I just got my P180 in today and it looks great. Can't wait to get it set up. You can get them less expensively. Mine was $150 with shipping:
http://www.shopblt.com/cgi-bin/shop...1100500U011_BF09960P.shtml&ORDER_ID=768712877

There was a $15 cheaper place, but they will not get any more stock until next week or so and I needed it sooner:
http://www.techonweb.com/products/productdetail.aspx?id=B73523

Crap- just checked and techonweb has them in stock. Looks like I could have saved some money. Oh well.

CJ

 

[jtlee75]

CJ4, can you measure the total outside demensions for me? I can not find it online anywhere. height,depth,width? Thanks

 

[venom9007]

CJ4, can you measure the total outside demensions for me? I can not find it online anywhere. height,depth,width? Thanks

According to the Performance-Pcs website listed above, the dimensions are:
21.3"(H) x 19.9"(D) x 8.1"(W)

 

[jtlee75]

Thanks. I was wanting to move to something a little smaller but still have some working room. The case I got now is huge. Almost 42" tall, 10" wide, and 23" deep.

 

[dogooder]

I just got my P180 in today and it looks great. Can't wait to get it set up. You can get them less expensively. Mine was $150 with shipping:
http://www.shopblt.com/cgi-bin/shop...1100500U011_BF09960P.shtml&ORDER_ID=768712877

There was a $15 cheaper place, but they will not get any more stock until next week or so and I needed it sooner:
http://www.techonweb.com/products/productdetail.aspx?id=B73523

Crap- just checked and techonweb has them in stock. Looks like I could have saved some money. Oh well.

CJ

lol at CJ4, I was just going to cancel my order at techonweb (ordered last week) when I got an e-mail 1/2 hr ago, "shipped".

 

[CJ4]

lol at CJ4, I was just going to cancel my order at techonweb (ordered last week) when I got an e-mail 1/2 hr ago, "shipped".

Double check that it was shipped. I read that they have been sending out emails to backordered people to make sure that they still want them before they are shipped. Glad it worked out for you. $107 + shipping was a steal for this new case.

CJ

 

[s random]

no such thing as a lower line lian li, cause the most cost effective lian li is better then 99% of other cases (something like a stacker could be better depending on applications) antec is a company going down hill as far as quality and innovation goes im personally staying away from them

 

[dogooder]

Double check that it was shipped. I read that they have been sending out emails to backordered people to make sure that they still want them before they are shipped. Glad it worked out for you. $107 + shipping was a steal for this new case.

CJ

Just got back from fishing, and got e-mail and tracking #from techonweb.
And yes, I did have to verify I still wanted case.

 

[JDizzle]

You can get it at directron for cheaper (Here).

Once you figure in the new price difference, I don't think it's worth it. That's why I'm getting the PC-7.

 

[Janus67]

the one at performance-pcs as two 120mm I believe not just the standard 80 and 120 from directron.

 

[hafa]

Remember that the 180 is steel while the Lian-Li is aluminium. If weight or corrosion inhibition is an issue, the Lian-li would have the edge.

 

[BrutalDrew]

Both are great cases, but if I had to choose between the two I would go with the antec.

 

[zip22]

Remember that the 180 is steel while the Lian-Li is aluminium. If weight or corrosion inhibition is an issue, the Lian-li would have the edge.

but if silence is an issue, the p-180 will wipe the floor with the lian li.

 

[Janus67]

thanks for the opinions guys, weight isn't really that big of a deal considering the one I currently have now is probably about 40lbs (old steel chemning or chieftec case, can never remember).

 

[crash013]

I'd say the Lian Li because you really can't go wrong with Lian Li. And I like how the Lian Li looks; better than the Antec IMO.