Antec P182 vs Akasa Mirage 62 test

Even if the exterior looks of the case have a certain amount of importance in the choice of a case, the interior is just as important. Here you find two removable side doors, and unfortunately the same defaults found in the P180. This means fixations that hold the panels onto the chassis are still in plastic and easy to break if you are not careful.

    

The chassis in steel is 0.8mm thick (1mm for the hard drive casing) making it identical to the P180, and the dimensions and characteristics are pretty much identical as what we have previously seen.


For the rest, there is nothing stunning as ANTEC has chosen to keep the cooling compartments separated which is a well known system to those that have known LIAN-LI for a long time.

To start with, you will find a tunnel connecting the compartment to the power supply situated at the bottom of the chassis (to the bottom left), which can host power supplies a maximum of 18 centimeters deep.

To reduce the sound, ANTEC has integrated two silicon bands into the power supply compartment as well as its arch.

    

Next there is a 120mm fan, which has a speed controller, separating the power supply compartment from the second compartment which is reserved for the hard drives. Even more surprising, there is no protection grill in place. This makes the annoying cabling even more difficult, especially if your power supply is deep, as you will need to make sure that the cables don’t get caught in the fan. This makes the cooling system ineffective.

The hard drives block integrates white rubber feet which absorb the drive vibrations. This is a classic system used today to reduce noise. There is also a removable compartment containing individual drawers that are removable which could have also been more practical. This would have made installing the hard drives easier and prevents the installation of additional drives. This is without mentioning the problems with the cabling which would have been easier to use if they were placed similar to that found in the Lian-Li cases of the V Cool range.

It should be noticed that there is no place for a fan in front of the hard drive compartment. This first tunnel is isolated from the rest of the chassis, with place to pass the power cables to the rest of the chassis.