Antec P180 Question

[Anaxibius]

I finalized my build today and placed my order. Here are my final stats, followed up with a question...

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX - Retail

Case: Antec P180

PSU: Blue Fortron 500W Storm Power Supply, 24/20PIN, 12CM FAN, Remote ON/OFF Control, Model: AX500-A, Retail box

Hard Drive: SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series HD160JJ 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Memory: 2x1gb Corsair Value Select

Mobo: Epox 9npa+ ultra

DVD: NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM

Video: eVGA 256-P2-N537-AX Geforce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card with Battlefield 2 full version - Retail

Cooling: Scythe SCNJ-1000 CPU Cooling Heatsink - Retail


My question is about the P180. With the power supply at the bottom, does it create any wiring issues? I am going to buy rounded cables, because I am a complete wire organization freak. But I do not want to buy cables that are too long for the case. The case I currently have has a slide out Mobo tray (I know the 180 does not), so how do you guys run your cables to keep them invisible?

I also saw someone mention reversing the airflow on either the upper or rear CPU fan. Any info on this would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[daftpunkit]

Yes it does. Not sure of the length of the Fortron wires but I *think* 20in is required. Flipping the top exhuast into an intake showed better airflow and temp drops.

 

[daftpunkit]

BTW nice getup

Tell me how well your Scythe ninja goes. I hope you got some Artic Silver on hand too.

 

[DanDaMan315]

Wiring is a bitch, its messy as hell in this case. Your cables need to be very longs as well.

 

[d2arcturus]

The Blue Storm has longer than average cables. A lot of the clutter can be kept in the bottom chamber though.

 

[daftpunkit]

Read this thread on how Dynamix3D kept his P180 very clean:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=37&threadid=1628729&enterthread=y

 

[Anaxibius]

Originally posted by: daftpunkit
BTW nice getup

Tell me how well your Scythe ninja goes. I hope you got some Artic Silver on hand too.

Still have some Arctic Silver 5 from my last build.

 

[Anaxibius]

As far as I can tell he removed the PSU/lower Harddrive fand and ran his cables along the backside of the HD cages. Anything else?