Antec P82 Silent Mid-Tower Case Review

Peter Donnell / 4 years ago

A Closer Look – Interior

Both the left and right side panels use the same design, with two thumbscrews at the back, and then you simply slide it off the case. On the interior, both side panels also have a layer of heavy-duty noise dampening materials. The panel also fits really snug, so there will be no noise leaking out or dust sneaking in.

It’s not very thick material, but it is quite dense, so it’ll deal with unwanted vibrations and lower fan noises easily enough.

With the side panel out of the way, you can see the interior is pretty clean. The design is pure brutalism, with blocky surfaces. It looks a bit drab really, but that’s really not a big issue for a case with no windows. However, what it lacks in slick style, it makes up for in pure practicality, as there’s a lot of free space in here.

The PSU shroud is huge and has three absolutely massive cable routing holes along the back edge, as well as a large cut-away for the front cooling clearance.

Up in the front, you’ll find a block sticking out, but this provides some more cable routing holes at 90-degree angles to the motherboard, which should make them easy to use. However, there are two slot mounts here too, as the SSD mount on the back of the motherboard tray can also be placed here. Not sure why you would, but hey, it’s nice to have options.

There are three Antec fans in this case, all the same 120mm models all finished in black with black cables. However, the front panel will also support up to 3 x140mm fans if you so desire.

Behind the motherboard, things look pretty clean yet again. There’s a larger cable routing space towards the front, but again, loads of space under that PSU shroud too.

Here you can see the large SSD mounting bracket, which as thumbscrews, allowing you to remove it.

Of course, you can put it around the front of the case if you desire. The only reason I can see why is if you needed more cable routing space back here.