Antec Performance P380 Case Review
Overview
Here we have something from a company that used to dominate my list of Case recommendations, for a good few years if anyone asked for a suggestion, it would always be one of the super silent Antec P180, then if air flow and value were your priorities the Antec Nine Hundred was a no brainer. Both of these Cases offered innovation, fantastic performance, value and were hugely popular at the time. So much so that over the years since their initial launch, Antec have seemingly just given these Cases a little refresh each year. Sadly for Antec a lot of the competition within the Case industry has caught up with and even surpassed the one time giant. To the point where I don’t honestly remember the last time I was excited to hear about a new Case from them. That was until last year, when I first caught wind of the Antec Performance P380, which also happens to be a Case I’ve wanted to get my hands on ever since! π
The Antec Performance P380
Has the sleeping giant finally awoken?
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‘The P380 is a successful blend of the stylish design, sophisticated cooling and proven Quiet Computing β’ features of Antecβs award-winning Performance One enclosure series. Like all models in the series, the P380 is equipped with double-layered noise-dampening side panels, creating a system that is almost inaudible even when the fans are spinning at a high speed. The P380 is compatible with CEB and standard ATX motherboards. The elegant aluminum front panel features two well-placed USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports, and audio in/out jacks. The case boasts one slim optical drive bay, three antivibration 3.5″/2.5β removable drive cages (eight 3.5″/2.5β HDD bays).’ |
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The Antec Performance P380 arrived at pcG within a rather large and rather flashy looking box. Unlike many cases we’ve seen of late, Antec have forsaken the traditional root of a plain cardboard box and gone for a glossy black and yellow colour scheme, which looks a little more special and altogether more premium. The front of the predominately black box, features a metallic looking Antec logo in the top left corner, tells us that the case is part of the ‘Quiet’ silent series in the right, whilst in the lower left; that the case is part of the ‘Performance’ series, that it is indeed the P380 and features the slogan ‘Sophisticated Performance Refined’. Other notable areas on the box are the traditional vertical yellow band running down the side of the box informing us the case is ‘Designed by Antec in California’ (something we typically see on the majority of Antec products), along with a huge isometric image of the case itself.
Over on the box reverse and in a similar colour scheme, mirroring that of the front, we are given images for the majority of the case’s key features including:
- Compatible with up to 3-way NVIDIA SLI / AMD CrossFireX.
- Swappable High Speed USB & Audio I/O ports.
- Advanced cooling solutions with top fan mounts spaced for 360mm radiator.
- Durable 0.8mm steel with extended clear side panel.
- Included 2 x 140mm, 1 x 120mm fan with fluid dynamic bearings.
- Advanced cooling system: A total of seven fan mounts to ensure efficient cooling.
- Grommet-lined routing holes with 30mm of space behind the motherboard tray.
- 8 x 3.5″/2.5″ tool-less HDD bays.
- PSU intake & front air filters.
- Dual Power and reset button design.
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With the box open, we find the Antec Performance P380 to be well protected inside. The case itself within a huge clear plastic bag, but instead of being held in place by the usual polystyrene blocks, we find the P380 is safely wedged between two dense soft foam blocks.
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Within the P380 package we also find some additional components and literature. These include a very brief installation guide (to the point of being pointless, you can find a slightly more in depth guide here), warranty information, tie clips, a hard plastic tray for Slim Optical Disc Drive installation and a large bag of assorted screws. Although the assortment of screws is always welcome, it would’ve been nice to have had them arranged in a slightly more organised manner!
At the time of review, the Antec Performance P380 is retailing on Amazon
Specifications/Features
courtesy of Antec
- Case Type: Full-Tower
- 8 Drive bays:
– 1 x Slim optical drive bay
– 8 x 3.5β/2.5β tool-less HDD bays - Motherboards: SSI CEB, E-ATX, ATX, Micro ATX, Mini-ITX
- 9 x Expansion Slots
- Maximum graphics card size: 465mm
- Maximum CPU cooler height: 180mm
- Cooling System:
– 3 x 120mm/2 x 140mm top exhaust fan mount(2 x 140mm FDB fan pre-installed)
– 3 x 120mm/2 x 140mm front intake fan mount
– 1 x 120 mm rear exhaust fan mount(1 x 120mm FDB fan pre-installed) - Liquid Cooling Solution
– 1 x 360mm radiator / 1 x 240mm radiator at front
– 1 x 360mm radiator /1 x 240mm radiator on the top - Front I/O Ports
– 2 x USB3.0; 2 x USB2.0; Audio In/Out - Unit Dimensions
– 555mm(H) x 223.6mm(W) x 557mm(D)
– 21.85β(H) x 8.80β(W) x 21.92β(D)
* Additional details available here
First Impressions
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The very first thing you notice about Antec’s latest Performance case the P380, are the two aluminium panels covering the entirety of its roof and front, and damn they look good (in fact right now I’m literally drooling!). Secondarily you’ll notice that at 555mm(H) x 223.6mm(W) x 557mm(D) the case is pretty big yet surprising narrow, which gives the P380 a rather monolithic appearance.
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From the left we can see a nicely sized window, big enough to show off the hardware inside, without displaying those rather dull drive racks. Whilst the window itself isn’t as dominant as the recently reviewed Fractal Design Define S, considering the P380 is substantially larger it’s just the right size. Surrounding the window we find a black satin finished panel with a slight sand texture. Normally with a panel of this size, you’d tend to find that even once fitted they’ll be a slight hollowness and sometimes even a little flex on the panel itself, whereas the P380 panels feel very well made and solid. Looking to the area in the top right, we find a rather oddly placed I/O panel, behind which we find plenty of venting for the pre-installed case fans within the roof.
From the right we see the very same immaculate paint finish as on the left, in fact the right profile is almost an exact image of the left, just missing the case window. As with the top panel, the sides of the front panel sit slightly proud of the case chassis itself, accept this time instead of an exhaust, the front would be used as an intake. Something I particularly like are the very edges of the top and front panel, which instead of sharing the satin black of the side panels or matte anthracite of the top and front panel fascias, are bare aluminium which helps to break up the almost obelisk like look of the P380.
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A birds-eye view of the Performance P380 shows us only one thing, the luxurious looking top panel. The matte finish and anthracite colouring looks absolutely stunning and feels just as good to the touch as well. It looks fantastic and the finish is impeccable, but also doesn’t mark easily and feels like it’s going to last, something we found sadly absent on the otherwise great NZXT H440 Razer Edition.
From beneath we find something quite odd for a case of the P380s size. That being that the floor is largely featureless. We find the usual PSU air intake and four heavy duty rubber feet, but no additional fan mounts in the floor at all and no dust filter, or at least not an externally mounted one anyway. π
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The front panel of the Performance P380 is of the very same matte anthracite black as of the roof panel and looks just as stunning. What does differentiate the two panels is the larger size of the front panel which gives it a more imposing visage, alongside the silver Antec logo affixed to its foot. The logo itself is made of aluminium and has a fairly rough striped texture, but just helps to add to the overall look of luxury that the P380 possesses.
With the front panel removed we find a couple of oddities! Primarily the panel itself needs to be removed via eight screws, then the case front features no access to any 5.25″ drive bay of any kind, yet the P380 features both a 5.25″ drive cage with two removable blanking plates on the case itself!? Surely this extra space would have been better served as an additional mount for a 120mm fan or even another storage drive cage perhaps? This is something I find very odd indeed. Perhaps more so given the only way of installing an Optical Disc Drive (Slimline only BTW) would be to use the hard plastic drive tray, which then affixes to the inside of the front panel, thereby obscuring the lower fan mount and partially the middle as well.
From behind the Performance P380 is at large fairly similar to any other case. At the top we find a standard Motherboard cut-out, beside which we find a 120mm fan mount. Beneath these is a small vented area which features two portholes with rubber grommets for watercooling tubing, to the left are nine expansion bay blanking plates, then finally a PSU cut-out. As we can see from both side panels and the top panel, each of them is affixed using plastic collared thumbscrews in place of the knurled metal ones we more often see.
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Just to the left of the top panel, we find the P380 I/O panel. This consists of a pair of Audio Jacks (Headphone/Microphone), two USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0 ports. A fairly simple set of features, but there is something a little unusual about this particular panel which I’ll mention shortly.
Like the I/O panel, the Power and Reset buttons on the Performance P380 are again a little odd and slightly at odds to the case itself. Instead of featuring just the one set of buttons like any other case on the market, the P380 features two sets, one either side the front panel, but just as oddly the buttons themselves are placed behind the front panel cowling. This does help to give the P380 a much nicer and cleaner aesthetic, but at the cost of inconvenience and feels a little alien. Unlike the rest of the case which looks and feels of high quality and luxury, the case buttons themselves feel very hollow and cheap by comparison. However when the case is powered on, the button surrounds will illuminate bright blue courtesy of the power supplied by a four pin power molex from your chosen Power Supply.
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With the left panel removed we can see how spacious the P380 is, as is to be expected from a full tower case. The case will accept Motherboards of almost any size almost any size, including E-ATX or even SSI CEB. The CPU Cooler cut-out is huge and possibly the largest I’ve ever seen, above which we find two cut-outs for cable routing. Running down the main cable trunk we find an additional three cut-outs, each one featuring a heavy duty and very high quality rubber grommet, something we also find on the main PSU cable cut-out. Just behind the PSU bay we find another cut-out, but this time without a grommet, but it’s still well placed to accept the case front panel Audio cables. Given the 555mm height of the P380, I’m quite surprised Antec haven’t chosen to include an 8-Pin CPU power cable extension, so it’s worth bearing this in mind when choosing this case. Over to the right we then find that oddly placed 5.25″ drive bay, which is directly riveted to the two drive HDD cages beneath, we then have two cages beneath which will also allow for up to three drives apiece. All of the drive cages are removable, but in order to do so you’ll have to find and remove approximately thirty screws!? (ED: WTF!) which also means in order to gain easy access to the front fan mounts or to install a 120mm, 240mm, or 360mm radiator in the front, you’re going to have a lot of unnecessary work to do, and potentially lose any purpose made storage drive mounts?! For a case with a sleek modern design on the outside, Antec certainly seem to have dropped the ball a bit here with a rather dated interior design, especially with the inclusion of the 5.25″ cage. Perhaps the actual mounts on these could’ve been adjusted and pre-drilled to allow for two side mounted 2.5″ drives!?
The reverse of the Performance P380 motherboard tray is huge. Along with the well placed cable routing cut-outs, we find eleven cable tie-off points and a whopping 30mm of space to make cable management as simple as possible. As we can see adjacent to the front panel, the P380 also features three small cut-outs for fan cables and plenty of easy access to the back of the drive trays for SATA power and data cables. What is annoying, is that with all this ample space, you’d almost expect to find at least one stealth bay for a 2.5″ or 3.5″ drive, but no! π
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Taking a much closer look at the inside of the Antec Performance P380 shows us the first of the three pre-installed fans. As mentioned before the case features a rear fan mount that will accept 120mm fans, the pre-installed being an Antec TwoCool 120 and offers a maximum speed of 1200RPM and minimum of 600RPM. The fan mount seems a little unusual due to the limiting factor of it only accepting 120mm fans, but then this is the most universal size currently used and readily available today…
With the top panel removed we find the Performance P380 can accept up to three 120mm fans of your choosing or two 140mm fans just like Antec’s pre-installed choice. These are both Antec TwoCool 140 fans with speeds of 800RPM to 1200RPM. With the large amount of space within the roof of the P380 it will also accept radiators of 280mm or even 360mm and not just slimline either. Given the total length of the top panel, it’s quite surprising that an additional fan mount for a 140mm hasn’t been squeezed onto the I/O port side of the case, which could have potentially gained the compatibility of an even bigger 240mm radiator.
To get better access to the front fan mounts which are unusually empty, even more so when you consider the three pre-installed fans are all set as exhausts! The front can accept up to two 140mm fans or again three 120mm fans like in the roof. You can of course install a radiator of up to 360mm in size, but in doing so you will lose all of the drive racks leaving you no 2.5″ or 3.5″ Storage Drive space, not a problem if you have a motherboard with M.2 or PCIE SSD support, but in my mind a clear oversight on Antec’s part. This is actually made all the worse by the lack of detail within the downloadable instructions (forget the paper version!) on the Antec site, leaving you to discover this yourself. Admittedly you could leave the 5.25″ and the attached HDD rack in place, then install a 240mm radiator, but this still leaves you with a rather pointless 5.25″ bay and just two 3.5″ or 2.5″ drives.
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One feature of the Performance P380 that you see all too rarely with the cases of today is one involving the PSU dust-filter. The P380 filter is mounted internally which is a little different already, but more importantly the filter is side mounted which makes for much easier access.
The P380 also features a large dust-filter inside the front panel, but instead of offering the ease of access like beneath the PSU bay, the front filter slides out from beneath. Which means you’ll either be having to hitch the front of the case right up, or stagger it over the edge of your desk to remove. Both filters feature a tight weave mesh and are of a decent quality, so should be more than capable of keeping the dust at bay.
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Another unusual feature of the Performance P380, is that of the case I/O panel. We’ve seen side mounted I/O panels before, but something I’ve not seen in a very long time is one that is reversible. A feature that will come in handy for some, but would a secondary set of ports be even better!?
Beside the CPU Cooler cut-out on the reverse of the motherboard tray, we find a fan hub affixed by two Motherboard stand-offs. The hub is powered by a 4-Pin power Molex and will allow up to three 3-Pin fans to be attached. Towards the bottom of the case we find an additional two stand-off mounts should you wish to move the fan hub or even add an additional one.
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Each of the three Antec TwoCool fans feature a two speed manual fan control. Fan controllers are always welcome on cases of any size, but these particular controls aren’t going to be particularly practical once all of your hardware is installed. It would have been preferable to see some sort of simple fan control connected to the fan hub with control access on the rear of the case or better still integrated into the reversible I/O panel instead (ED: or control from a PWM header perhaps).
The Antec Performance P380 features three storage drive racks with a total of eight drive trays. The trays themselves are solid, of a good quality and easy to remove, but aren’t quite as tool-less as Antec describe. Irrespective of your chosen drive, it will still need to be screwed onto the drive tray itself via four screws, which will also mean sifting through the myriad of screws within the giant bag of screws. On the plus side each tray does feature four anti-vibration mounts which will help to keep the noise subdued within the case.
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As with all of the Antec Performance One series, the Performance P380 features noise-dampening materials which line the side panels. In the case of the P380 we see a slightly different approach, instead of the more traditional bitumen or foam lining, we find two layers, one of which certainly looks like a thin layer of bitumen, with the second being poly-carbonate. This is something I’ve personally not seen before and not too sure how good the sound killing properties are, but it certainly makes for a much lighter panel than you’d expect, with the added bonus of solidity and rigidness, the P380 side panels don’t seem to flex or give at all, given their size this is both surprising and good.
So the Antec Performance P380 is a bit of a mixed bag really. Externally the case looks great and gives us a combination of a sleek modern design and elegant aluminium panels with the best paint finish I’ve seen on a Case. Then when the panels are removed we find a nice big working space, but with the way the front panel and drive cages are affixed and some bizarre design choices, it would seem Antec still seem to have one foot firmly stuck in the past…
Hardware Installation
| Case | Antec Performance P380 | Power Supply |
Corsair Professional Series AX760i
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| Motherboard |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer
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CPU |
Intel Core i5-4690K
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| CPU Cooler |
Raijintek Themis
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RAM |
HyperX Savage 2400MHz 8GB Kit
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| Graphics Card |
XFX AMD Radeon R9 290X DD Black Edition
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SSD |
HyperX Fury 120GB
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Getting the pcG Test Rig hardware installed into the Antec Performance P380 was a fairly simple task, largely due to the large amount of internal space available. The first two items to be installed were our test drives, the HyperX Fury 120GB
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With the bulk of the installation already completed, I then installed our Corsair Professional Series AX760i
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The relevant expansion plates are then removed from the Performance P380 allowing us to install the XFX Radeon R9 290X DD Black Edition which then has the necessary 6-Pin and 8-Pin PCIE power cables connected to it, with just installation of the Creative Sound Blaster Zx
On the whole installing into the Performance P380 is not a hard job at all. Perhaps a little more time consuming than others Cases available, but once the build is finished it does look a little bit special, wouldn’t you agree?
Testing Methodology/Setup
At pcGameware we use Prime95 and CoreTemp to evaluate CPU temperatures and we use MSI Afterburner to evaluate the GPU temperatures. Of course Prime95 being a CPU stress test also helps to generate heat for us to check the case thermals. We also use UNiGiNE Heaven 4.0 for GPU temperature testing.
CPU performance testing is carried out using Prime95 (Small FFT) to stress the CPU. Each run is timed for 15 mins and the maximum temperature is recorded for all cores and then the average core heat is taken. Testing was carried out with a small overclock on the i5-4690K of 4.0GHz courtesy of the ASRock UEFI.
GPU performance testing is carried out by running UNiGiNE Heaven 4.0 for 15 minutes and then by recording the maximum GPU temperature.
* All case fans (x3 in the case of the Antec Performance P380) and the CPU Cooler (Raijintek Themis) are run at 100% throughout testing. To ascertain case noise levels, the GPU fans are set to their lowest setting and the CPU Cooler fan is unplugged, whilst the dB is recorded from 1m away.
Hardware Performance
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| Case | Ambient Temperature | Max CPU Temperature (core average) | Delta Temperature |
| NZXT Noctis 450 | 23.00 | 58.00 | 35.00 |
| BitFenix Colossus Venom Window | 23.50 | 60.00 | 36.50 |
| Cooler Master HAF XB | 24.00 | 61.50 | 37.50 |
| NZXT H440 Razer Edition | 24.50 | 64.00 | 39.50 |
| Thermaltake Core V51 | 22.50 | 62.25 | 39.75 |
| NZXT S340 | 22.00 | 62.00 | 40.00 |
| Antec Performance P380 | 22.50 | 62.75 | 40.25 |
| SilverStone Kublai KL05 | 24.00 | 65.50 | 41.50 |
| Fractal Design Define S | 23.50 | 65.50 | 42.00 |
| Cooltek W2 | 24.00 | 69.75 | 45.75 |
In the area of CPU cooling the Antec Performance P380 gives us pretty reasonable performance, with our 4.0GHz overclocked i5-4690K reaching a maximum average Core temperature of 62.75C (40.25C Delta). Whilst the recorded temperature is certainly respectable it doesn’t quite match up to our last big full tower case reviewed, the BitFenix Colossus Venom Window. The reason behind this being quite simple, all of the three Antec TwoCool fans are set as exhausts from stock, why I don’t know!? Had the two top 140mm fans been pre-fitted as air intakes in the front of the case, there’s no doubt in my mind that the Performance P380 would offer slightly, if not much better CPU cooling…
β STOCK (Core: 1050MHz/ Mem: 5000MHz)| Case | Ambient Temperature | Max GPU Temperature | Delta Temperature |
| NZXT Noctis 450 | 23.00 | 72.00 | 49.00 |
| Cooltek W1 | 24.00 | 74.00 | 50.00 |
| BitFenix Colossus Venom Window | 22.00 | 73.00 | 51.00 |
| Antec Performance P380 | 23.00 | 74.00 | 51.00 |
| Fractal Design Define S | 24.00 | 76.00 | 52.00 |
| SilverStone Kublai KL05 | 24.00 | 79.00 | 55.00 |
| Cooler Master HAF XB | 24.00 | 80.00 | 56.00 |
| BitFenix Aegis | 23.50 | 81.00 | 57.50 |
| NZXT S340 | 22.00 | 80.00 | 58.00 |
| BitFenix Prodigy M | 22.50 | 83.00 | 60.50 |
| Xigmatek Aquila | 23.50 | 84.00 | 60.50 |
| NZXT H440 Razer Edition | 23.50 | 85.00 | 61.50 |
| BitFenix Pandora | 24.00 | 87.00 | 63.00 |
| Cooltek W2 | 26.00 | 90.00 | 64.00 |
| In Win 901 | 22.50 | 89.00 | 66.50 |
| Fractal Design Core 1100 | 24.00 | 94.00 | 70.00 |
| BitFenix Phenom | 22.00 | 94.00 | 72.00 |
| Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX | 23.00 | 95.00 | 72.00 |
While the Performance P380 certainly had pretty reasonable air cooling performance for our CPU thermal test, an area where it seems to shine is with GPU thermals. Our often hot XFX Radeon R9 290X DD Black Edition didn’t get anywhere near its 95.00C throttle limit, but instead sat at a nice and cool (for the card!) 74.00C (51.00C Delta). Which I must admit I find rather surprising, with Antec’s choosing not to use any of the pre-installed fans as air intakes, the large airy void within the case certainly is a big cooling benefit.
With the trio of TwoCool fans set at their minimum speeds, the Antec Performance P380 certainly lives up to its name as a ‘quiet performance case’ emitting a pretty low 38dB. Of course this then gets thrown out of the window when each of the fans manual speed controls are switched to high and the noise recorded jumps up to 47dB. What I did find strange is normally I’d personally find this a little too loud for my liking, but the sound itself sounds like a low pitched hum and surprisingly isn’t that intrusive.
Final Thoughts
I really wanted the Antec Performance P380 to set my world alight and remind me of the good old days where Antec ruled as the king of Cases, but despite its beautiful modern external appearance, with the panels off it would seem Antec still have one foot firmly in the past…
The Antec Performance P380 arrived within a gargantuan box adorned with glossy imagery of the case itself and informing us about the key features of the Case held within. When unboxed, the case itself was found to be very well protected within a huge clear plastic bag and safely held between two dense soft foam blocks.
With its protection removed, the Performance P380 looks very nice indeed. The matte finished anthracite coloured top and front panels are the main reason for this, not only do they look stunning but they’re incredibly well finished and feature a bare unpainted edge witch helps to break up the dark monolithic look of the Case. The P380 being a full tower case measures in at 555mm(H) x 223.6mm(W) x 557mm(D) which isn’t too surprisingly a bit on the large side, but it certainly looks good and on looks alone first impressions were very good indeed.
Once the side panels are removed, the P380 interior was revealed to offer plenty of space, with room enough for even EATX Motherboards. The Case itself features three pre-installed Antec TwoCool fans (1x 120mm & 2x 140mm), which Antec have rather oddly chosen to install in the factory as exhausts (1x rear & 2x top). In addition to this we find three removable drive racks allowing for up to eight storage drives, a side mounted PSU dust-filter along with a huge dust-filter for the front, a fan hub for up to six fans, a reversible I/O panel, dual control panels, watercooling support for up to two 360mm radiators and a whopping 30mm of space behind the motherboard tray for cable managment. In fact apart from the odd fan configuration, initially everything looked great. Until you delve a little deeper…
Both the fan hub and front panel LED lighting are powered via a 4-pin Molex, where as I’d prefer to see a SATA power header, the two speed fan controls are attached to the three case fans which will most certainly be an inconvenience within a fully installed Gaming rig, surely a simple fan control could have been hooked up to the fan hub and attached to the rear of the case!? Then we have the ‘tool-less HDD bays’ where the drive bays are attached via screws and both 3.5″ and 2.5″ storage drives still need to be screwed on to the drive trays, or an odd USB 3.0 front panel header that splits to give you a USB 2.0 header as well, but not quite enough length to hide the spare plug? Yet these are four minor gripes that I for one would be happy to let go. What I really don’t understand is why Antec have felt the need to use screws to affix literally every removable item on the front end of the case!? Should you need to remove the front panel (which you will do if wanting to remove any of the three drive cages), that’s eight screws of varying lengths, then a further thirty affixing the three drive cages themselves? Which all seems a little unnecessary in my eyes, as does the 5.25″ drive bay at the top of the rack that allows for two devices (would a case that doesn’t feature any access to these via the front panel really need these!?). Another oversight seems to be in the area of watercooling and storage. Sure, you could certainly install a 360mm radiator in the P380 roof with plenty of space to spare, but should you choose to take advantage of the front fan mounts and do the same, not only do you have the annoying and time consuming task of removing all of those screws to remove the drive racks, but where exactly are those HDD’s or SSD’s going to go? It isn’t as if that massive space behind the motherboard tray features any secretly located storage drive ‘stealth’ bays.
With the three TwoCool fans all pre-installed as exhausts, I can honestly say I wasn’t expecting the Performance P380 to stun us with its thermal performance. However, it did give us some surprising results. Our moderately overclocked i5-4690K gave us a a maximum recorded average Core temperature of 62.75C (40.25C Delta), which certainly isn’t bad at all. Our test GPU, the XFX Radeon R9 290X DD Black Edition was recorded to have a maximum GPU temperature 74.00C (51.00C Delta), which is certainly not something to be sniffed at. Made all the more surprising for a Case with no fans set as air intakes, shame…
In the area of acoustics the P380 put in a great effort, with the fans on their lowest settings the Case produced a reasonably quiet 38dB, which jumps up when the fans ramp up to their fastest speeds to 47dB. Oddly the loudest noises emitted from the Case were not particularly unpleasant and a fairly dull hum (perhaps I need my ears tested?).
The Antec Performance P380 is most certainly an odd beast, with both hints of greatness and hints of the absurd! It looks fantastic and has a very high build quality, but is then let down by some downright bizarre internal design choices. Yet for all its faults I really like the Case and would be more than happy to have it sitting on my desk, but sadly for approximately Β£130.00 you can certainly find better Cases than this one…
Verdict
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Many thanks to Antec for providing this sample for review
