The Interior of the Quiet Power P180 offers the user very little in the way of resistance to the user, its well designed and has no sharp edges or overtly hard to get to spaces. The motherboard tray is not removable, but that did not seem to pose any dilemma for installing the board on our end. The steel has nice soft edges that are not abrasive to your skin so you won't have to worry about cutting yourself during assembly. The 5.25 and 1.44 drive bays are easy to access and the hard drive bay is completely removable offering a pull-out handle for added ergonomics. This makes replacing or adding drives a breeze.
Swiftech custom builds every one of these systems and they are hands on inspected before ever going out the door so you know Q&A is done thoroughly here. The Swiftech customizations to the Antec case are only really evident by the tubing used to move the liquid through the cooling system. The water pump is located in the bottom of the case by where the power supply goes and this can be a bit confusing if you don't read the manual as to use a large PSU the pump and fan must be relocated. We figured this out and still decided to use a small PSU in our system build as we had a few lying around collecting dust from last years test stations.
The radiator is located at the back of the case where most power supplies are located, and although a bit unconventional, it works out well for the Quiet Power P-180 and makes setup of the cooling system much easier. All the neoprene tubing used to move the liquid comes wrapped with SmartCoils. SmartCoils are extruded PVC coils designed to be wrapped around soft vinyl and thin wall tubes in an effort to eliminate tube kinking and flattening in medium to sharp areas where the tube might be bent. They also look cool when the internal case light illuminates them at night if you leave the side panel off like I did while finalizing my results. The case runs virtually sound free in a sealed case, and the case was designed to be sealed and silent.
Although technically the water reservoir is on the inside of the case you fill it up externally once the system is built and is actually an internal/external feature. The reservoir is very easy to access once you pull the back panel off and has its own little (included) funnel for filling the reservoir to its needed level. This location is not only strategically justified it also looks cool at night through the looking glass bubble on the left side of the case as mentioned earlier in the review. There are 3 internal case fans with adjustable fan speeds and each of the fans can be individually adjusted to 3 power/noise levels. High 79CFM/30dBA, Medium 56CFM/28dBA, or low 39CFM/25dBA depending on your CPUs needs. I ran it on high just for general principle, and because I always want maximum cooling efficiency. The Antec case is very well designed in its interior makeup, no complaints in its design or layout. My only concern is how much room will be left in the interior once the system parts and liquid cooling system are all in place. Although the case is well designed the inside of the case is a bit cramped compared with other cases I have worked with.
