Anyone else worried about the PSU placement?
860342
This will be my second lower supply case. I have the first generation of the bottom PSU design and I love it. The major advantage of this design is seperating the airflow from the PSU from the remaining components. It does this very well and the noise is at a minimum. The only disadvantage is that the cable lengths on the PSU must be longer to reach the motherboard and peripherals.
754833
In my opinion, it would be very tight. I used a fully modular power supply, and there wasn't much room for the cables as it was. Possibly a partial modular would work, but keep in mind that space is pretty tight. Nice case though. It is easier to install the cables before mounting the power supply though since access is very tight. We did plug in one additional power cable after installation, but it was challenging.
1992149
Yes. I have one in the system. It's been a while now since I did it, but I don't recall their being any particular issues installing it so it must have been routine. I just ordered a cheap one and stuck it in the case and plugged it in.
474260
If your talking about the 4 pin molex connectors they attach to your power supply. A suggestion get rid of the stock fans they don't move very much air
754832
You can tuck them in behind the powersupply in between it and the HDD rack or inside the HDD rack unused space if any. If you get a windowed side panel you are not going to want it to be the right one, or you will have wires showing. Left would be fine though, and you could hide most wiring fairly well. I don't think you gain much from going modular with this case as to plug almost anything in you need to pull the PS anyways. May as well just have everything hooked up.
572299
The things I not that might be problematic are first the size of the card. It's fairly big and long. I don't have a good view of the chipset heat sink but if it's too tall, it may hit the videocard. The next note is. The stock psu is only 300 watts. I would upgrade to at least a 500. Hope that helps
1411028
It's not a problem. They're designed to be mounted that way, as the screen is used as a dust filter. All you need to do is periodically slide the screen out (it's easily removable) and blow the dust off of it. In fact, mounting it this way if possible is even better, as the PSU will take in cool outside air instead of hot air from inside of the case, and exhaust it out the back of the case so the air is completely separate from the rest of your components.
113949
I think they mentioned Taiwan somewhere in their documentation. They have distribution and repair on the West Coast. My only gripe was I had to pay shipping all the way there ~$20 because something went SNAP (with a spark) internally so that expensive psu had to go on a "roadtrip". You'd think that the high price covers their "self insurance" (and customer's shipping) for such a "quality" unit. Grrr!
2276661
I am pretty ocd about having a clean case and I had no problem making everything neat and tidy. There was a good amount of space behind the motherboard to fit cables and zip-them in place. I would recommend a psu with a modular cable pack so you only need to run the power wires that are necessary. Hope this helps.
928088
No. I'm using a Coolermaster Storm Scout ATX mid-tower case plus a 600W Corsair power supply.
668873
Check all the cables. Make sure the switches are hooked up properly. It's easy to knock 1 or 2 loose without seeing it. If all is hooked up properly and power applied to the PSU it's possible there is a short / ground.
558251
I also had this problem and after I replaced the PSU with a Corsair Builder Series CX 600w it hasn't happened once.If you read some reviews about that stock Lepo PSU here and on Newegg you'll see people say it actually only maxes around 450w and has a surge protection feature that shuts itself down if it's voltage levels get too high or low. Nice feature I guess but I would prefer it actually just supply more reliable voltage levels.
698732
That shouldn't be necessary. If you had read through all of the reviews, it's been stated a few times, that the older power supply- which people were having problems with- has been replaced in this build.
1539110
John, I'm sorry. It turns out that the problem with my computer was unrelated to the card. As for upgrading your PSU, I'm not sure if I would be able to give you useful advice.
1108752
yes, there isn't anything in the way on your motherboard that would cause problems.
673813
I think you might be pushing it with a 400W PSU. I guess it depends on the item quality. You may be just fine. Not really an answer, sorry.
1639961
I would try and do some more research on it and maybe give the company a call I'm sure they could give you a definite answer before making the purchase. But the lights in the psu are a nice touch and look great in my case. Hope I've been of some help.