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Measure from the end of the case to the optical drive in your case. Mine is a totally different layout with the PSU on the bottom and not the top like yours.
I'm just trying to show you the added space you'll need to make the cables turn 90 degrees to head out to there connections.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck. OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64 CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3 Memory 32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133 Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5 Sound Card Sound Blaster Z Series Card Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless Mouse Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop PSU EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker Cooling 7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60 Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to just ok Antivirus Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium Browser Chrome and IE 10 Other Info 5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Elite 56z custom config OS Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit CPU AMD Phenom XII 1075t x6 @ 3ghz Memory 3 2 gb OEM sticks, one PNY 4 gb stick, all 1333 mhz Graphics Card AMD radeon 6450 Sound Card OEM Screen Resolution 1366 * 768
Keyboard MK100 Mouse MK710 PSU 300w OEM Case OEM Cooling OEM Hard Drives 1 tb OEM 7200 RPM HDD Internet Speed 1.2 mbps on a good day(down) .8 mpbs (up)
That could be the rub right there. You need a good 2 inches to connect the cables and have them make a turn away from the optical drive. You may need to relocate the optical drive into a lower bay. In my latest build I used a non modular PSU like what your replacing only much upgraded quality. It may actually take less space as the whole bundle of cables comes out of one whole in the PSU.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck. OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64 CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3 Memory 32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133 Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5 Sound Card Sound Blaster Z Series Card Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless Mouse Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop PSU EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker Cooling 7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60 Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to just ok Antivirus Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium Browser Chrome and IE 10 Other Info 5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m
got another question. The corsair hx 1000w psu model claims to have a dual transformer. What exactly does that mean. It also said something of having 2 12V rails with 40A each. Please explain. I am looking at this one and the coolermaster silent pro m 1000w bronze. Gold version if it fits. Which one is better and why. Thanks!
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Elite 56z custom config OS Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit CPU AMD Phenom XII 1075t x6 @ 3ghz Memory 3 2 gb OEM sticks, one PNY 4 gb stick, all 1333 mhz Graphics Card AMD radeon 6450 Sound Card OEM Screen Resolution 1366 * 768
Keyboard MK100 Mouse MK710 PSU 300w OEM Case OEM Cooling OEM Hard Drives 1 tb OEM 7200 RPM HDD Internet Speed 1.2 mbps on a good day(down) .8 mpbs (up)
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Elite 56z custom config OS Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit CPU AMD Phenom XII 1075t x6 @ 3ghz Memory 3 2 gb OEM sticks, one PNY 4 gb stick, all 1333 mhz Graphics Card AMD radeon 6450 Sound Card OEM Screen Resolution 1366 * 768
Keyboard MK100 Mouse MK710 PSU 300w OEM Case OEM Cooling OEM Hard Drives 1 tb OEM 7200 RPM HDD Internet Speed 1.2 mbps on a good day(down) .8 mpbs (up)
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Elite 56z custom config OS Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit CPU AMD Phenom XII 1075t x6 @ 3ghz Memory 3 2 gb OEM sticks, one PNY 4 gb stick, all 1333 mhz Graphics Card AMD radeon 6450 Sound Card OEM Screen Resolution 1366 * 768
Keyboard MK100 Mouse MK710 PSU 300w OEM Case OEM Cooling OEM Hard Drives 1 tb OEM 7200 RPM HDD Internet Speed 1.2 mbps on a good day(down) .8 mpbs (up)
Dual transformers just splits the load between two transformers kind of like having dual power supply's. The dual rails as well is the same benefit splitting the load onto two rails gives the power supply added capacity for large power demands like triple SLI. All of this is way over kill for your rig and not to be of concern.
Quote: Originally Posted by precrime3
got another question. The corsair hx 1000w psu model claims to have a dual transformer. What exactly does that mean. It also said something of having 2 12V rails with 40A each. Please explain. I am looking at this one and the coolermaster silent pro m 1000w bronze. Gold version if it fits. Which one is better and why. Thanks!
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck. OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64 CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3 Memory 32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133 Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5 Sound Card Sound Blaster Z Series Card Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless Mouse Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop PSU EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker Cooling 7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60 Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to just ok Antivirus Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium Browser Chrome and IE 10 Other Info 5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m
It being what? I was concerned if the modular cables coming out the back only having the 1/2 inch of room as you noted wouldn't be enough room for the cables to do there thing.....making a right angle to head into the case difficult?
Quote: Originally Posted by precrime3
and it comes with an expansion bay. Move it to that one? Another tut I gotta go look for lol.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck. OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64 CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3 Memory 32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133 Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5 Sound Card Sound Blaster Z Series Card Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless Mouse Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop PSU EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker Cooling 7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60 Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to just ok Antivirus Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium Browser Chrome and IE 10 Other Info 5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Elite 56z custom config OS Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit CPU AMD Phenom XII 1075t x6 @ 3ghz Memory 3 2 gb OEM sticks, one PNY 4 gb stick, all 1333 mhz Graphics Card AMD radeon 6450 Sound Card OEM Screen Resolution 1366 * 768
Keyboard MK100 Mouse MK710 PSU 300w OEM Case OEM Cooling OEM Hard Drives 1 tb OEM 7200 RPM HDD Internet Speed 1.2 mbps on a good day(down) .8 mpbs (up)
I will post and then watch along with you for the quality of this as I've never watched it....I have just learned by doing but these video's can always be of help!
Quote: Originally Posted by precrime3
so how would i do that? would i have to mess with any jumper settings? if there's a tutorial already their, please give me a link.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck. OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64 CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3 Memory 32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133 Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5 Sound Card Sound Blaster Z Series Card Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless Mouse Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop PSU EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker Cooling 7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60 Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to just ok Antivirus Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium Browser Chrome and IE 10 Other Info 5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m
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