Antec Nine Hundred + Enermax Infiniti 730W

ChrisD. · 14 Oct 2007 at 01:11

The cables on the above PSu are quite short and I was wondering if anyone here was running the above config and how it all is as in are the cables long enough or is it a pain?

simonnance · 14 Oct 2007 at 02:21

most cases with a bottom PSU need extensions for the power cables to reach certain areas, like the 4/8pin CPU power plug.

just something you generally have to account for in a build with one of those cases.

ChrisD. · 14 Oct 2007 at 02:50

Ah bugger, what cases offer similar cooling with conventional PSU mounting?

simonnance · 14 Oct 2007 at 03:14

i really wouldnt sweat it, if you have your heart set on the Antec, simply get an extension cable.......
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-022-AK&groupid=701&catid=48&subcat=

The key thing is to find a case you like and make it work for you, not to find a case that works that you kinda like!

Persoanly i prefer the bottom PSU mount, more out of the way, and less interferance with the rest of the system. Plus my last top-PSU case (Eclipse) i had dreadful top-panel vibration probs from resonance with the PSU (then again, i had a pretty loud PSU)

The Eclipse is a great chioce if you still want the "conventional" layout though. Not as "bling" as the antec though.

ChrisD. · 14 Oct 2007 at 03:45

All I want really is top cooling and easy to install/work with. I don't really want to be fannying about with extension cables.

simonnance · 14 Oct 2007 at 03:47

Eclipse or PC-7+ are prob more your cup of tea then.

tbh · 14 Oct 2007 at 06:21

I assume you mean the Enermax Infiniti 720W?

I'm running this PSU in an Antec 900 at the moment without any issues, and no cable extensions were required.

ChrisD. · 14 Oct 2007 at 10:56

sonicology said:
I assume you mean the Enermax Infiniti 720W?

I'm running this PSU in an Antec 900 at the moment without any issues, and no cable extensions were required.

Yes that's what I mean lol

What spec are you running mate? How do you find the case?

tbh · 14 Oct 2007 at 18:47

MilanoChris said:
What spec are you running mate? How do you find the case?

I should get round to adding all this stuff to my sig so people don't have to ask

Running a Q6600 on a Gigabyte P35 DS4 with 4gigs of OCZ RAM. It's stable at [email protected] at the moment, haven't tried pushing it further yet.

The case is great, very happy with it and the PSU. I moved the drive bay with the two fans ("air tunnel") up to the top of the case to get more cool air to the CPU and it seems to be working well. Sadly my TT120 Ultra Extreme blocks the fan mount point on the side panel, but I don't think it's needed anyway. Only thing I would like to improve is the cable management which is still a bit messy despite the modular power supply, I probably should have hidden a few more behind the motherboard before I installed it.