Lian Li V1000+ & Tagan Easycon PSU

shodan · 5 Jul 2006 at 13:38

Hi all,

Planning to build my first rig soon and was thinking about using a Lian Li V1000plus case with a Tagan TG580-U15 580W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU (CA-009-TG).

I've noticed the V1000+ has an upside down configuration with a distinct PSU compartment. The Tagan also has a 120mm fan adjacent to the rear grill rather than a smaller fan on the opposite face. It is also modular. Can anyone foresee any problems I might have using these two together?

Thanks for your help.

Yewen · 5 Jul 2006 at 14:06

It will work fine, but you may have to take one of the hard drive bays out, limiting you to 3 hard drives.

If you need more hard drives than 3 you do not really need a modular PSU.

shodan · 5 Jul 2006 at 17:37

I think I'll be just fine with 2 hard drives at the most.

Thanks for your help!

Yewen · 5 Jul 2006 at 18:14

If you want me to post some pics give me a buzz and I can post some for you.

If it is tommorrow I may take some time as I should have the Lian Li S80 to play with!

shodan · 5 Jul 2006 at 18:18

Sure! That would be great.

Don't let me drag you away from your new baby though!

Yewen · 5 Jul 2006 at 18:22

She is not here yet, why now is the best time.

shodan · 5 Jul 2006 at 18:34

Ok. Now I can't control my dribble!

Yewen · 5 Jul 2006 at 18:38

The TR3a is optional but the rest is stock loadout wise.

Fitted Akasa Ambers to it aswell, really nice case!

shodan · 5 Jul 2006 at 18:52

Was there something you didn't like about the fans that came supplied?

What does the readout on the TR3A tell you?

I hope mine looks that nice when I've finished bodging it all together!

Yewen · 5 Jul 2006 at 19:02

Thats mine without cable tidying, looks much nicer up until today when I made it ready for the new case!

TR3a shows fan speed, temperature, time and hard drive activity.

The fans I replaced with ambers, my rig is silent during normal windows use and a bit noisey for games. What my main aims were.

shodan · 5 Jul 2006 at 23:04

So the ambers are quieter than the stock fans?

Yewen · 5 Jul 2006 at 23:22

At 5v most deffinately.

shodan · 6 Jul 2006 at 01:48

I'm sure this is a silly question, but is voltage something I need to decide upon for my fans? I just thought they plug in and revolve!

Yewen · 6 Jul 2006 at 01:53

Thats how they work, plug them in to a 12v molex and away they go, at 12v so full speed.

You can mod them, so that they only use 7v or 5v from the molex, making them spin a lot quieter but push less air.

shodan · 6 Jul 2006 at 02:17

I see.

A bit of a change of topic, but do you have a special set of tools you use when you build PCs?

I have one or two screwdrivers around the house, but they're a bit log really.

I noticed Victorinox make a special 'techy' swiss army knife:

The Cybertool

I don't have anything that small, although I'm sure I'd find a way to set dip switches without resorting to their 'pressurised ballpoint pen'

Yewen · 6 Jul 2006 at 07:49

I just use a really old and beat up philips screwdriver, certainly not anything special.

shodan · 6 Jul 2006 at 13:54

Cool. I'm all set then. Thanks for your help.

kinggost · 7 Jul 2006 at 10:19

That a nice looking case yewen i remember a while back when you convinced me to get the lian li and now i have got it all watercooled and every thing

Yewen · 7 Jul 2006 at 12:21

Got any pictures?

kinggost · 7 Jul 2006 at 12:49

yep 1 min let me just up load them