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samuraijack69   03-12-2009 at 04:39:08 AM

I just got my Antec 300 and OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W I know the main 24 pin will run along the bottom of the case next to the cages, but what should I do about the 4 pin CPU power cord? It doesnt seem like there are a lot of good places to put holes in the tray to get the cord to the proper location on my MB back by the Mouse and Keyboard connectors.. I'm guessing I dont want to run it directly under the MB soo... suggestions?

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lostandwandering   03-12-2009 at 05:57:08 AM
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I have mine running along the edge of the MB. Unfortunately, the cable for my Corsair PSU is almost too short, so it actually goes over the MB in one place. I didn't think it was worth punching holes in a $50 case....

In the pic you can see the cable over the RAM, but fortunately it never actually touches anything:
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------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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samuraijack69   03-12-2009 at 06:50:22 AM
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yeah it seems like a lot of work for a case I'm swapping out in 30 days or so for one that has pre-made holed. Eventually I'll be giving this one to my GF and building her a machine that will run Diablo 3, imagine though I'll run into the same issues there but she wont need a new machine until closer to D3 launch.. I may have my friend power coat it before then anyway so maybe I'll wait to mod it to much until after I yank the guts back out and it is Empty.. really wish it had a exhaust port under the PSU as well.. pretty much a waste of a red LED on the PSU when it points down into the floor of the MB...

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B-Unit   03-13-2009 at 12:15:24 AM
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The 300 has notches to allow your PSU to sit either way.

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geofelt   03-13-2009 at 06:18:34 AM
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samuraijack69 wrote :

I just got my Antec 300 and OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W I know the main 24 pin will run along the bottom of the case next to the cages, but what should I do about the 4 pin CPU power cord? It doesnt seem like there are a lot of good places to put holes in the tray to get the cord to the proper location on my MB back by the Mouse and Keyboard connectors.. I'm guessing I dont want to run it directly under the MB soo... suggestions?


Why not run it under the corner of the mobo? It is well insulated.

You could also get an extender.

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ragsters   03-13-2009 at 03:45:28 PM
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B-Unit wrote :

The 300 has notches to allow your PSU to sit either way.



Why would you want your PSU fan blowing down if there is no fan hole at the bottom of the case?

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lostandwandering   03-13-2009 at 05:38:50 PM
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geofelt wrote :

Why not run it under the corner of the mobo? It is well insulated.



Don't know about the OCZ PSU, but my Corsair's cables were too fat to do that without bending the motherboard. There really isn't a whole lot of room between the mobo and the case.

------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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samuraijack69   03-14-2009 at 06:46:17 AM
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Well with having to point the UPS fan upward into the main compartment, the only real available option was to run it up alone the back of the case over the slots, over the exhaust fan and add an 8" extender.. but my machine lives so I must be doing something right

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