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Any PSU problems in Lanbox?

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raddevon

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I want to purchase a Lanbox, but first I want to know if there are any limitations as far as PSU size. Any Lanbox owners or experts care to comment? I couldn't find another thread that addressed this nor could I find it in the official specs. Will this case take any ATX power supply?
 
I have a Lanbox running the Hiper 530W modular PSU. There is a possible issue with modulars in that they can interfere with mounting a optical drive in the top bay depending on the type of connectors they use. The HIper has rigid aircraft style connectors. Other modular power supplies may have similar issues. I mounted the drive in the lower bay and used the top bay to hide excess wire length. If you plan on two optical drives try to find a short one for the top or make sure that the power cables from the PSU are very flexible.

I still think Modular is the only way to go with SFF so you don't have tons of extra wires clogging things up.
 
ive got a modular psu and it fits perfectly.. i bought one of those cheap 30 bux samsung lightscribe dvd writers from newegg so theres plentyyyy of room now :)
 
there should be plenty of room for a modular PS. I went with a non-modular PS because I'll be doing all of the sleeving myself, but as you can see in this picture of my case, there is pretty good amount of room:

 
RAMPAGEOH said:
I still think Modular is the only way to go with SFF so you don't have tons of extra wires clogging things up.
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Look for the Silverstone ST50EF Plus SC (short cable); it's the same one used in the Fragbox. Pretty good buy at ~$85. I think Steeeeve has some.
 
RAMPAGEOH said:
I have a Lanbox running the Hiper 530W modular PSU. There is a possible issue with modulars in that they can interfere with mounting a optical drive in the top bay depending on the type of connectors they use. The HIper has rigid aircraft style connectors. Other modular power supplies may have similar issues. I mounted the drive in the lower bay and used the top bay to hide excess wire length. If you plan on two optical drives try to find a short one for the top or make sure that the power cables from the PSU are very flexible.

I still think Modular is the only way to go with SFF so you don't have tons of extra wires clogging things up.
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I agree. Not all might have this problem but i was one. I'm using a OCZ modular 500w+ and where the cables connect, it interfere with optical's. What i did was angle the cables closer to the PSU, where it hugged the back and let them drop off directly in the middle of the window.
 
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