Question to P-180 users

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00ber_m00

Limp Gawd
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I guess my heatsink is larger than Antec intended (OCZ 520w Powerstream) and it was extremely difficult getting it in. I was unable to use the bracket that goes around the power supply and I had to snap off the piece of plastic that extends from the side of the fan in front of the power supply bay.

It doesn't cause any problems not using the bracket for the power supply bay and I think the case looks nicer without the piece I had to snap off but I wanted to know if anyone else encountered these issues. I'm very curious if anyone could get this or any other large power supply in without snapping that piece off the fan. I could probably get the bracket around power supply if I wanted to but it wouldn't serve any purpose for me. I just felt weird having to snap that piece off even though like i said I think it looks better now and it easier to work with.
 
I'm not sure about the old revision P180s with the 38mm fan, but in the new revision P180s, you can screw the fan to the bottom chamber without using the fan bracket.

This problem is fairly common with larger than spec PSUs in the P180, I hear.
 
Mine is new, it arrived last week.

Also, I guess the piece of broke off was part of the fan bracket but it seems utterly useless since the fan itself has clips that clip right in to the spot for the fan.
 
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