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hexsys
Well today is the day I get to build the rig up and try it all out. I still haven’t got my acrylic for the front panel, but I can build the rig up for now and fit that when I get it. My youngest daughter woke up at 1am throwing a hissy fit, and has decided she wants to play, so I can’t see me getting much sleep between now and the morning. It’s a good job I have the day off!!
I made a bit of a cock-up when it came to measuring everything up for the rig. I was a bit lazy when it came to the PSU, and instead of measuring up my intended one, I used a spare one I had laying about in the workshop. Using the spare, I had plenty of room for the rad at the top. Last night I decided to do a test fitting of the rad, PSU and mobo, and that’s when I realised my dumb mistake!
The spare PSU I used to measure up with was a standard ATX size, and didn’t have modular cables. The intended one does have modular cables and it’s case was 20mm deeper. With the modular cable plugs the total difference in length was more like 40mm. So the frigging rad wouldn’t fit in!! I felt like chucking the whole lot with my dummy!
I had visions of me having to bodge it somehow, but I then decided to use another PSU, the Corsair TX650. It will fit a treat and still leave enough room for me to route the cables, pity it’s just cost me another £60 though.
Cheers,
Stu
I will post the blow by blow pics later!
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