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Has anyone built in one of these mITX cases?

The power supply bay is a royal PITA!!!!!!!!!!

Is there an adapter that a person can get from Bitfenix to extend the back of the case to make it less insane to install a power supply?

Been trying to use a Seasonic M12D 750w semi-modular unit and I just don't see it happening! :banghead:

At the moment I flat don't have the funds to afford a total modular supply and not even sure that would help much.

Any advice would be much appreciated.
 
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from what I found (frostytech review was the first in 10 reviews that actually gave an honest measurement), that PSU is 150mm by 160mm, theoretically it should fit without much issue. I assume you are wiring the cables through the hole in the front and sliding both the cables and the PSU in at the same time?

From the BitFenix site...
 
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sneekypeet said:
from what i found, that PSU is 150mm by 160mm, theoretically it should fit without much issue. I assume you are wiring the cables through the hole in the front ans sliding both the cables and the PSU in at the same time?
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Yea I am running the fixed cables through the front hole in the bay and sliding the power supply in. The power supply lacks about 1/4" to 3/8" from being flush. The fixed cables just don't make that slight offset bend to the oval slot they need to run through.
 
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stinger608 said:
Yea I am running the fixed cables through the front hole in the bay and sliding the power supply in. The power supply lacks about 1/4" to 3/8" from being flush. The fixed cables just don't make that slight offset bend to the oval slot they need to run through.
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There is a PSU extender bracket made by Lian Li that would work.
http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pe-01/

Lian Li bracket on the Prodigy...
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i61/phoenixdancer/20130307_225021_zpse01ecfe2.jpg

Also looks like stand-offs work ;) Isn't so sexy, but works.
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=257028
 
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wow, never thought about using standoffs!

That Lian Li adapter would be the cats meow! Supposedly Bitfenix was going to build an adapter but I sure don't find one.

I am going to run the PCI-e cables through the side with the video card and see if that helps, but if not I may try the stand offs until I can get an adapter ordered.

Thanks a ton Sneeky for pointing me in the right direction bro!! :respect:
 
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:D This is why we are here bro :toast:
 
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Man, it feels like something is going to frigging break trying to cram the psu in there!!!!!!
 
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time to grab the stand-offs ;)
 
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stinger608 said:
Man, it feels like something is going to frigging break trying to cram the psu in there!!!!!!
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sneekypeet said:
time to grab the stand-offs ;)
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that is what I was thinking as well Sneeky. Slid the psu back out and made some cable adjustment and tried again.
Had to push pretty dang hard but I managed to get the thumb screws in! :rockout:

Whew, what a serious PITA!!

For a mITX case it is already fairly large, so they could have made it an extra 1/2" longer and it would have made all the difference in the world for installing a power supply! :rolleyes:
 
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I crammed a Corsair GS 700W in mine with some force. Most PSU's should fit.. with some force... hah
 
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I crammed a Corsair GS 700W in mine with some force. Most PSU's should fit.. with some force... hah
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:laugh: "Crammed" is the optimum word there. :laugh:

Its a great case with the exception of the power supply cage.
 
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Yeah...definitely the most difficult PSU of my building career but far from impossible. Mine is the same size as yours too apparently (and not fully modular either--NZXT Hale82 650).
 
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Anyone know if a Corsair AX1200 would fit in the Prodigy using the Lian Li PSU extension?

Would drilling be required to fit the Lian Li extension on the Prodigy?
 
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