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PSU bought!
Well, I've just ordered a new PSU! Next day delivery too
I went for the Antec CP-850.The next project will be a photo shoot called "adapting the existing case" and will result in an enclosure version of Frankenstein's monster. Minus Boris Karloff, of course, you have to pay extra for him. Trepidation? We laugh at danger. Plus you have to pay extra for trepidation too.
So why the Antec, not the Corsair HX850? It wasn't easy. The Corsair's got more in the way of connectibles, less "fixed position" tentacularity (sp?), it's a more standard size, longer warranty, and so on. In the end what did it for me was partly price (the "bite" between £93 + delivery for the CP and £135 + delivery for the HX was just too hard not to notice), the larger PSU size and bigger fan probably (?) means quite a bit less stress on the components and possibly a longer or better lifetime, and also oddly, the front location of the fan. As it happens, I can cool down my front drives with the CP's front fan and some perspex to route the airflow, the CP can therefore replace an internal fan that sits in front of my current PSU behind the extra HD's. Both 850W PSU's are long, and with the bottom fan HX there just wouldn't be enough room for that fan - and those drives run hot.
But most of all two other things - I honestly believe that a larger format PSU should be encouraged for those needing it, and I want to support it. And last you never know... my next case might be CPX sized
'Specially if someone builds "Antec CP compatibles".... and you know, I rather think they might 
So with that and the ceramique... tomorrow is "remove all components and get going with fine nosed pliers, a screwdriver or 3, various adhesives, a sheet of perspex to shape airflow, and various power tools" day
Let's see if we can fit that quart into a pint pot, shall we?
Did I mention I'm adding a 22cm side fan as well?
Once we have better power, and some more cooling... then I can go see if this build finally achieves stability at stock
Assuming that is, that the hardware hasn't been ruined already 
Well, I've just ordered a new PSU! Next day delivery too
I went for the Antec CP-850.The next project will be a photo shoot called "adapting the existing case" and will result in an enclosure version of Frankenstein's monster. Minus Boris Karloff, of course, you have to pay extra for him. Trepidation? We laugh at danger. Plus you have to pay extra for trepidation too.
So why the Antec, not the Corsair HX850? It wasn't easy. The Corsair's got more in the way of connectibles, less "fixed position" tentacularity (sp?), it's a more standard size, longer warranty, and so on. In the end what did it for me was partly price (the "bite" between £93 + delivery for the CP and £135 + delivery for the HX was just too hard not to notice), the larger PSU size and bigger fan probably (?) means quite a bit less stress on the components and possibly a longer or better lifetime, and also oddly, the front location of the fan. As it happens, I can cool down my front drives with the CP's front fan and some perspex to route the airflow, the CP can therefore replace an internal fan that sits in front of my current PSU behind the extra HD's. Both 850W PSU's are long, and with the bottom fan HX there just wouldn't be enough room for that fan - and those drives run hot.
But most of all two other things - I honestly believe that a larger format PSU should be encouraged for those needing it, and I want to support it. And last you never know... my next case might be CPX sized
So with that and the ceramique... tomorrow is "remove all components and get going with fine nosed pliers, a screwdriver or 3, various adhesives, a sheet of perspex to shape airflow, and various power tools" day
Did I mention I'm adding a 22cm side fan as well?
Once we have better power, and some more cooling... then I can go see if this build finally achieves stability at stock
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