Me and my dad made a custom PSU basement

[MoonlightSylv]

I like my Corsair Spec-Alpha case but it's a budget case which means it doesn't have "premium features" like a PSU basement, in fact most Corsair cases don't. Anyway my dad is a manager at a construction company so he has the tools to bend and paint metal, so we did.

[Goldensapling]

Pretty well done, nice job

[themctipers]

Awww how cute

c:

[arnavvr]

Looks good!

[PlayStation 2]

I've never been a huge fan of the PSU basement tbh

Anyways, nice job on it, +52

[Clanscorpia]

That looks sick. Im planning on doing that with an OEM PC case

[Hackentosher]

Looks nice, but you need some cable management help.

[MoonlightSylv]

Just now, Clanscorpia said:

That looks sick. Im planning on doing that with an OEM PC case

I'd like to see that when you do  

[MoonlightSylv]

1 minute ago, Hackentosher said:

Looks nice, but you need some cable management help.

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It's a budget case, there's no rubber grommets and there's almost no space behind the motherboard tray, It's a miracle that I even fit the 24pin connector back there.

[Hackentosher]

Just now, ShadowTechXTS said:

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It's a budget case, there's no rubber grommets and there's almost no space behind the motherboard tray, It's a miracle that I even fit the 24pin connector back there.

Oh I was referring to those danglers under your GPU.

[handymanshandle]

Nice. Fractal doesn't have the PSU basement either. I think it's mostly an NZXT and Phanteks thing.

[MoonlightSylv]

1 minute ago, Hackentosher said:

Oh I was referring to those danglers under your GPU.

The HD audio header on my motherboard is above the PCIe slot, idk who even thought of that, It's also an mATX board in an ATX case so it's short

 

Also the cable next to the drive bays are plugged into the 2.5" drives on top.

[MoonlightSylv]

2 minutes ago, wcreek said:

Nice. Fractal doesn't have the PSU basement either. I think it's mostly an NZXT and Phanteks thing.

More people need to include them, they look nice.

[handymanshandle]

Just now, ShadowTechXTS said:

More people need to include them, they look nice.

Pretty much why my build will most likely be in an H440. Unfortunately EVGA has some weird placements of some headers on the Z170 stinger so I think I'll do ATX since MSI seems like they keep headers in reasonable places. Also the H440 has rubber grommets unlike the Manta. 

[MoonlightSylv]

2 minutes ago, wcreek said:

Pretty much why my build will most likely be in an H440. Unfortunately EVGA has some weird placements of some headers on the Z170 stinger so I think I'll do ATX since MSI seems like they keep headers in reasonable places. Also the H440 has rubber grommets unlike the Manta. 

I'll probably eventually get an ATX board, just not anytime soon ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[PRTI]

My dad works at a construction site,so he has access to metal and other materials...  

[Bleedingyamato]

7 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

More people need to include them, they look nice.

Is there a practical reason to have a PSU basement?  Or is it just for looks?

[Bleedingyamato]

Question: what's this?

 

The thing approximately in the center.

[PRTI]

That's why when i was 3rd grade,i asked him to build a metal box,his friend did and guess what the cause was?

 

To play beyblade...my friends loved me for the box that i provided and like 18 of use fight...

[MoonlightSylv]

1 minute ago, Bleedingyamato said:

Is there a practical reason to have a PSU basement?  Or is it just for looks?

Just looks.

[MoonlightSylv]

1 minute ago, Bleedingyamato said:

Question: what's this?

 

The thing approximately in the center.

That's the PCB for my NZXT LEDs.

[handymanshandle]

11 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

Just looks.

It can help with cable management but that does fall under looks so eh.

[Bleedingyamato]

1 hour ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

Just looks.

Why does that sound like a techie version of a Nike commercial?  ?

 

 

[Bleedingyamato]

1 hour ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

That's the PCB for my NZXT LEDs.

Ah.  So that has external controls for those?

[MoonlightSylv]

15 minutes ago, Bleedingyamato said:

Ah.  So that has external controls for those?

Yeah.