EVGA 500W bottom mounted In a CoolerMaster N400

[Pommy192]

As you can see by the title, I am going to upgrade my old PC's PSU and Case from an unbranded 500w with a 20A 12v rail which isn't suitable enough for the GTX 660 (even though it's ran it for 2 years it's not given up but gets hot). For a 500W EVGA brand.

My Question: Will the leads on this new PSU reach the 24 and 4 pin MB connectors being bottom mounted?

Old Case With PSU: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/cit-recon-all-black-interior-micro-atx-case-with-500w-psu-12cm-fan

New PSU: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500w-evga-100-w1-0500-kr-80plus-single-rail-atx-psu

The motherboard for the PC is M-ATX, and the unbranded PSU was previously top mounted so the 24 pin and 4 pin reached.

In the new case (N400), with the power supply mounted on the bottom, the 24 and 4 pin are too short to reach the MB.

This new PSU adds a 6 pin PCI-E power which adds convenience compared to the molex to 6 pin previously.

[pwn_intended]

You should be fine.

[OAcesync]

It should reach fine since those old PSUs were made thinking of it being top mounted but in a case that doesn't have good cable management I would try to at least get a semi-modular PSU

[J/C]

Like others said, you should be fine.

[pwn_intended]

To go into more detail, OEM power supplies are made with the cables EXACTLY as long as they need to be to fit in the case they were designed for. Aftermarket PSU's are made to be compatible with as many case/mobo combinations as possible, so you will usually have to find place to tuck away the extra cable length.

[tomas710]

As you can see by the title, I am going to upgrade my old PC's CPU and Case from an unbranded 500w with a 20A 12v rail which isn't suitable enough for the GTX 660 (even though it's ran it for 2 years it's not given up but gets hot). For a 500W EVGA brand.

 

My Question: Will the leads on this new PSU reach the 24 and 4 pin MB connectors being bottom mounted?

 

 

 

Old Case With PSU: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/cit-recon-all-black-interior-micro-atx-case-with-500w-psu-12cm-fan

 

New PSU: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500w-evga-100-w1-0500-kr-80plus-single-rail-atx-psu

 

The motherboard for the PC is M-ATX, and the unbranded PSU was previously top mounted so the 24 pin and 4 pin reached.

 

In the new case (N400), with the power supply mounted on the bottom, the 24 and 4 pin are too short to reach the MB.

 

This new PSU adds a 6 pin PCI-E power which adds convenience compared to the molex to 6 pin previously.

Already bought that PSU? if you didnt, i strongly recomend getting the 500B from EVGA, it's a little more money but i know it's a solid PSU, the 500W i simply don't trust that much

[Pommy192]

Already bought that PSU? if you didnt, i strongly recomend getting the 500B from EVGA, it's a little more money but i know it's a solid PSU, the 500W i simply don't trust that much

It's not some super gaming rig. It's an Acer Aspire X3950 MB with an dual core intel i5 650.

 

The GPU is being supremely bottlenecked till I get a new MB and a Pentium K Anniversary.

 

I just need a good PSU which will run the 660 and enough length lead and a Corsair CX 500 is about £45-£50

[tomas710]

It's not some super gaming rig. It's an Acer Aspire X3950 MB with an dual core intel i5 650.

 

The GPU is being supremely bottlenecked till I get a new MB and a Pentium K Anniversary.

 

I just need a good PSU which will run the 660 and enough length lead and a Corsair CX 500 is about £45-£50

a 500B is cheaper and a better PSU, the CX series has a bad rep, look around on reviews and forums.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-500B-BRONZE-Power-Supply/dp/B00DZ6R9GE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437765938&sr=8-1&keywords=500b

[Pommy192]

a 500B is cheaper and a better PSU, the CX series has a bad rep, look around on reviews and forums.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-500B-BRONZE-Power-Supply/dp/B00DZ6R9GE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437765938&sr=8-1&keywords=500b

on Scan.co.uk which is 30 mins away, there's a 2 quid diffrence between the non bronze and bronze. But the B is not in stock