Fortron Zen 400 in NSK3480?

Tzupy · Post by **Tzupy** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:02 am

I plan a single-fan workstation, and obviously I need a passive PSU, the Zen 400 seems to be a good choice. Here is the plan:
E7300 with passive Ninja2, on Gigabyte G33M-DS2R mobo, I'll use the Ninja2's fan as case fan, controlled by Kaze Master 3.5".
nVidia 9600GT with AC S1 and TR HR-11 (if it fits between the Ninja2 and the back fan).
Drives: Pioneer 216 and 2.5" WD3200BEVT (or BEKT) in SQD 2.5" on the bottom of the NSK3480.
Estimated maximum power draw about 130W. Would the Zen 400 handle that with convection cooling only?
If it wouldn't handle it, I'd go with a different case and PSU, probably Solo and Enermax82+, and slightly higher power parts.

Edit: I forgot to ask if the Zen 400 is standard size or larger? Would it fit in the NSK3480 together with the Pioneer 216?

ckang008 · Post by **ckang008** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:19 am

I have the same case and run a passive PSU Okaya Fanless 350W. Been running for 2 weeks 24/7 and it seems to be holding up.

I have these components:
AMD 4850e @ 1.15v
Xigmatek Achilles HDT-1284C
Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2

I use my Xigmatek fan as my case fan. A bit on the noisy side so i'm planning to swap it with a Scythe 120mm fan that they recommend here.

My PSU has a depth of 160mm and unfortunately, I cannot fit my Samsung TS-H552 DVD writer in that case. Will need to find another drive that can fit.