Fortron 350W w/120mm fan
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Fortron 350W w/120mm fan
Is this Fortron any larger than a normal-sized PSU?
I ask because I plan on using the Zalman 7000A HSF on an Asus A7N8X-X mobo, and Zalman cautions that there must be adequate space between the HSF and the PSU.
I ask because I plan on using the Zalman 7000A HSF on an Asus A7N8X-X mobo, and Zalman cautions that there must be adequate space between the HSF and the PSU.
Last edited by Vegita on Mon Dec 15, 2003 10:06 am, edited 1 time in total.
I have a 300w forton in a antec 3700amb, using the asus p4p800 nondeluxr mobo, and the 7000alcu on the 2.4c. Everything fits with plenty of room to spare. Also the bottom grill on the fortron had to be removed because it didnt fit in my case right. But I removed it with a screwdriver in a matter of seconds.
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Re: Fortron 350W w/120mm fan
It is normal ATX formfactor/size. Only thing worth noticing is the fangrill, which extends a few (2 or 3) millimeters below the bottom of the PSU. If you don't worry about warranty issues, and safety for your fingers, then you can simply remove this fangrill if needed. If you wanna keep the finger protection, move it inside the housing of the PSU (I have done this myself, with success).Vegita wrote:Is this Fortron any larger than a normal-sized PSU?
I ask because I plan on using the Zalman 7000A HSF on an Asus mobo, and Zalman cautions that there must be adequate space between the HSF and the PSU.
But this would have to be one with an 80mm fan at the back? My PSU, with the 120mm fan in the bottom, has only a part of the housing with holes as the rear "grill"...GamingGod wrote:I have a 300w forton in a antec 3700amb, using the asus p4p800 nondeluxr mobo, and the 7000alcu on the 2.4c. Everything fits with plenty of room to spare. Also the rear grill on the fortron had to be removed because it didnt fit in my case right. But I removed it with a screwdriver in a matter of seconds.
Thank you, thank you.GamingGod wrote:Mine has a bottom 120mm fan, i removed the grill on the bottom because the grill was causing it to not sit flat in the case. Also Vegita is AWESOME! The prince of all saiyins!!!
Added later: Sorry winston, yea I said rear instead of bottom, but I fixed it.
UPDATE: The case I'm getting (Nikao/GMC/Ahinax Zeus), is 475 mm high, so I think the Zalman 7000A should fit.
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Harry Azol wrote:all atx power supplies should be teh same size..
what zalman was referring to is that there needs to be a gap between the edge of the motherboard and the power supply.. because the heatsink will extend past the edge of the motherboard
here's a pic of my a7n8x-x and 7000a-alcu
Harry, what case is that? Do you know the height in mm? I guess some relative measurements could increase the likelihood of it fitting. (The one I'm getting is 475 mm high, which I believe is relatively tall).
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Looking carefully at that picture you can see the standoff for the PSU. About 1cm away from the motherboard.
Knowing that the 7000 heatsink will overhang about 10mm you will have just about no margin at all. But you don't need any magin, you just need to make it fit.
If you are prepared to take off the fan grill from the PSU or open the PSU (voids warranty) to move the fan grill inside the PSU you should be able to just squeeze it in there. If you happen to be 1mm short you can fix that rather easilly with filing off 1mm on the 7000 heatsink.
I would not hessitate to go for that combination.
Knowing that the 7000 heatsink will overhang about 10mm you will have just about no margin at all. But you don't need any magin, you just need to make it fit.
If you are prepared to take off the fan grill from the PSU or open the PSU (voids warranty) to move the fan grill inside the PSU you should be able to just squeeze it in there. If you happen to be 1mm short you can fix that rather easilly with filing off 1mm on the 7000 heatsink.
I would not hessitate to go for that combination.
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