Best PSU for 160mm depth (front to back)

[liguhy]

Looking for a good PSU to upgrade into my Lian Li A05BN case. I calculated I have 446mm from where the PSU mounts in the front to the back plate. I'm looking to install the biggest radiator I can next to the PSU so the depth of the PSU and radiator can't exceed 446mm. The case has extra width so having the radiator and PSU touching each other won't mess up the PSU backplate or cabling elsewhere in the case.

Modular isn't necessary, as I have 2.5" on the other side of the HDD bay to hide wires. In fact, I'm thinking about fabricating some false bottom plate to hide all the cabling for when I install a window.

Here's a picture so I can better explain what I want.


For references to the picture above, the PSU (as for the brand of PSU - don't ask, don't tell is all I'm saying here ) measeures 140mm which leaves 306mm left in the picture. The radiator I want (an XSPC RX250) has a 286mm depth, so that limits my PSU at 160mm exactly.

In regards to how the PSU is cooled, I prefer beefier components & 80mm fans than a 120mm fan. This is especially true as my case's designed airflow is back to front. Unfourtnately, the most powerful PC Power & Cooling PSU that fits is the 150mm TurboCool 860W. whateve PSU I get, I'd like to cut out the top plate, flip it upside down, and draw air from underneath the case- I'd mod a 120mm fan filter (and add a 10mm height fan if necessary).

As for the components I'll be hooking up, I'll probably never go SLI on this motherboard or even case, but I will eventually be doing watercooling (Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1850 fans, D5 pump). The motherboard is socket 775, so a Core 2 Quad Core is the most advance it can do. Any PSU that inclues extra headroom for future proofing would be a bonus.

So, any suggestions, ideas, or comments?

[Boyu]

Seasonic M12D 850W,
Unit Dimensions(L x W x H)
160mm x 150mm x 86mm

[liguhy]

Seasonic M12D 850W,
Unit Dimensions(L x W x H)
160mm x 150mm x 86mm

Nice PSU. If I used this PSU I couldn't mount it upside down and still use the modular cables cause my radiator would be pretty much next to the PSU. My current mobo only has one PCIE slot, so would the non-modular cables be enough?

If I don't flip it up, the PSU's 120mm fan would be exhausting air directly to my HDDs from beneath (and where I'd place a pump for future water cooling). That doesn't seem such a bad idea.

For clarification, when a PSU has just the large 120mm-ish fan that fan would have to be exhausting for air to want to flow in from the vent holes, correct? Conversely, if it has 2 fans (2x80mm or 80&120mm, I assume it will exhaust out to where the power plug & power switch are). I cold easily reverse the fans I assume, but I don't want to void any warranties if I can avoid it. Either way, with how the A05N exhausts to a fanless front panel with side vents, the PSU would be taking hotter air from before the hdd exhaust fan or after.



How about this OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W for $70 after MIB? It was posted about in the PSU forums for the best bang-for-buck PSU "by a mile." it's almost 1.5 times cheaper than what you linked, but it's still 80+ and able to handle anything my mobo could handle. I know OCZ buying out PC Power&Cooling doesn't make all the products the same, but I wonder if OCZ PSUs would now have better components, hmm.

[liguhy]

*bump*
any more suggestions? Darn OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W is sold out