possible to fit a 360 in the bottom of an 800d

[Blindsay]

so i was thinking if i could fit my existing 360 in the bottom it would give me an excuse to buy a 480 for the top. My existing 360 is 15.62" tall. the power supply im looking at is just over 6" and given that the case is 24" long


here is a quick paint sketch

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...ay06/idea1.png

I know i would have to take out the hard drive cage, but i think with a short PSU and my 360 isnt that tall it might work.

thoughts?

[Feizy]

Yeah, I would thinks so. I have a 700d and I have my MCR320 in the bottom. But, it also depends on how long your PSU is too.

[Blindsay]

yeah, i would thinks so. I have a 700d and i have my mcr320 in the bottom. But, it also depends on how long your psu is too.

6.3"

[Huww]

You could always move the psu up to the area the hot swap drives are located in. If I remember correctly someone on here did that in one of their 800d builds and it looked really good.

[Blindsay]

You could always move the psu up to the area the hot swap drives are located in. If I remember correctly someone on here did that in one of their 800d builds and it looked really good.

unfourtunetly i have 6 hard drives so i really need that hot swap bay area, and having that is actually nice for my RAID5 array in case a drive ever fails.

i guess the other question is do i really need a 360 + 480 lol.

[Feizy]

Here is a pic of what I did...

[Blindsay]

Here is a pic of what I did...

did u cut vents on the otherside so the fans can draw in cool air from the outside of the case or no?

[Feizy]

There are filtered vents in the bottom of the case and I have the 140mm fan on the right (for the hdds) blowing down into it, plus the spot for the 140mm fan that is empty. It offers plenty of air i think. I have pretty good temps so i am happy.

[Feizy]

Oh, to remove the HDD bay down there all I did was drill through some rivets with my cordless screwdriver. Took about 10 mins as some rivets were at a difficult angle.

[jayhall0315]

Another easy and relatively cheap solution Blindsay is a Lian Li Power Supply Extender. It is usually about $15 and you can find it at many computer enthusiast shops.