antec 900 case and psu question

I am interested in getting one of the antec 900 case by the end of this month. As the case has a unique psu design which is at the bottom of the chassis, I would like to know do I have to place the psu in the upsidedown way as there is a large fan vent at the bottom of it.



What I mean is, basically just imagine a regular psu mounted at the top end of a regular case. There is an additional fan vent(or whatever appropriate to call it of which I felt its purpose is to help pull air out of the psu) below it.



I am quite concern for the fact that if the psu is placed upsidedown there would be some form of degrading of psu performance. But if I do not turn the psu upsidedown in the antec 900 case, wouldn't the psu get heated up as the bottom is being blocked by the case floor.



Would really appreciate any advise else its a shame I am not getting this case anymore.

No, nothing will happen to the PSU... And don't buy from newegg for this..:



http://www.securemart.com/cgi-bin/fu...tock=&mv_arg=p

Was your suggestion to securemart due to price difference?

Would also really like to hear from antec 900 users how they go about the placement of the psu in their case.....seriously, do they had it upsidedown........too???

Yes... but it's not like the screws are gonna come out, the whole board falls on the cover.. 2 metal pieces touch each other... an flame sparks... the case blows... fireengines... Ok I'm done

What has it got to do with blowing? Seriously, I don't get you. Do you mean the case is bad?

no, you just put the PSU in upside down so now the fan points up rather than down. it will perform exactly the same as it was when it was at the top of the case.

Well. Thanks for the convincing input.

Done with case. Now moving on to the PSU of which to to be placed upsidedown in this antec 900 case...............

I have chosen enermax noisetaker 480W for the following system:



amd athlon 64X2 6400+ with zalman 9700led

asustek m2r32-mvp

leadtek px8800gt 512mb

2gb kit crucial ballistix tracer ddr2 1066mhz

vista home premium 32bit

seagate 500gb sata2 16mb



What do think of this PSU? Is it a good match for this weird PSU positioning case as well as the above mentioned fully loaded rig?

I'd upgrade that PSU to around 600W, I recommend the thermaltake toughpower series

Id scrap the idea for stetting an antec 900, the collermaster CM 690 is bigger, has a bottom mounted PSU, has great airflow and cable management techniques, and it also looks great (THere are some pics in my sig) i highly recommend it,

Its also cheaper

Hehe,



Taylormsj hit on the one flaw I find in the 900, CABLE MANAGEMENT.





As for the PSU I have had mine mounted upside down since I built the rig no issues.