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Corsair TX750 750Watt Power Supply Review
Author: Austin Hamann
Published: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Installation
I choose to install the 750TX in a Dell Dimension case, because it is the smallest case that anyone would realistically put the unit into. Dells are known far and wide as being impossible to upgrade, this is not true, in fact, this is the third item upgraded in this particular system, however the power supply is proving to be the most daunting of tasks as this case is smaller than your average Mid-Tower case and for the most part has nowhere to route any cables at all
As you can see, without any cable management to speak of, and just throwing the cables in, this case is quite hectic with cables covering up any and everything; this is terrible for appearance, and terrible for temperatures. Therefore, I decided to take a couple minutes to organize them with just four zip-ties and managed to get it all in one tight clump, and the appearance is much better:
You might be asking yourself, is there a better place to put the clump? The answer is, no. this case is barely wider than the DVD drives inside it, so nothing can go behind them, nothing can be hidden, so I will take this as a win since at least it’s not blocking anything that produces heat other than a Hard Drive.
As you may have guessed a high quality power supply such as this one is not designed for small cases; it was designed with enthusiasts in mind, and should be in a standard-sized mid-tower case, but those who buy Dell should not worry about upgrading the power supply, a quality unit will fit. Just for fun, lets try it in a standard ATX mid-tower case, the Classic Antec Lanboy:
You might be asking yourself, is there a better place to put the clump? The answer is, no. this case is barely wider than the DVD drives inside it, so nothing can go behind them, nothing can be hidden, so I will take this as a win since at least it’s not blocking anything that produces heat other than a Hard Drive.
As you may have guessed a high quality power supply such as this one is not designed for small cases; it was designed with enthusiasts in mind, and should be in a standard-sized mid-tower case, but those who buy Dell should not worry about upgrading the power supply, a quality unit will fit. Just for fun, lets try it in a standard ATX mid-tower case, the Classic Antec Lanboy:
As you can see, with standard mid-tower cases, room to tuck cables away is not a problem at all, mostly because I didn’t even use either SATA cable, or any PCI-E cables, they were all hidden from sight.
This power supply is an excellent fit for any enthusiast case.
This power supply is an excellent fit for any enthusiast case.
