Enermax Power Supply and Lian-Li case?

[reallyill]

I heard that the alignment of the mounting holes on Lian-Li cases is up-side-down and since the mounting of an ATX power supply is orientational I would not be able to use an Enermax 431W power supply with the PC-65 Lian-Li case I was planning on buying. Can anyone offer some more insight into this. Is there something I can do or a different power supply to look into? Let me know. Thanks

 

[hmsrolst]

With my Lian-Li (PC-10, but should be the same), you just turn the mounting plate over. With earlier Enermax's, the inside fan guard protuded, and it was necessary to remove it, slide the PSU in, and then replace it. With my more recent Enermax, the grill is flusher to the unit, so it's not necessary to go through that step. Many on the forum use this combo, so I really doubt it's a problem.

 

[HappyPuppy]

With my 431W Enermax and PC70 I could have mounted the PSU as is but the internal fan would have been on top. In order to have the internal fan on the bottom, I had to flip the case mounting plate AND drill new mounting holes. Also, because the PSU sits on a full shelf in the case, I had to cut a hole the size of the fan (or was it the fan guard) in the shelf with a jig saw.

Some people might not want to go through the hassle, but I didn't mind because I wanted everything in my computer to be set up a certain way.

 

[jsproul]

I have a Lian-Li PC60USB case, and it appears that the power supply orientation is easily reversed as necessary, as described for the PC10 case. I'm quite happy with it overall, but the power supply mounting system is a bit noisy.

I bought some Surface Gard 60mm x 13mm self-adhesive non-skid pads (made by Shepherd Hardware Products US/Canada, Select Hardware Ltd UK). I cut them to fit the rails and tabs that the supply rests on inside the case, and put more at the top of the power supply mounting area on either side of the supply to reduce side-to-side vibration. Then I reinstalled the supply and used rubber washers in between the mounting plate and the case, but not between the mounting plate and the supply. This reduced noise substantially, and should still provide for good heat transfer from the top of the supply to the top of the case.

BTW, I also used the same pads on the drive cage that mounts at the bottom of the case behind the front panel fans. I cut the pads in half along their length and put them on the cage mount that's welded to the case so that the cage sits on top of the pads, rather than directly on the mount itself. I'm considering adding rubber washers between the hard drives and the cage, but I think I'll wait until I install my new PCP&C Silencer fans and see how things sound.

 

[TheYetiMan]

PC-65, 465 whisper. I fliped the plate, and everything dropped right in. Mine had the extra holes already in it (case is very recent production, they must have figured it out).