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Mini ATX Case Issues

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farand

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I'm helping my friend build a semi-mini atx computer and I had some questions I'm hoping some of you can help us with. First off, the case isn't quite a mini-atx case. It's like a really small tower, but it fits a normal atx motherboard, but it uses a mini atx power supply. He wants to use this case because it also has a built in lcd screen and keyboard (he's planning on using this to record people).
So the problem is that the case only has a 140 watt power supply. Would that be able to support a p4 3.0c? It would also have to run the monitor, along with all of the other components. I was thinking of putting in a new power supply, but I took a look, and the power supply is an L shape. The face on the outside of the case is the size of a mini atx power supply, but inside the case, it gets shorter because the psu sits above the cpu. I looked a bit and I couldn't find a power supply that was shaped like this one. He could get a mini atx case, but that would cost alot more and wouldn't have a built in screen/keyboard.
So if anyone has any answers/solutions, that'd be great. thanks
 
Well, that would definately be an underpowered case.

A good solution would be to find an alternate place to mount the PSU in the case and just extend the plug to some place on the back.

Aside from that, I wouldn't put a PSU on top of of any modern CPU because possibly putting that much heat on it is insane.

If he/you can afford a different case, I think you should get that, and see if you can mount the things from the current case in there.
 
You can get smaller PSUs at up to 270W or more. What are the dimensions of the PSU that's in there? From the sound of it, a couple of good pix of the PSU and the cases w/o the psu installed would be helpful - include a ruler in the picture for size comparison.
.bh.
 
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