fitting HDplex 300w AC-DC unit inside 5.25" drive bay

[cleveland]

I hope this is the right place to ask and plan this kind of thing I'm imagining right now.

According to this pic, wich I got from HDplex site, the PSU measures 144mm x 41mm x 62mm (without the "retention tab"):

Now, considering the standard measures of the half-height 5.25" drive bay (available here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_bay#5.25″), the frontal area is delimited by these measures: 41.3 mm × 146.1 mm.

Now comes the real question: considering the REALLY tight fit, do you guys think it is viable to do such a mod? I've got a TT-SD101 (https://www.thermaltake.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00001941) - such a wonderful piece of tech - and now I'm just looking for alternatives to replace the crappy OEM PSU that came with it.

What do you guys think?

 

[Kmpkt]

Can you not flip it 90 degrees and have it run depth wise through the drive bay? Height should be fine.

 

[cleveland]

Sadly, your option is not doable, @Kmpkt. @confusis tried it with an almost identical case, without success. Would be necessary to make a lot of mods to make it possible, and such mods would interfere with those i already made on the case (OEM PSU removal, 140mm fan adapted on drive bay, rerouting of the USB 3.0 cable...).

I'll take a few pictures when i get home to help you guys figure it out. Thanks for your reply.

 

[blubblob]

Without the flanges and the cables the HDPlex 400 AC-DC is only 136mm long. With a bit of metal work on the drive bay (which seems to be removable) it should be pretty easy to make the HDPlex fit - with the cables running out the two sides of the drive bay.