Help with measures please for PSU cables

[Martin007]

Hi
In this picture:

https://www.fsplifestyle.com/upload/product/PIC23c00000000011921.jpg

700 mean 70 cm ? what -+15 mean ?

Thanks

 

[pressing on]

Yes, 700 is 700 mm or 70 cm. The -+15 is 15 mm or 1.5 cm. So for 70cm cable the actual length can vary between 68.5 cm and 71.5 cm. Take this into account if minimum cable length is important.

 

[Martin007]

There is another problem in this PSU FSP POWER SUPPLY Hydro PTM PRO ATX3.0(PCIe5.0) 1200W PCI-E GEN-5 80 plus platinum
The width is 19 cm so it wont fit in standard case ? I measured an old case I have and found max is 18 cm !!

 

[bonehead123]

^^Agreed^

1.5cm may not seem like a lot, but if the placement/orientation of your mobo, psu, GPU etc are such that having cables that are either 1.5cm too short or 150 cm too long could make connecting everything & making a clean, neat build very challenging, if not near impossible

ps: you psu link no worky

 

[Martin007]

I did not created a link. The PSU cage standard width is 18cm why they make these surprises !!

 

[wheresmycar]

There is another problem in this PSU FSP POWER SUPPLY Hydro PTM PRO ATX3.0(PCIe5.0) 1200W PCI-E GEN-5 80 plus platinum
The width is 19 cm so it wont fit in standard case ? I measured an old case I have and found max is 18 cm !!

Share a link.

PSU 'width' is usually 150mm/15cm (ATX standard). Your inquired units 19cm measurement is most likely referencing length/depth opposed to width.

 

[Martin007]

PSU 'width' is usually 150mm/15cm (ATX standard). Your inquired units 19cm measurement is most likely referencing length/depth opposed to width.

No they say it is 19cm width

Hydro PTM PRO ATX3.0(PCIe5.0)

Compared to the previous generation, Hydro PTM Pro is an IEC62368 certified PSU that has been greatly improved in its safety design as well as a more compact dimension without compromising its efficiency. Like all FSP’s power supplies, Hydro PTM Pro delivers stable performance. The 80 Plus®...

www.fsplifestyle.com

 

[wheresmycar]

No they say it is 19cm width

Hydro PTM PRO ATX3.0(PCIe5.0)

Compared to the previous generation, Hydro PTM Pro is an IEC62368 certified PSU that has been greatly improved in its safety design as well as a more compact dimension without compromising its efficiency. Like all FSP’s power supplies, Hydro PTM Pro delivers stable performance. The 80 Plus®...

www.fsplifestyle.com

Ah gotcha, yes 'Width' here = Depth! In the general sense, we take Length as the longest side of a given object and width as the smaller side. Industry practices will vary and adopt different methods hence the confusion.

Looking at the above product spec sheet we see:

Dimensions(L x W x H): 150 x 190 x 86 mm

86mm = height
150mm = check the length between the 2 case side panels - standard ATX cases should easily fit any 150mm unit
190mm = check the length/depth between the rear and front of the case. This will vary depending on case size, HDD cage, front fans, etc. Keep in mind, the units depth measurement does not account for the required additional headroom for connecting cables. You should have sufficient headroom if its a standard ATX case.

If you're still confused... to simplify, if we convert these labels to how we generally look at measurements then we would take 150mm/15cm as the Width, 190mm/19cm as the Length/Depth and height is self-explanatory.

Just curious, what case do you have? Make and model?

 

[Martin007]

Just curious, what case do you have? Make and model?

I have two cases one is bloody gh-30 should adapt 19cm but not sure and the other I dont remember the model but I measure it and found the psu cage is only 18cm wide . Why they do this ? why not make all of them standard size ? I found another good psu from silverstone it has 15cm wide but I dont know if the screws will be in the correct places ? or I will use duck tape !!

 

[sLowEnd]

I have two cases one is bloody gh-30 should adapt 19cm but not sure and the other I dont remember the model but I measure it and found the psu cage is only 18cm wide . Why they do this ? why not make all of them standard size ? I found another good psu from silverstone it has 15cm wide but I dont know if the screws will be in the correct places ? or I will use duck tape !!

The side of the PSU that mounts to the case is standardized. It's the depth of the PSU that tends to vary depending on model.

Just roughly eyeballing the size of the case based on what I see here (11:39)

it looks like the Bloody case doesn't have much space for the PSU. I wouldn't try to put that FSP PSU in there.


The Silverstone screws will fit fine as long as it's an ATX PSU, because the part that screws into the case is standardized

 

[wheresmycar]

I have two cases one is bloody gh-30 should adapt 19cm but not sure and the other I dont remember the model but I measure it and found the psu cage is only 18cm wide . Why they do this ? why not make all of them standard size ? I found another good psu from silverstone it has 15cm wide but I dont know if the screws will be in the correct places ? or I will use duck tape !!

I had a quick look at the GH-30 case specs, it takes standard ATX power supplies hence screw allocation will be compatible with any ATX power supply. The only measurement you should be concerned with is "depth" and then the added clearance for hooking up your cables.