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Posted at 9:49 AM on Wednesday 11/21/12 by
TheKenChan
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Newegg has the APEX MI-008 Black Steel Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case 250W Power Supply for $36 with free shipping. Features one 5.25" external drive bays, one 3.5-inch external drive bay, one 3.5-inch internal drive bays and one expansion slots. Amazon also has it for the same price.
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    carlson03 - Posted 10:15 am PST 11/21/12 (573 Posts)  Report Spam

    Same at Amazon

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001H0BA24/

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    Antithesis - Posted 10:44 am PST 11/21/12 (27 Posts)  Report Spam

    Nice little case. Might have to replace the stock CPU, esp when using an APU.

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    Interloper - Posted 12:30 pm PST 11/21/12 (709 Posts)  Report Spam

    There's no stock CPU. You mean PSU (power supply) ?
    Of course, but big vid cards will not fit this case anyway.

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    dave_c - Posted 2:36 pm PST 11/21/12 (20896 Posts)  Report Spam

    The PSU is a less common SFX12V form factor which doesn't allow for much of a wattage upgrade, except this one that's included isn't really a 250W PSU, rather low end junk from Foxconn aka Allied aka Apex aka Deer (years ago).

    Don't expect a long life if used on a system averaging over 100W nor peaking over 150W. However it is available for purchase (replacement) separately, at least for now at only $20 + S/H
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817154024

    FYI the most common failures on it would be capacitors, fan, and switching transistors. If you're handy with a soldering iron any of these can be not just replaced if they fail but upgraded... even so it's still going to be a ~ 150W peak PSU.

    Considering that the only fan is the one in the PSU and that it looks to be not only obstructed a bit by the stamped metal grill but also an 80mm x 10mm (maybe 15mm) model, realistically the PSU isn't the limit as much as system ventilation is. Probably best used with a ultra low power build like under 75W peak.

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