Bitfenix Prodigy PSU Shroud (to house bigger PSU´s)

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A quick guide for you who wants to use bigger PSU´s in the Prodigy than standard 160mm length. Making this extension makes the HDD cage unusable.

This is more of a guide than a project log, but i may help someone

Some measurements, this is for a 180mm PSU, gives me roughly 40mm for cable management and still can use the 2,5" cages in the sidepanel.

Remember, its impossible to have solid side walls on the shroud due to panels inside the case to hold the side panels. Just keep the 41,5mm height atleast in the front and check if your design will fit the case.

Whats not shown here is some small L-brackets to rivet the shroud into standard holes. You may need to drill some holes in the floor depending on the size you make.
Use the original shroud, turn it upside down on your new one to mark the holes for your motherboard, use standard spacers. Or use the ITX PDF found at formfactors.org to drill your holes.
Its still possible to use the front of the shroud to house 2x2,5" drives, use the old shroud as a guide or make your own placement.

In my shroud i used 2mm thick acrylic.
This is just my design, make the changes you need to fit your project!
Make whatever holes you may need, where you need it for cable routing.

Sorry for the English, the pictures will talk better

The Shroud itself

Left view

Right view

I´ll update this later with a picture of my Prodigy when done.

 

[jamesriley94]

Could always just get longer screws and thick washers or spacers and have it sticking further out the back?

Never really been a problem in the 3 Prodigy's I've built as you can only get 1 graphics card anyway, so the absolute maximum system draw you'll see will be 650w, and you can easily get a standard size PSU for 650w that will fit.

 

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Of course there is different solutions to problems, i just showing off my solution, i´m not telling people to do it, just giving them the option if they want to with some basic pics.

I reused my PSU from another case, when building a new system its better to choose a PSU that fits from the beginning as you said, but thats not always a option.

Please add your ideas to this thread if you have other solutions to fit bigger PSU´s in the Prodigy, may be useful for some readers!