And it's not an April 1st fools joke. Power supplies have a variety of sizes and capacities, but they all share the same general layout, which consists of a front panel with connectors and a back pa... Corsair to release power supplies with the connectors position on the side
If the case allowed the PSU to be located centrally or towards the windowed/opening side of the case then the cables could be routed nicely behind a MOBO tray with plenty of space to coil up excess cable, but on a narrow case this might be tricky. Cube cases might work well.
If the cables come out on the backside behind the motherboard tray a lot of cases will be able to get those puppies no problem , so as far they are not getting too squeezed etc those would be great!
Looking at how things are arranged in my 5000D, these would have the plugs facing me when I open the plexiglass side of the case. That would make plugging and unplugging things way easier. Not that you should have to do that often, but it's still better than working in a cramped space. I'm all for it.
Would work well in my Tj07 , would mean there is a little less clutter in the lower chamber where i have a 360 rad
Next evolution will be with cable backward More on topic if the PSU vent is up, then the cables connectors are all on the wrong side... This idea isn't as good as the Seasonic connect PSU for relocate the connectors.
Basically a PSU and a GPU maker thing today PC cases are huge cube towers cases, with huge holes on the motherboard placement plate.
If that's the case, this psu is forcing the exact opposite. Coming out the back of the psu makes for a more compact build unless you are going to turn the psu sideways, which then defeats the whole purpose of putting them on the side.
With the fan facing downwards it will directly have the plugs on the back tray side as far the 2~3 cm of cable management space is enough for it , it makes cable management easier adding new cables if needed is trivial , and your cables do not get crammed against the hard disk tray. Now if we need to widen the case to accommodate for this , then yes I 100% agree with you.
Modular PSU's are great but often the biggest let down is the flexibility of its wiring cables. This is a nice idea, just hope it comes with super flexy cables.
I wondered about this a long time ago but didnt think it would happen, some cases dont have openings where the wires would exit. Perhaps I'm wrong with modern cases and there is a standard for the opening? To prevent sharp cable bend, 90 degree connectors can be used on at least some of the sockets although exit route space could be a little tight for some. It would be a nice idea for the sockets plate to be recessed inside the PSU a little if standard connectors remain in use.
https://wccftech.com/corsairs-connector-shifting-shift-atx-3-0-psu-prices-revealed-1200w-for-189-us/ Prices don't seem bad at all for these. Hopefully they don't have weird caveats, because I'm interested in this layout.
