The 350 Watt power supply from Fotron may seem a bit small by today's standards but the GTR Tech folks assure me the power supply should handle every current supported build combination.

Installation:

     For the install I decided to try and migrate my Intel Core 2 Duo build over to the GT3.  This high performance build features an ASUS P5W DH Deluxe motherboard running an Intel Pentium Core Duo 2 6600 cooled by an AeroCool GT-1000 cooler, 2 x 1 GB Crucial DDR2-8000 Ballistix RAM, and a Connect 3D X1900 XT video card.  The Drives consist of 2 x WD 74 GB Raptors in a RAID0, a Seagate 750 GB storage drive and a Plextor PX-755SA 16x DVD burner.  The system is powered by the Kingwin Mach 1 600 W Power supply.

     A quick look at the system and it is clear some changes will have to be made to get things to work in the GT3.  The GT-1000 is just too tall to fit, a problem we found with every heat sink we had in the lab, sending us back to the OEM cooler.  The GT3 only supports a slim-line CD solution and although two drives can be supported the default location calls for one hard drive so our entire drive build was replaced by a HP slim-line 24 speed CD-ROM and a Seagate 7200.10 250 drive from another build.

     The Installation Guide recommends allowing more time for the install than a typical installation and I agree.  The total installation took about 4 hours for me including the time taken to test and adapt components to the setup.

     Using the Installation Guide's recommended setup procedure I first removed the support bar and then the drive cage. Having already removed the card cage for pictures I am ready for the motherboard. 

With everything removed the motherboard installation is no different than on a standard chassis.

     Next both drives were then installed using the side mounting screws.  I did attempt to install the hard drive with the ports facing down to allow for a shorter SATA run but the reverse mounting blocked the right screw locations.  The slim-line adapter attaches with two screws and allows a IDE controller and floppy power lead to be used.  My first choice slim-line DVD unit scavenged from a Compaq laptop featured a bezel that would not fit through the slot on the chassis and necessitated a quick run to SR-Systems for the HP unit.  The finished assembly is shown here.

     Here you can see the drives installed.  The cabling ends up in front of the top fan and several wire ties help keep the airflow as unrestricted as possible.  This picture also shows the motherboard wiring completed.  During this process I repeatedly removed the drives to run wiring and to make sure the fans were not obstructed.

     Next we turn our attention to the card cage.  Although we removed the cage earlier the removal is pretty easy requiring a total of 5 screws to remove from the case.

     This view shows the PCI slot as relocated by the special ribbon cable.  An optional assembly for two PCI cards is also available.  Strangely enough the ribbon cable was attached in such a way that removing it and reinstalling it in the opposite orientation was required.

     The black bracket shown near the top can be adjusted to support the leading edge of the video card with another clip for the PCI slot on the opposite side.

     Here you can see the relocated PCI-E riser.  The entire cage assembly can be resized to allow for the PCI-E slot to be in the 6th or 7th slot on your motherboard.