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Originally Posted by Kvjavs

What case do you plan on using? If it's one of the really small cases, you're best bet would be that Silverstone.
If you are getting a mATX mini-tower such as the Cooler Master Elite 341, your options open up drastically. Also if you get that case I recommend NOT getting modular.
Modular for SFF is a bit overrated unless you got the really really small form factor cases. Other than that, it just gets in the way. My SeaSonic M12II is such a pain to hook up in an Elite 341 because when you hook up the cables to the power supply, its a super tight fit due to the optical drive being RIGHT THERE in the way.
At least in a non-modular set-up you can zip-tie the cables together and are already bunched up when they head inside the power supply. Just tuck them to the side. Or even hide them in a bay.
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This.
The cases that hold mATX boards don't usually take SFF PSU's.
They take normal ATX sized PSU. Just watch the length of the PSU.
I have an Elite 341, and I'm using the super-long PC P&C 610.
I have it even worse than you do.
But anyway, OP. This is what I mean about the length of the PSU.
You can't expect a 1000W PSU to fit in an mATX chassis like the CM341. It's just too long, and it will 'reject' your DVD drives.
Get something like an S12 II. Those are short enough to fit nicely, and the fact that the cables are all sleeved into little segments make sure that there isn't a mess of multicoloured spaghetti in your chassis.
Tuck the wires into the second drive bay.
Afterall, all you really need is one DVD drive, unless you're doing heavy-duty disc copying.