Antec 1200, PSU fan face up or down?

saintdefender · 1 Feb 2011 at 16:34

Simple question really guys, I am using an AX1200, should I put the fan up or down?

Freddie589 · 1 Feb 2011 at 16:36

if their is a vent at the bottom of your case then down, if not then up

Darkpilgrim · 1 Feb 2011 at 16:38

Admiral Huddy · 1 Feb 2011 at 16:38

General rule is the inside fan must have a good supply of incoming air. If the the PSU is located and the bottom and there is no spacer between the bottom of the chassis and the PSU, then the PSU fan must face upwards or inwards.. is in the case of your A1200.

saintdefender · 1 Feb 2011 at 17:02

Thanks so i will put it upwards. Finnaly with the OC bundles' if i buy the same amount of rame, same amount of sticks and the same model, will i need to re-oc my machine or will it just work? Thanks guys.

Surveyor · 1 Feb 2011 at 18:16

saintdefender said:
Thanks so i will put it upwards. Finnaly with the OC bundles' if i buy the same amount of rame, same amount of sticks and the same model, will i need to re-oc my machine or will it just work? Thanks guys.

If you mean fitting extra RAM to fill 4 slots instead of 2 (or 6 instead of 3) then the overclock will not be guaranteed.

The way to make overclocking easier is to use higher capacity memory sticks. For example rather than 4x2GB use 2x4GB. This puts less strain on the memory controller.