Antec 1200 PSU case mod Help

The Jaded Raver

The Jaded Raver

The Jaded Raver

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Heat is as we all know a common issue in PC's today.

Thats why I splashed out on a Antec 1200 Case. However, my Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512 still gets quite hot. Plus the positioning of the PSU in the Case does not help (psu air flow goes up in to card).

That is why I was wondering if you could buy a guard/shield, which allows that rising Vertical hot air flow to be deflected out the back of the case instead of up into the card.
Any ideas on what to get for this case modding scenario would be a great help.

p.s. I have considered getting a VGA cooler as a last resort.

Cheers
 
a vortexx neo would be the best bet. I'm using an ocz psu in the same manner and that's blowing a lot of heat out of the back of it but everything inside the system is well within optimal permitters.

what sort of temp/fan speed we dealing with?
 
sapphire vents out the back then yeah? not into the case, in that instance youre fine with that
best thing to do would be to mod case, drill a few holes in bottom of case and mount PSU upside down, Ive seen this done elsewhere on internet, google antec 1200 mods, Im sure youll find it, eg similar idea

Edit: alternatively, down mounting without drilling holes, link
 
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No PSU exhausts to inside of the case.
And if that card is from Toxic/Vapor lines its HSF doesn't do its job properly and dumps lot of heat back into case instead of exhausting it all.
 
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