Effect of PSU on room temperature

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Hey all.
I live in a new build house and the upstairs gets stupidly hot in the summer. My 'games room' is in the 2nd bedroom. In the winter I rarely even turn the heating on upstairs.
I have a portable aircon unit I bought on FB marketplace (£45!) but it really is not practical to use due to the size and noise.
I have had a ceiling fan installed last week. This will help quite a bit as I had one in my previous house.

This brings me to my question:
I currently have a Corsair TX750W PSU. I have owned it at least 10 years and it causes me zero hassle (aside from not being modular!). It is '80 plus' rated.
Would a newer PSU such as a Platinum or Titanium rated model have any notable effect on room temperature due to the reduction in heat output?
 
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The heat produced by a decent psu is nothing compared to what the cpu and gpu will chuck out. If the psu is in it's own compartment or at the bottom of the case sucking air from outside the case it will run much cooler than the old way of having the psu at the top of a case and using it as a extra exhaust fan. That was always a bad idea. Most of the best psu's these days don't even run the fan until the psu hit's a certain load or temp. However, in your case I would be looking at buying a new psu because it's 10 years old and a modern gold rated or higher will be much more efficient. I wouldn't go crazy and spend a fortune on a Titanium or Platinum rated one because the amount of heat it will dump into your bedroom will be insignificant compared to the rest of the pc.
Perhaps my focus should be on the GPU TDP next time around? The 980Ti is a heat monster.....it is just a shame that the GPU market is horrific value at the moment. Heck, even the new 1660Ti is slower.
 
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