8 Oct 2011 at 19:58 #1 Ben3991 Ben3991 Associate Joined 18 Sep 2011 Posts 167 Hi, A silly question i'm sure, but is it best to have the power supply fan facing up into the case or down onto the floor? My power supply is an xfx 650w Thanks
Hi, A silly question i'm sure, but is it best to have the power supply fan facing up into the case or down onto the floor? My power supply is an xfx 650w Thanks
8 Oct 2011 at 20:00 #2 andy_mk3 andy_mk3 Soldato Joined 5 Oct 2009 Posts 14,410 Location Spalding, Lincs Doesn't matter really, my case has vents at the bottom so I have it facing down.
8 Oct 2011 at 20:05 #3 Ben3991 Ben3991 Associate OP Joined 18 Sep 2011 Posts 167 Mine has vents at the bottom to. I just think face down it has minimal air flow to it. But im not sure if its an exhaust fan or intsake fan
Mine has vents at the bottom to. I just think face down it has minimal air flow to it. But im not sure if its an exhaust fan or intsake fan
8 Oct 2011 at 20:06 #4 andy_mk3 andy_mk3 Soldato Joined 5 Oct 2009 Posts 14,410 Location Spalding, Lincs It's intake, PSU's blow the hot air out the back. Mine never gets very warm at all.
8 Oct 2011 at 20:08 #5 Ben3991 Ben3991 Associate OP Joined 18 Sep 2011 Posts 167 Ok thanks, yer so I guess fan down, and an external fan to help air flow under case would be best then Thanks again
Ok thanks, yer so I guess fan down, and an external fan to help air flow under case would be best then Thanks again
8 Oct 2011 at 20:09 #6 andy_mk3 andy_mk3 Soldato Joined 5 Oct 2009 Posts 14,410 Location Spalding, Lincs I wouldn't worry about an external fan, unless your case sits right on top of carpet or something.
8 Oct 2011 at 20:11 #7 Jony27 Jony27 Soldato Joined 15 Aug 2010 Posts 8,889 Location N. Ireland is your PSU mounted on the top or bottom of the case and does your case have vents at the bottom?
8 Oct 2011 at 22:24 #8 413x 413x Caporegime Joined 13 Jan 2010 Posts 33,471 Location Llaneirwg My fan is up. Reason is even though I have vents in the bottom my tower sits on the floor and would suck up loads of dust
My fan is up. Reason is even though I have vents in the bottom my tower sits on the floor and would suck up loads of dust
8 Oct 2011 at 23:33 #9 scottmuir424 scottmuir424 Permabanned Joined 11 May 2011 Posts 1,084 Location glasgow what case doyou have where are the vents located on the case
9 Oct 2011 at 15:33 #10 Ben3991 Ben3991 Associate OP Joined 18 Sep 2011 Posts 167 I have the coolermaster elite 430 Thanks
9 Oct 2011 at 15:35 #11 stulid stulid Caporegime Joined 17 Jan 2010 Posts 66,731 Location weston-super-mare Ben3991 said: I have the coolermaster elite 430 Thanks Click to expand... That would be facing down unless you have the case on deep pile carpet which will block the vents.
Ben3991 said: I have the coolermaster elite 430 Thanks Click to expand... That would be facing down unless you have the case on deep pile carpet which will block the vents.