psu cooling

BigBruiserAl · 19 Mar 2009 at 18:58

I have them facing up in the bottom of a antec 1200. so all the hot air is spent towards the gfx card and increasing system temp. for my i7 build im thinking of
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-020-ZA&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-017-TG&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-096-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

Comments on mounting these the right way at thr bottom of the case eg fan facing down. In the antec we talking maybe 2-3mm off the base of the case and will maybe taking a 120mm hole saw to the bottom of the case under the fan make any diff

RJC · 19 Mar 2009 at 19:43

What spec is your going to be for your I7 build, I'm just thinking they are a bit overkill unless your running 2 4870x2 or Nvidia 295's.

The PSU draws air from the case and discharges out the back

BigBruiserAl · 19 Mar 2009 at 23:07

The plan is stick with GTX280 for another 4 months then go for 2 GTX295 then add some water. Wanted to add the psu now so i can cable neat for now and have room ro expand. regarding the psu fan i thought they blow air...so mine facing up is acting as an intake then throwing it out the back is that right?

reflux · 19 Mar 2009 at 23:08

Yeah, the big fan in the base of a PSU sucks.

BigBruiserAl · 19 Mar 2009 at 23:15

lol thanks i built a fair pc and always thought the opp, oh well will have to a doa which psu thread now for the above haha

Thanks

cje · 19 Mar 2009 at 23:24

I've got the 1200 with a Zalman 1000 watt PSU with the fan pointing upwards. Personally I find this useful as one of my 9800GTX+ has quite a useless cooling solution and therefore the PSU draws out it's hot air and blows it out of the case. All good.