Is this stand base open at the bottom, as the new case I am using has the power supply in the base and the case must be open creating good air flow?
1161545
The full bottom of the stand I have is not open for airflow. Shaped like an X so middle of the bottom of CPU is sitting on a hard surface.
1161546
As noted by others, the 'X' shaped bracing ensures the bottom is not completely open, but air flow should be excellent. And, by the way, you have a strange case.
1161547
The base is an X that rotates closed or open around a circular center. Depending on where your power supply is located on the bottom (hopefully not dead center), it could work.
1161548
Yes, it pivots in the middle, majority of bottom is open. Very satisfied with quality and the price.
1592885
Yes this case is cut low enough to allow proper airflow. We are very happy with the case.
1431408
The fan on top of ur PSU is actually an intake(usually), not the exhaust. The exhaust is the rear of the PSU. So it will suck cool air from below and exhaust hot air out the back, instead of sucking hot air from the case if it were up. That is y there is a removable filter at the bottom as it collects dust before it's sucked into the PSU
222003
honestly I haven't experience any and I'm running an R9 290 in there. Air flow will be restricted, I just swap out the intake fans for some SP and dropped my GPU temp from mid 40's to high 30's on idle, and no PSU problem as long you have the intake fan on the PSU facing down. I love this case. So clean and minimalist, I would not crossfire/sli in unless they were some Blower Cards.
1885000
Yes, it does. It comes default with an intake fan on the front (LED-lit) and an output fan on the back. There's also plenty of space for additional fans on top and bottom if you wish to add any. One of the sides has a clear pane, so you can see all of the innards. If it doesn't bother you much to not have a side (since you obviously don't care if you can see the inner workings of the computer), you can also just take off the side panel to open it up to the world. If not, there is PLENTY of space on the inside (if you have good cable management, that is) for air to flow.Source: I currently own and use this case for a decent gaming PC. Yes, it does. It comes default with an intake fan on the front (LED-lit) and an output fan on the back. There's also plenty of space for additional fans on top and bottom if you wish to add any. One of the sides has a clear pane, so you can see all of the innards. If it doesn't bother you much to not have a side (since you obviously don't care if you can see the inner workings of the computer), you can also just take off the side panel to open it up to the world. If not, there is PLENTY of space on the inside (if you have good cable management, that is) for air to flow.Source: I... » Read More Yes, it does. It comes default with an intake fan on the front (LED-lit) and an output fan on the back. There's also plenty of space for additional fans on top and bottom if you wish to add any. One of the sides has a clear pane, so you can see all of the innards. If it doesn't bother you much to not have a side (since you obviously don't care if you can see the inner workings of the computer), you can also just take off the side panel to open it up to the world. If not, there is PLENTY of space on the inside (if you have good cable management, that is) for air to flow.Source: I currently own and use this case for a decent gaming PC. « Show Less
127504
There is plenty of airflow coming up from the bottom. This is not an issue.
458901
Where it shows the Corsair logo is where the intake is. So if you face logo to the front of case, then the air will go through fan to the inside.
549188
For this case, it has one more location for a fan that fits a 120 mm case fan. It is located on the bottom of the case, in front of the power supply.Other than that, enough fans are provided for the case.
325092
Yes. This is an improved thermal design which isolates the power supply's airflow from the rest of the computer components. The power supply will pull cool air in through the bottom vents and blow warm air out the back of the case. This prevents the dust and heat from inside the computer from passing through the power supply.
1446929
There is a gap that allows air to flow. Obviously this doesn't allow as much air as possible, but the fans do not seem to be straining, and if I put my hand next to the gap it is pulling a decent amount of air into the case. You could probably increase this amount with fans that are designed for static pressure, such as the Corsair SP140s, but the stock fans appear to be doing just fine. I added (2) AF120s to the bottom of the case to increase the positive pressure inside in an effort to combat dust collection. These made a good bit of difference in case flow without affecting the overall noise level much. I am also going to pick up (2) SP140s for my NZXT Kraken X60 since the loudest fans in my system are the stock NZXT 140mm fans. The SP140s should provide some increased flow through the Kraken radiator and reduce the noise enough to be worth the cost. Edit: I checked the SP140 fans and they are not PWM, so I will need to find a different PWM fan for the X60.
1592882
The console has legs and so doesn't sit right on the bottom of the case, so the airflow is OK as Seth mentioned.
1940220
There is an arrow on the fan that show you the direction the air will flow. If mounted on the rear of the case, You always want the fan to blow air out of your case.
1422833
In addition to the case fans, I have a GeForce GPU board with a fan and a large cooling tower with a fan. So far, the fans in this case have been very quiet. Hardly notice them at all. I notice the fan in my laptop more than this unit. Of course, the tower sits on the floor. This is a good case but it's big. Useful if you need room for cooling and drives, etc. The mesh allows good air flow so there's been no problem with heat. I would add dust filters behind the mesh. The only thing I don't like is the way the side panels attach to the case.
1870127
Hello, sorry for the delay reply, I do not check my E-mails that often. The power supply does mount on the bottom...
604604
If I recall correctly I could bottom mount it with the intake fan up or down so I would assume there would be no problems with top mounting it. Though if you mounted it with the intake fan pointing down you would be pulling hot air from inside the case so it is not preferable but it would probably work fine as a lot of proprietary pc's do that.
145209
The fan it comes with is adequate. It depends on your case and airflow as well.
827794
I would tie the aluminum case housing to ground and make sure that the aluminum case housing has an exhaust hole next to where the fan is located on the power supply at equal or larger diameter.