Anyone else worried about the PSU placement? It's at the bottom and the fan blows into the ground...I can't imagine that being very productive.
1091763
no. the fan pulls in from the ground and blows out the back. the psu is simply upside down.
860342
This will be my second lower supply case. I have the first generation of the bottom PSU design and I love it. The major advantage of this design is seperating the airflow from the PSU from the remaining components. It does this very well and the noise is at a minimum. The only disadvantage is that the cable lengths on the PSU must be longer to reach the motherboard and peripherals.
780385
are you having cooling issues? between the PSU fan and a slot fan exhausting near the CPU, you shouldn't add turbulence to your case. there is enough venting in this case, that with a proper cooling fan on the CPU that you shouldn't need extra. But you should always create a "flow" when aiming your fans.one side of the case is a intake, the other is exhaust. I make the rear a exhaust and place a HD cooling bay in the 5.25 bay.
1421494
You're definitely right! I think the chip outputs too much heat. What I did is undervolted the cpu from the BIOS and also disabled the AMD Turbo Technology, and now it's so much cooler and quieter. Temp on idle around 30-35 load 50-55. Lowest degree was 25. That's insane with the stock fan!
673813
I think you might be pushing it with a 400W PSU. I guess it depends on the item quality. You may be just fine. Not really an answer, sorry.
697265
Make sure it's aligned properly. Forcing plugs that small could result in damage and could make alignment problematic. Had no problems with mine and the fan is terrific.
1321714
'course! I've not had that issue with this case buuuuuuuuuuuuut there's a few things we can do! Firstly, make sure all the power cables to the fans coming from the case are connected to MOLEX/4pin power connectors (or the relevant ones for the fan you are connecting) and if it's still not receiving power and spinning up either A) Send the case in for replacement or B) Try a replacement power cable to the fan. Not really much more help beyond that which can be offered I'm afraid!
1940219
The one I purchased pushes/sucks the air out. In my opinion, this may be the best direction as the CPU heat sink and fan draws/pulls hot air up from the CPU and since this fan would be fixed in close proximity it would be good to have it complete the job by taking that hot air out of the case.
1044417
Whenever using ANY power supply, there is always gonna be some warmth/heat coming from the unit regardless of whats connected to it. This is perfectly normal. Now if its HOT to the touch, that is not good. Replace immediately. Hope this helps. Be safe ....Chris.
214237
Hmm have you connected all the tower cables to the corresponding psu slot? When i set mine this is all that needed to be done. Maybe something is out of place also make sure to open the other side of the tower where you can see the manufactures cables it might be that the one you need isn't pulled all the way through to reach the psu. My other assumption is that the wire fried but this is highly unlikely.
1411028
It's not a problem. They're designed to be mounted that way, as the screen is used as a dust filter. All you need to do is periodically slide the screen out (it's easily removable) and blow the dust off of it. In fact, mounting it this way if possible is even better, as the PSU will take in cool outside air instead of hot air from inside of the case, and exhaust it out the back of the case so the air is completely separate from the rest of your components.
794696
I have the same problem sometimes. I think that I turn it all the way clockwise then back all the way to the left or just turn it until the fans kick on. Is everything installed correctly? Won't hurt to double check and make sure the temp probe is secure.
325089
The direction the fan on the PSU is facing doesn't really matter. There is no wrong way to mount the PSU. I personally prefer the PSU mounted with the fan facing down so it gets access to its own fresh air supply instead of using air that's already in 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
1411029
It should be fine. I personally mount my psu the same way to get cool air from the bottom of the case. Just remember to clean your air filter every so often.
214240
the fans don't connect to the psu they connect to cables already with in the case the fans have small squared entrances and you will find similar thin cables in the case else when they connect to each other they are already prepared in the case itself
1683100
I have only installed to 500 watts or more. Probably not enough power from PSU!
316415
It's likely you're not taxing the psu enough. I run a fairly power hungry gaming machine, and it doesn't power up until I actually fire something up that taxes the system.