In order to mount my power supply, it appears the exhaust fan is going to be blowing into the floor. Isn't this going to cause heating problems?
1431407
I have had no issues with heating as of yet and I'm still running stock fans.I have carpet where my puter sits so I just put a sheet of board underneath it,other than that I've done nothing.
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
1431409
The fan/exhaust from my power supply is facing downward and out of the case through the bottom vent. I have this case sitting on a desktop... and have not had any issues with heat. The feet on this case are about 1/2" tall and provide enough clearance for air to escape. I don't know what you are planning to set this case on... but if you put it in a normal place you should have no problems with heat.
780383
I installed an intake fan since my power supply has a 120mm fan that is providing the exhaust functionality. That setup seems to keep everything pretty cool (&lt;40 C).
1414905
It depends on your set up, but you want to move heat away from your components, especially A/V Receivers, amplifiers, computers, & of course the Xbox 360 or anything else with heat issues. The fan is a bit noisy, not an issue if you have your A/V rack in a closet - if not consider an inexpensive thermostat to turn it on or off
1533601
I do not think this is what you are looking for. This could cause heat issues and would be an awfull mess to remove if it is not what you wanted. Buying high quality 120mm+ fans is a better option.
474260
If your talking about the 4 pin molex connectors they attach to your power supply. A suggestion get rid of the stock fans they don't move very much air
709274
the fan just work under high performance (when a large amount of power is required).Don't worry about it..
100567
the power supply fan is really loud after installing I've found, I think its a big drain on the PSU
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.
1091763
no. the fan pulls in from the ground and blows out the back. the psu is simply upside down.
2160277
No problem at all. I think the problem with the other customer was installation. Make sure you follow the directions. It's a good quality fan, you won't be disappointed.
1083596
It is a matter of heat; to be as water tight as possible, this case pretty much encloses the head unit so there is not much free air circulation. If you stuff a more powerful head unit in there and crank it up, the heat may build to where it toasts the unit... big bucks literally "up in smoke"! I do not know at what point the plastic of the enclosure will melt, but that is always a possibility also. I suppose if you are mechanically inclined you might mount a 12 volt box fan (like from a computer) to try and move more air through the enclosure. Anyway, heat is the reason, and the more Watts you stuff in there, the more heat you will produce. It is a matter of heat; to be as water tight as possible, this case pretty much encloses the head unit so there is not much free air circulation. If you stuff a more powerful head unit in there and crank it up, the heat may build to where it toasts the unit... big bucks literally "up in smoke"! I do not know at what point the plastic of the enclosure will melt, but that is always a possibility also. I suppose if you are mechanically inclined you might mount a 12 volt box fan (like from a computer) to try and move more air through the enclosure. Anyway, heat is the reason, and the... » Read More It is a matter of heat; to be as water tight as possible, this case pretty much encloses the head unit so there is not much free air circulation. If you stuff a more powerful head unit in there and crank it up, the heat may build to where it toasts the unit... big bucks literally "up in smoke"! I do not know at what point the plastic of the enclosure will melt, but that is always a possibility also. I suppose if you are mechanically inclined you might mount a 12 volt box fan (like from a computer) to try and move more air through the enclosure. Anyway, heat is the reason, and the more Watts you stuff in there, the more heat you will produce. « Show Less
1959156
Just my opinion... I am not an airflow expert...I don't think it would have a major impact. Ours makes a 90% before exiting and it doesn't cause any issue. depending on your setup I would be most concerned with distance between the fan and exit point...
279438
Yes you should. The radiator should either be in front of an exhausting vent so hot air that comes off it is not trapped in the case. Or arguably using an incoming vent for more immediate cool air. Though you run into the dilemma that you are exhausting hot air in the case. That all said traditional heat sinks do the same thing pass hot case air across the heatsink dumping it into the case. So the point is ideally exhaust it out. If your can't, it still should be an improvement over stock heat sinks.
202625
This PSU has the standard bolt pattern, so if your case supports mounting either way then yes. You should consider that the fan is on the top, so if you are going to mount upside down then your case should have proper ventilation for the fan.
1505255
There are usually extra connectors coming off the power supply.Some are for harddrives and dvd drives.Generally there are extras just dangling unused in there.there should be two choices for plugs that come with the fan.Both will fit the multiple types of connectors coming off the power supply.The real important part is to not over tighten the screes when connecting the fan to the case or where ever your puting it.Hope that helped.
657925
negative. well. perhaps if you turn all the so that they blow air into the case it would be a positive pressure. I run the fans on the front pulling in air and the top fan and back fan so that they force the air out and my power supply sucks air in from the base and out the back independent of the case ventilation.I have two fans I planned on adding to the bottom forcing air into the case.at this point the motherboard temp cpu and memory are staying cool. I have have sabertooth mb that has thermal controls for the fan.
1254452
You could probably do that although I wouldn't advise it. The heat build up is the problem and it might get a bit too hot unless you have a really good PWM and good heatsink.