I'll bet adds to shortened PSU life as well. Just changed two with puffed caps that were still running but causing BSOD's. One I think damaged the MB, had to change that too. thanks f\p
At 01:06 PM 10/29/2010, Scoobydo Poked the stick with: >If you need the PSU to ventilate your case then your case is poorly >designed. Also, using the video card and CPU heated air on the inside of >your case to cool your PSU might have been alright back in the day but is >hardly efficient now a days with the amount of heat those 2 components >produce. SLI/Crossfire'd GPU's dump even more heat inside your case. >Bottom mounted PSU's are cooled completely by ambient air and don't >contribute 1 calory of energy to the inside of your case. Case (pun >intended) closed. LOL > > > >On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:48:12 -0500, JRS <[email protected]> wrote: > >>I have mine on top too, heat rises and that nice big 120mm fan on the >>bottom of >>the PSU sucks a lot out. :) >> >> >> >> -- >>JRS >>[email protected] >> >> >>Facts do not cease to exist just >>because they are ignored. >> >> >> >>----- Original Message ---- >>>From: Jason Carson <[email protected]> >>>To: [email protected] >>>Sent: Fri, October 29, 2010 11:17:25 AM >>>Subject: Re: [H] new case >>> >>>> Always thought the PSU helped ventilate the case. with those nice big >>>> bottom fans. >>> >>>Me too, what was the logic of putting the PSU at the bottom of the >>>case? >>>Are there PSU's available with fans on the top? >>> > > >-- >Opera's e-mail client > >Main Machine: >Generic Steel Case >ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 Mobo >AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Default speed) >OCZ DDR3 1333 (2x2=4) >Palit GTX460 1 Gig (OC'd to 865 MHz) >WD Cariar Black 640 Gig >Lite On 22X DVD Burner >ASUS 21.5" 1080P Monitor >fold...@home (11,000 PPD) > >Game Box: >Cooler Master CM690 Mid-Tower >Gigabyte 785G/SB710 >AMD Phenom II X2 555 C3 >Corsair Dominator RAM 2 gigs >PowerColor HD5770 1 gig >Seasonic 550 watt PSU >2 Seagate 7200.12 500 gig (RAID 0) >LiteOn DVD Burner > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature >database 5576 (20101029) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > >http://www.eset.com > > -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- I drank WHAT!? - Socrates.
