Some of that you are reading is old stuff. Most power supply fans now blow out. It never made any sense to blow hot power supply air into the case.
The reason your computer is running hotter, assuming you've made sure the airflow is not restricted, is probably because the new power supply is sucking less air out of the case than the old one. You can get power supplies with 2 fans and higher speed fans. You will pay a penalty of having a louder computer. That 400 watt with two fans may have a higher airflow than your current one. It really wouldn't be any hotter because your computer components haven't changed. You could also just get a more powerful case fan. That would probably be cheaper. How hot is your computer running? You'd be surprised at how hot these things will run and be fine unless you are overclocking. Ben Moore -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vern Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 10:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PCWorks: new power supply and higher temps Something else I just found. ------------------------------------------------------------- The ATX power supply is different in a number of important ways. ATX power supplies and motherboards function at 3.3 volts or lower, instead of 5 volts, reducing motherboard cost, energy consumption, and heat production. >The fan on the power supply is reversed so that it blows air into rather than out of the case, <which helps keep the case clean and reduces heat buildup. This is necessary due to the high heat produced by the new generation of Intel Pentium II/III and AMD processors. The ATX power supply is turned on and off using electronic signaling instead of a physical toggle switch. This allows the computer to be turned on and off using software control, thus improving power management and energy-saving features. Because of this, ATX power supplies must be matched with ATX motherboards. ---------------------------------------------------- It blows into rather than out of the case??? ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
