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Message 1587916 - Posted: 16 Oct 2014, 18:42:51 UTC - in response to Message 1587910.  

heh, heh
Am I dumb or dumber? :-)

One more electrical question. I got my PSU today too. The fan points into the box which I presume is an exhaust, rather than pointing down into the floor.

My other rig, which I built is just that way but I want to double check and be sure.


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Message 1587944 - Posted: 16 Oct 2014, 19:39:41 UTC - in response to Message 1587916.  

heh, heh
Am I dumb or dumber? :-)

One more electrical question. I got my PSU today too. The fan points into the box which I presume is an exhaust, rather than pointing down into the floor.

My other rig, which I built is just that way but I want to double check and be sure.


Thanks again.

Typically the PSU fan pulls air in. Which is often from inside the case. Your cooler master cm storm trooper case has an opening on the bottom. So if you were to mount the PSU fan side down it would primarily draw in air from outside the case. If you were setting the case on a carpeted floor it would probably be better to mount the PSU fan side up.
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Message 1587953 - Posted: 16 Oct 2014, 20:03:39 UTC - in response to Message 1587944.  

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Message 1588056 - Posted: 17 Oct 2014, 0:30:33 UTC

For a bottom breathing psu. You can cut a piece of paneling board to fit under that case to maintain good air flow.

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