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dasos

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I m looking for a case with psu position down and free space behind for the wires,
I m thinking of Silencio 550 but looks like small, can it take Scythe Ninja 3(160mm)?
 
Well, this one is not available in my country.
Now I m thinking about Corsair Obsidian 550D.

I have a psu question,
if its position is down, suppose this is better, right?
Better temp I guess, but for who? psu itself or cpu?

If psu is fanless, is still better to be down?
 
Two reasons a bottom mounted power supply is better.

The power supply gets cooler intake air, either from inside the case or being pulled from underneath. It runs cooler.

Having the mother board further up in the case has the CPU area closer to the back and top exhaust fans, pulls heat away from them better. CPU/mosfets tends to run slightly cooler.
 
Thanx for your reply, my friend :)

StrangleHold said:
Two reasons a bottom mounted power supply is better.

The power supply gets cooler intake air, either from inside the case or being pulled from underneath. It runs cooler.
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This also happens if psu is fanless?

StrangleHold said:
Having the mother board further up in the case has the CPU area closer to the back and top exhaust fans, pulls heat away from them better. CPU/mosfets tends to run slightly cooler.
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cpu/mofsets are near exhaust fan(backside) anyway. Do they tend to run cooler because they dont receive heat from psu anymore?
Someone told me that if a fanfull psu is on the top then receives cpu's hot air and exhaust it. That means that cpu gets cooler and psu warmer. Is it true?
 
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dasos said:
Thanx for your reply, my friend :)



This also happens if psu is fanless?
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The air is cooler in the bottom of the case, so yes. I would never put a fanless power supply in a top mounted case.



cpu/mofsets are near exhaust fan(backside) anyway. Do they tend to run cooler because they dont receive heat from psu anymore?
Someone told me that if a fanfull psu is on the top then receives cpu's hot air and exhaust it. That means that cpu gets cooler and psu warmer. Is it true?[/QUOTE]

If you noticed the difference in a bottom vs. top mounted cases. The bottom mounted cases has the motherboard futher up in the case. Plus most bottom mounted cases have added top mounted exhause fans too.
 
So, in any case you suggest a case with psu in the bottom:)

I ll get a fanfull psu. They told me its better to put it with the fan faced down, do you agree?

Will the bottom mounted psu add heat to graphics card?
 
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Yeah, face the fan down to get fresh air from the cases bottom vent. No, all the warm air from the power supply will get blown out the back.
 
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