Cases with PSUs at the bottom questions?

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#1 Chris_53
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Ok here is a random question. If i was to change to a new case which has the PSU bay at the bottom, what would i do if my PSU has a downward fan?????

noob question i know.

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#2 firedrakes
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flip it upside down
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#3 Chris_53
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but dont they need to be the right way up, does anyone have a case with a bottom PSU bay?
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#4 aura_enchanted
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the antec 900 is on the bottom psu. though keep in mind this is a bit of a stretch case so having a decent psu here is a necessity.

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#5 Angry_Mushroom
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Does the case have a PSU vent at the bottom?

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#6 clyde46
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You mean like mine?

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#7 Chris_53
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I think it does, ive been looking at the Coolermaster 690 Dominator case
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#8 Chris_53
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Yes Clyde, just like that
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#9 Bane_v2
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Based on the pictures at the Coolermaster site you'd mount the PSU with the fan facing down. The bottom of the case is raised off the ground and has air inlet holes so the PSU can draw in cooler air from underneath the case.
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#10 Chris_53
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Ok thanks :) I dont have a case with a bottom PSU bay at the moment, but i may get the coolermaster or Antec 900 for my next build in a year or so. I dont want to stick with the case ive got now becasue i find it too flimsy and i havnt been able to get my front usb ports working. Also there is no way to manage cables so they are kinda all over the place at the moment.
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#11 Bane_v2
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The Antec 900 is the opposite of the Coolermaster: you mount the PSU with the fan facing up so it draws in air from inside the case. The downside is the PSU gets cooled by air that has been warmed up by the rest of the hardware. The upside is it acts like another exhaust fan by sucking in that warm air and blowing it out the back.
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#12 Myzz617
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[QUOTE="Bane_v2"]The Antec 900 is the opposite of the Coolermaster: you mount the PSU with the fan facing up so it draws in air from inside the case. The downside is the PSU gets cooled by air that has been warmed up by the rest of the hardware. The upside is it acts like another exhaust fan by sucking in that warm air and blowing it out the back.

Very true antec 900 is a lovely case. I would buy a PSU with fan atop of it. Or you could go antec 1200 which i am upgrading to eventually.
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clyde, are you gonna do some cable management :P
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#14 clyde46
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clyde, are you gonna do some cable management :PNSR34GTR
Well, I was going to when I built it but I was in a rush and never got round to it. Everything works and cooling is great so I thought ill leave it. If I mess with it knowing my luck, ill mess something up.
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#15 carter15kd5
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the case is messy whoeveres computers that is need to hide the wires better

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