hollandrob81

hi there, i jus bought a modular supply unit, but ive realsed the fan is facing upwards. ive got the antec sonata 2, and the psu is mounted at the top. now if i face the fan down into the case, this will blow hot air pretty much straight onto my cpu hs. so do i need to cut a fan shaped hole in the top of the case? im not entierly against doing this, but would prefer an easyer method. any ideas will be appreciated.

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zaeric19

PSU fans exhaust air, they don't intake. Turn the PSU so the fan is on the bottom, they are designed to work this way.

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elementskater706

I believe it sucks air from the case and exhausts it out the back. I'm not sure though.

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redsunx

Just flip it upside down.

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this n00b again

not entirely correct. PSU fans generally intake air and push it out the back.

there are few exceptions though.

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Kopi

Power supply fans pull hot air out of the case and push it out through the vent in the back in 99% of all cases, which is what I imagine yours will be doing.

Face the fan downwards, it'll suck hot air out of your case

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zaeric19

That is what I meant, if you look at the case as a whole not the PSU, the PSU is moving air from inside the case and moving it outside the case, exhaust. Yeah, it does intake air from inside the case but I think its easy enough to understand what I mean.

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DuckieHo

What exceptions?

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