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ckoryom   08-05-2008 at 09:03:20 AM

Hi, I just got a new Corsair 650TX and started to play Assassin's Creed, while I'm gaming I touch the back of the PSU and it is pretty hot, is this normal? Also my temperatures while gaming are:

CPU: 44 C
System: 46C
Geforce 8800 GTS: 70C

My system SPECS:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
MSI K9N Neo
2x 1Gb DDR2 Kingston 5200 at 667Mhz
EVGA Nvidia Geforce 8800GTS 320Mb
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Case:
Thermaltake MATRIX VX. 2 Thermaltake Fans/Front and Rear, Dust Suction on Front.
Corsair 650TX PSU

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ckoryom   08-05-2008 at 09:20:28 AM
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I've burned other Cheap NO BRAND PSU while gaming, that's why I got a new good PSU

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ovaltineplease   08-05-2008 at 11:34:29 AM
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If its "warm" than there is really nothing unusual about that


"Hot" would be like - "I find it difficult to touch the bezel."

Anyways, unless its approaching the range of making your fingers sting from heat... well yea.

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mike99   08-05-2008 at 11:57:58 AM
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You may not have enogh airflow through your case. Check cables not blocking airflow. Do you have any other fans? If not add fan to rear of case, blowing out. Desn't hurt to have quiet fan blowing in at front. Your system is probably using about 250W at full blast, and it (almost) all ends up as heat.

Mike.

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radnor   08-05-2008 at 04:59:33 PM
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ckoryom wrote :

I've burned other Cheap NO BRAND PSU while gaming, that's why I got a new good PSU



I remembered, good ya got the corsair :)

As said before check the airflow and/or if you don't have cables(or anything else) blocking the airflow.
Corsair aren't cold, the air comes out quite warm on Load. But just warm.

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ckoryom   08-05-2008 at 05:43:15 PM
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ok, when I touch the back of the PSU it is warm it wont make my fingers hurt or anything like that, I've checked the cables and they aren't blocking any airflow, I got two thermaltake 12 CM fans... maybe I'll get another one.

Another thing is that the COrsair has a 12 cm fan on the bottom and not on the back like my other cheap PSU's. Maybe I'm used to touching the back of the other PSU's and feeling an airflow coming out of it.

I just don't want to burn another PSU, and not this one that is new and high quality.

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