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July 17, 2012 7:01:45 PM

Hi,
today i purchased my PSU- corsair hx650- and i noticed that the fan is on the bottom.
I didn't buy my case yet, but in this case you put the PSU on the bottom, so it blocks the air for the PSU!
Is that normal? what can i do?
The case is thermaltake chaser mk-I

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a c 158 ) Power supply
July 17, 2012 7:19:54 PM

A couple of things:
1. The PSU can be oriented/installed with the fan facing either up or down.
2. The MK-1 has ventilation holes on the bottom and a filter for the vent holes so your PSU doesn't intake a lot of dust/debris.
You're good to go.
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a c 76 ) Power supply
July 17, 2012 7:21:16 PM

I can't really tell from the pics that I can find on that case, but I'm almost certain it will have a vent on the bottom for that. Every case that I've ever seen that has a bottom mounted PSU has that.

Even if it doesn't, you can just flip it.

Edit: Damn, spent too much time looking at the pics, lol.
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July 17, 2012 7:26:31 PM

Yeah thank you, i didn't think about the vent on the bottom and the legs that raise the case... and yes, i thought about the option of putting the PSU upside-down, but you know- when you have a case with a side window it looks a little bit weird that you have the Corsair logo upside down...
By the way, i thought that putting the PSU with its fan down is better because it takes cold air from outside of the case, right?
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a c 76 ) Power supply
July 17, 2012 7:32:49 PM

super300 said:
By the way, i thought that putting the PSU with its fan down is better because it takes cold air from outside of the case, right?


Yep, although cases had top mounted PSU's forever, which didn't allow for fresh air to be taken in, and that really wasn't a problem. I'm glad that newer cases have bottom mounted PSU's though.
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July 17, 2012 7:52:25 PM

Thanks. By the way, what do you guys think about the chaser mk-I? (Yes i know it looks awesome!)
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a c 76 ) Power supply
July 17, 2012 7:57:10 PM

I don't have any real opinion on it other than I like the looks of it too, lol.
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