Basic power supply question regarding fan placement

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No, you do not need to buy a new case.

If your case has the PSU mounted on top, mount the PSU with fan down. If it is going into a bottom mount case, you can choose either up or down. The PSU will mount either way. The large fan on that style PSU is an intake fan, as opposed to the exhaust fans of a rear-fan model.

When you see the "top mounted fan", you're looking at the bottom of the psu
The 120mm fan is a selling point so they highlight
 

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No, you do not need to buy a new case.

If your case has the PSU mounted on top, mount the PSU with fan down. If it is going into a bottom mount case, you can choose either up or down. The PSU will mount either way. The large fan on that style PSU is an intake fan, as opposed to the exhaust fans of a rear-fan model.
 
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