psu to hot?

[snapcrackpop]

my pc glass pannel gets super hot when gaming so i dieced to pop it open and measure my psu temp with a temp gun its ready around 125f to 140f is that normal?

[RuffRuffmcgruff]

That doesn't sound abnormally high, sure it's a bit toasty but should be ok. Have you checked your PSU fan see if there's dust clogged in there?

 

Be careful if you do find some because removing it is going to be a bit of a delicate procedure.

[snapcrackpop]

9 minutes ago, RuffRuffmcgruff said:

That doesn't sound abnormally high, sure it's a bit toasty but should be ok. Have you checked your PSU fan see if there's dust clogged in there?

 

Be careful if you do find some because removing it is going to be a bit of a delicate procedure.

brand new psu no dust build up yet 

[Fasauceome]

Case setup matters. How's the airflow for your PSU oriented? Does it have it's own air pocket?

 

Also, human touch isn't a good metric of hot PC components. 140 Fahrenheit is definitely alright.

[jj9987]

What PSU?

[snapcrackpop]

28 minutes ago, jj9987 said:

What PSU?

toughpower grand series rgb 850w

 

[Guest]

9 hours ago, snapcrackpop said:

toughpower grand series rgb 850w

 

And now answer the other questions... what case  How is the PSU oriented?

 

 

[Spotty]

13 hours ago, snapcrackpop said:

my pc glass pannel gets super hot when gaming so i dieced to pop it open and measure my psu temp with a temp gun its ready around 125f to 140f is that normal?

*googles* 50°C-60°C? Yeah, that's pretty hot. Are you pointing the thermal sensor at the exterior of the power supply unit, or are you pointing it inside the fan grill at the internal components?

Is the fan on the PSU spinning?
Can you post a picture of how the PSU is mounted in your case?

[alexhelvetica]

12 hours ago, snapcrackpop said:

toughpower grand series rgb 850w

 

That doesn't corrolate to the PSU in your system specs in your profile, and wasn't one recommended in this thread 

or this thread

 

 

And you've got threads talking about your system having, i5 4440's, i3 8350k's and i5 8400's. WTF?

Do you just burn money for fun?

[snapcrackpop]

1 hour ago, Spotty said:

*googles* 50°C-60°C? Yeah, that's pretty hot. Are you pointing the thermal sensor at the exterior of the power supply unit, or are you pointing it inside the fan grill at the internal components?

Is the fan on the PSU spinning?
Can you post a picture of how the PSU is mounted in your case?

 

1 hour ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

That doesn't corrolate to the PSU in your system specs in your profile, and wasn't one recommended in this thread 

or this thread

 

 

And you've got threads talking about your system having, i5 4440's, i3 8350k's and i5 8400's. WTF?

Do you just burn money for fun?

ya that was my old build sold it to build a better one 

[snapcrackpop]

1 hour ago, Spotty said:

*googles* 50°C-60°C? Yeah, that's pretty hot. Are you pointing the thermal sensor at the exterior of the power supply unit, or are you pointing it inside the fan grill at the internal components?

Is the fan on the PSU spinning?
Can you post a picture of how the PSU is mounted in your case?

 

5 hours ago, jonnyGURU said:

And now answer the other questions... what case  How is the PSU oriented?

 

 

Ya heres some pics its facing up and doesnt have  a huge gap between the gpu fans you think flipping it downwards would help and i checked temp on back part of psu and pointing into the psu fan area

[Spotty]

1 minute ago, snapcrackpop said:

Ya heres some pics its facing up and doesnt have  a huge gap between the gpu fans you think flipping it downwards would help and i checked temp on back part of psu and pointing into the psu fan area

With the GPU that close the PSU is going to be sucking in the hot air the GPU blows out. What model case is that? Does it have ventilation at the bottom to allow for the PSU to be flipped facing down? If it has proper ventilation for the PSU to be mounted the other way, then flip it and see if it improves the situation.

[snapcrackpop]

1 minute ago, Spotty said:

With the GPU that close the PSU is going to be sucking in the hot air the GPU blows out. What model case is that? Does it have ventilation at the bottom to allow for the PSU to be flipped facing down? If it has proper ventilation for the PSU to be mounted the other way, then flip it and see if it improves the situation.

yes it does have a fitler and cut out at the bottom for it while try to flip it when i get time 

[Guest]

Yep.  Flip the PSU fan down.

 

[Spotty]

On 2/13/2019 at 3:56 AM, snapcrackpop said:

toughpower grand series rgb 850w

Funnily enough this is on the thermal take website for that unit...

 

 

Thermaltakes claim that it keeps the system and the PSU cooler by facing the fan up doesn't seem to be holding up too well.

 

"Face your PSU fan up so you can see the RGB lights" - pretty much what I expect from thermaltake to be honest

Edited February 13, 2019 by Spotty

[seon123]

36 minutes ago, Spotty said:

Thermaltakes claim that it keeps the system and the PSU cooler by facing the fan up doesn't seem to be holding up too well.

The case they tested with didn't have a PSU shroud, and didn't have a GPU right on top of the PSU, though. 

I'm guessing it also didn't have any exhaust fans. 

[Spotty]

1 minute ago, seon123 said:

The case they tested with didn't have a PSU shroud, and didn't have a GPU right on top of the PSU, though. 

I'm guessing it also didn't have any exhaust fans. 

True, but really I think the cooling claims made are just a flimsy excuse for having an RGB fan in a PSU that normally wouldn't be visible in the downwards facing orientation. 

 

I haven't looked, but I doubt I'd see the same improved thermal claims on the pages for their non RGB units.

[aezakmi]

PSU fan has to face the bottom of the case since it's intake, that's why newer cases have a bottom placement instead of a top one

Thermaltake: "bUt teH LeDs aRe RgB!!!!" ..... just pointless, some of their PSUs used to be decent now it's just looks over performance.

 

Also OP, my case gets hot too but the components are at decent temps, it's inevitable since the case is made of metal which conducts heat, glass is a heat isolant and takes time to heat up since it traps it inside the case, that's why some ovens come with tempered glass on the door that it feels hot if you touch it but at the same time isn't hot enough to irradiate a lot of heat and warm up the whole room where the oven is.

Cases should be the other way around, made of metal with only a small amount of plastics or other isolants so it acts as a big passive heatsink but you know... the fad is glass and plastics now.

[snapcrackpop]

1 hour ago, Spotty said:

Funnily enough this is on the thermal take website for that unit...

 

 

Thermaltakes claim that it keeps the system and the PSU cooler by facing the fan up doesn't seem to be holding up too well.

 

"Face your PSU fan up so you can see the RGB lights" - pretty much what I expect from thermaltake to be honest

ya i saw that when i bought the psu thats why i faced it up but im guessing that since my gpu is super close to it they just fight against each other

[Spotty]

2 minutes ago, aezakmi said:

PSU fan has to face the bottom of the case since it's intake, that's why newer cases have a bottom placement instead of a top one

I wouldn't say it *has* to face bottom.

Really it depends more on the case, not the PSU. Does the case have ventilation for PSUs intaking air from outside the case (think older cases with top mounted PSUs that sucked in air from the case)? does the case have enough clearance off the ground? Is the case on carpet? Is there enough airflow inside the case? Would the PSU be sucking in air from a graphics card 1cm away?

These sort of factors are going to determine which is the best way of mounting the PSU... Not necessarily the PSU itself. It'ss bullshit for thermaltake to claim the PSU mounted either way would perform 3c cooler than the other, as it's not a design feature of the power supply unit but other external factors (mostly case design and airflow) that will determine which way is best way to mount it. 

[snapcrackpop]

3 hours ago, Spotty said:

I wouldn't say it *has* to face bottom.

Really it depends more on the case, not the PSU. Does the case have ventilation for PSUs intaking air from outside the case (think older cases with top mounted PSUs that sucked in air from the case)? does the case have enough clearance off the ground? Is the case on carpet? Is there enough airflow inside the case? Would the PSU be sucking in air from a graphics card 1cm away?

These sort of factors are going to determine which is the best way of mounting the PSU... Not necessarily the PSU itself. It'ss bullshit for thermaltake to claim the PSU mounted either way would perform 3c cooler than the other, as it's not a design feature of the power supply unit but other external factors (mostly case design and airflow) that will determine which way is best way to mount it. 

ya its just there way of making more money lmao buy our psu and get better temps but k thxs for all the info man