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Power supply unit fan as outtake.

HeadCrash
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Hey guys, I have a doubt about using the power supply fan as an outtake fan for my GPU. 

Is this ok for the PSU or not healthy at all? 

 

Please i need your opinions. 

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It's definitely not good for the PSU to take in hot air (higher temperature just isnt better for electronics in general), besides you've got no direct fan speed control on more budget friendly options.

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thank you for replying!

Yeah i wasn't sure to do it. no I'm 100 % sure not to do it.

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PSU configuration for me was explained merely for where the computer is sitting, with no influence on the other components of the PC. For example, if you are putting the PC on carpet (DONT FRIGGIN DO THAT OR YOURE ASKIN FOR A CAROL BASKIN).... You would configure the PSU so the fan is facing upwards so it doesnt take in dust and debris from the carpet. On hard flooring or sitting on the desk, the PSU would be configured with the fan facing down.

 

That is how it was explained to me by a user on Tom's Hardware Forum.

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On 6/9/2020 at 6:41 PM, HeadCrash said:

Hey guys, I have a doubt about using the power supply fan as an outtake fan for my GPU.

Could you explain what you mean by this? Both PSU and GPU fan push air towards the unit. Setting them facing each other means thats they are using same air and pushing it to different directions. GPU towards its PCB and PSU towards inside the unit and out of the back. So if you have decent case with lot of space between the two, its fine. Otherwise your PSU might be taking cool air GPU needs more than PSU.

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I just wanted to get the heat out from my case since i only have 1 intake fan infront of the case, but i already order some fans to make a good air flow inside the case, two up front intake, two on top out take and 1 on the back also out take. And god Dark rock 4 pro for cpu. The case i have is Corsair Spec 05, with AORUS b450 pro wifi.

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9 hours ago, HeadCrash said:

I just wanted to get the heat out from my case since i only have 1 intake fan infront of the case, but i already order some fans to make a good air flow inside the case, two up front intake, two on top out take and 1 on the back also out take. And god Dark rock 4 pro for cpu. The case i have is Corsair Spec 05, with AORUS b450 pro wifi.

You are better off keeping PSU as it's own airflow thingy. The HDD cage will block some airflow anyway.

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5 hours ago, LogicalDrm said:

You are better off keeping PSU as it's own airflow thingy. The HDD cage will block some airflow anyway.

Yeah, I'll leave it as it is. Thank you for replying!

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I had issues with my PSU overheating in an inwin 303. You don't wanna use it as an exhaust, give it as much fresh air as possible.

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