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Completely blocking psu fan

LOST TALE
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Hi, if the computer uses like 10-25w. Would it be safe to completely block the psu fan? shit's loud af.

 

How much would it cost to buy a resistor and a sodder thing (or can I just tie the resistor and cable ends together?)

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29 minutes ago, LOST TALE said:

Hi, if the computer uses like 10-25w. Would it be safe to completely block the psu fan? shit's loud af.

The fan on the PSU is loud? Was it always that loud? Either your fan is stuffed or it was a bad fan to begin with. What model PSU is it?

Blocking the fan is not a bright idea. Would you block your CPU fan or GPU fans because they were too loud?

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On 10/1/2020 at 9:42 PM, Spotty said:

The fan on the PSU is loud? Was it always that loud? Either your fan is stuffed or it was a bad fan to begin with. What model PSU is it?

Blocking the fan is not a bright idea. Would you block your CPU fan or GPU fans because they were too loud?

Yes. cpu fan is disconnected with pc running 24/7 and temps are stable at 60C. I can watch YT videos and it still doens't exceed 70C.

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1 minute ago, Caroline said:

not everyone has $200 for a power supply you know

 

a what

I don't even know what PSU you're using op.

 

Don't remove the fan, even if the load is minimal the PSU will get hot, that's why it has a fan.... passively cooled PSUs have larger heatsinks inside that regular ones don't

It's the one from my first prebuilt desktop. I doubt it matters.

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On 10/1/2020 at 9:46 PM, jonnyGURU said:

Stop using crappy parts? 

Seems ridiculous to buy a new PSU just because of noise. I'm sure it would run fan with the fan turning but at a lower speed.

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