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How to fit a PSU in a case with no top or bottom vent?

Purgatory420
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I have ordered Corsair CX450M which will come in a week. I just noticed that my case doesn't have a top or bottom case. It was a cheap case+smps combo. I have included a pic of both. The included smps had a side vent.

 

 

 

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cases that have fan mounts at the bottom, usually have vents at the bottom hence why I always mount psu fans facing down, up or down. If its mounted up top, it will exhaust air from inside of your case to outside.

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^This. It's how everybody used to mount the PSU before cases started having side or bottom vents where the PSU sits inside the case.

Please quote my post, or put @paddy-stone if you want me to respond to you.

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For cases where the power supply is mounted at the top of the case the PSU fan faces inwards to the case sucking in air from inside the case and exhausts out the rear where the power cable plugs in.

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All the above.

Actually a nice little extra cooling for your case there providing you don’t somehow manage to run your PSU hot as standard. 

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25 minutes ago, MrSmiles said:

All the above.

Actually a nice little extra cooling for your case there providing you don’t somehow manage to run your PSU hot as standard. 

Can you tell me if CX450m scres will fit the case or not?

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2 hours ago, Purgatory420 said:

Can you tell me if CX450m scres will fit the case or not?

Yes. Mount the PSU with the fan facing down.

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