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so i currently have my psu facing down on some cardboard theres about 1-2cm space from the ground, im wondering if i should flip it upright or is there enough space? sorry for the poor quality 

 

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Is it too loud (cant really judge with an RM series)?

If it is, i'd turn it around as that is usually a sign that it is quite hot. If its pretty silent i assume that it wouldn't be close to its max temp. My PSU is also turn face down and has the same clearance and i have no issues as of yet.

If the fan is spinning on an rm series that means it is about 60% or so to the max temp. Use corsair link to find out the temps. If above 40, turn it face up.

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Should be good

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Is it too loud (cant really judge with an RM series)?

If it is, i'd turn it around as that is usually a sign that it is quite hot. If its pretty silent i assume that it wouldn't be close to its max temp. My PSU is also turn face down and has the same clearance and i have no issues as of yet.

If the fan is spinning on an rm series that means it is about 60% or so to the max temp. Use corsair link to find out the temps. If above 40, turn it face up.

temps and sound im just being parodied i guess thanks guys 

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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More than enough 

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