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Should I switch my PSU position?

Ddm5
By Ddm5
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Basically, I can hear my PSU's fan starting to work itself since the PSU is ever so slightly hot, picture added below. Bear in mind, the airflow coming into the PSU isn't great at all, the 120MM SP fan sucks the air away from it.

 

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Cpu: i5-2500k @4.8Ghz, MB: Asus Maximus V Formula, CPU cooler: Be quiet! Dark rock pro 2, GPU: Evga Gtx660 FTW@1.24ghz. Ram: Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1866Mhz, PSU: Be quiet! 730w Semi modular, SSD: Corsair force 3 240Gb, HDD: WD Green 1TB, Case: Nzxt H2 with 4 Corsair SP120's, Win7

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right now it has the fan facing down right?

 

if so leave it that way,plenty of air below of the case,and flipping it would make it suck the hot (or warm) air from inside the chasis.

always better to have it get fresher air from outside the case.

Linus Sebastian said:

The stand is indeed made of metal but I wouldn't drive my car over a bridge made of it.

 

https://youtu.be/X5YXWqhL9ik?t=552

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