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When I was first building this, I put it in upside down not realising and was wondering if it's urgently needed to fix and if it's a simple matter of leave cables plugged in and out, twist, in.

 
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It's fine as long as the psu is getting air to cool it. 

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If the case has an opening underneath the power supply to suck in air, it's fine.

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It's fine as long as the psu is getting air to cool it. 

Bro my spacebar is broke, I have no choice.

 Edit: I copied a different space

 

If the case has an opening underneath the power supply to suck in air, it's fine.

I have a horizontal case and it is facing the ceiling of the motherboard tray.

 

What upside down mean? Fan facing up or down?

If your case has holes at the bottom of the PSU slot, then it's fine however you place your PSU. If there are no holes, then you must keep your PSU with the fan facing UP.

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It's fine as long as the psu is getting air to cool it. 

Also, it doesn't let me paste a space if I do that. Trust me, having no spacebar isn't easy  :P

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Also, it doesn't let me paste a space if I do that. Trust me, having no spacebar isn't easy  :P

The spacebar isn't needed to plain copy + paste. It's just ctrl + shift + v.

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The spacebar isn't needed to plain copy + paste. It's just ctrl + shift + v.

Bruh, I tried but it flat up refuses.

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Bruh, I tried but it flat up refuses.

I just highlight text, right click, and click copy.

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Bruh, I tried but it flat up refuses.

How'd you paste it in the first place?

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How'd you paste it in the first place?

Ctrl + Shift + V....

It just screws up my colours because LTT is so exact on the colour and stuff I paste.

 

Even if it's just a simple paste.

 

I just highlight text, right click, and click copy.

Not that easy when it's a space.

 

If it is just a space without text then I have to control C it.

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Ctrl + Shift + V....

It just screws up my colours because LTT is so exact on the colour and stuff I paste.

Even if it's just a simple paste.

Not that easy when it's a space.

If it is just a space without text then I have to control C it.

Colors shouldn't be posted if you paste plain text.

If you have trouble pasting plain text, there's always the option to fix the text color to automatic.

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Right clicking a space works just fine here..

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Colors shouldn't be posted if you paste plain text.

If you have trouble pasting plain text, there's always the option to fix the text color to automatic.

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Right clicking a space works just fine here..

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Tried that too.

 

Anyway, back on topic. Will my PSU fan facing the ceiling of my motherboard tray cause massive concern or fix later?

 

Also, can I leave everything plugged in while I turn it over?

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Tried that too.

Anyway, back on topic. Will my PSU fan facing the ceiling of my motherboard tray cause massive concern or fix later?

Also, can I leave everything plugged in while I turn it over?

Fixed it. If all else fails, just paste and copy from Notepad to remove formatting.

Again, it's fine as long as the psu gets air to cool it.

It's fine to leave things plugged in. 

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Fixed it. If all else fails, just paste and copy from Notepad to remove formatting.

Again, it's fine as long as the psu gets air to cool it.

It's fine to leave things plugged in. 

It gets air from behind but has quite limited airspace above.

 

Is this a cause for concern?

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It gets air from behind but has quite limited airspace above.

Is this a cause for concern?

Uhh, what do you mean? The rear of the psu is for exhaust. 

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Uhh, what do you mean? The rear of the psu is for exhaust. 

 

The top fan of the PSU is facing a roof of my case while the bottom has an air filter. Is this urgent or can be done later?

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The top fan of the PSU is facing a roof of my case while the bottom has an air filter. Is this urgent or can be done later?

Are the PSU internals getting airflow?

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As I said, only from the exhaust.

If you're referring to the system in your specs, definitely flip the psu around. 

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If you're referring to the system in your specs, definitely flip the psu around. 

Okay, thanks.

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