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Originally Posted by MKmods
lol, I have never seen a case tip over before.
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You obviously don't have any kids under the age of 6 in your house....
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Originally Posted by MKmods
And the PS dosent need a 120/140mm fan just for it, the reason they have such large fans is to help evacuate the heat built up in the case.
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And to reduce fan noise. A bigger fan turns slower than a smaller one to produce the same airflow. Slower RPMs means less noise.
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Originally Posted by MKmods
mounting the PS below makes the need for longer wiring (adds more heat, waste of copper).
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I can't argue with that. It can be difficult if not impossible to reach the power connector on some motherboards when the PS is in the bottom of the case. I've occasionally had to install a PS extension cable to reach that high up.
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Originally Posted by MKmods
If the fan is facing up fights with heats natural tendency to rise and if its facing down is a total waste of such a large fan.
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The airflow from the fan is more than adequate to overcome that problem. The PS is a very small box, and the air has nowhere else to escape from except the back vents. The fan just makes a breeze to encourage the warm air to exit in the right direction.
An added benefit of putting the PS in the bottom of the case: the air coming in the PS is cooler because it isn't loaded with waste heat from the CPU, video card, etc. This will help the PS components to run cooler, which should extend the life of the unit.