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Re: [PLUG] power supplies
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On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 13:08:31 -0400, Paul wrote:
>I just remembered this. One of my power supplies was kind of hot,
>so I
>added a exhaust fan behind the CPU. The power supply is cooler now
>because the heat from the CPU, and some of the heat from the mobo,
is
>not pulled through the power supply anymore.
>
>A power supply that blows out hot air is better than one that just
>overheats!
Yep.
Most of the cases these days have a place to put a fan right under
the power supply.
On my main system, I've added a blower that sucks air out of the top
of the case and pushes it out the front. (You can buy these at the
store, in fact I have one of those, but this home-built one has a
higher capacity.)
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