Power supply at the bottom of the computer chassis?
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From: Man-wai Chang to The Door (33600bps) on 15 Mar 2010 08:17 > Just keep your local area free of dust. If you don't like housecleaning, > hire somebody. Your Honor: This mean a air purifier, and thus a more expensive electricity bill! I rather not a chassis that put the PSU at the bottom! -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.33 ^ ^ 20:17:01 up 7 days 4:38 1 user load average: 1.02 1.04 1.00 不借貸! 不詐騙! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自殺! 請考慮綜援 (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_pubsvc/page_socsecu/sub_addressesa
From: Man-wai Chang to The Door (33600bps) on 15 Mar 2010 08:20 > It seems to me that, if the intake areas become choked with dust, > overheating will become a problem before PSU sucking dust will become a > problem. The original ATX design didn't expect a power supply at the bottom of the computer chassis, did it? Not even BTX (or CTX?) expected that, did it? I guess I should stop thinking about these chassis. -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.33 ^ ^ 20:19:01 up 7 days 4:40 1 user load average: 1.12 1.07 1.01 不借貸! 不詐騙! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自殺! 請考慮綜援 (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_pubsvc/page_socsecu/sub_addressesa
From: TVeblen on 15 Mar 2010 09:28 On 3/15/2010 8:20 AM, Man-wai Chang to The Door (33600bps) wrote: >> It seems to me that, if the intake areas become choked with dust, >> overheating will become a problem before PSU sucking dust will become a >> problem. > > The original ATX design didn't expect a power supply at the bottom of > the computer chassis, did it? Not even BTX (or CTX?) expected that, did it? > > I guess I should stop thinking about these chassis. > You mount the power supply "upside down" in these cases (fan intake point up). It is a good design for gaming cases that can then mount an exhaust fan on the top of the case.
From: Man-wai Chang to The Door (33600bps) on 15 Mar 2010 09:32 > You mount the power supply "upside down" in these cases (fan intake > point up). It is a good design for gaming cases that can then mount an > exhaust fan on the top of the case. Need to read the manual of the chassis to confirm your statement... -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.33 ^ ^ 21:32:01 up 7 days 5:53 1 user load average: 1.08 1.07 1.01 不借貸! 不詐騙! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自殺! 請考慮綜援 (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_pubsvc/page_socsecu/sub_addressesa
From: SteveH on 15 Mar 2010 10:28
Man-wai Chang to The Door (33600bps) wrote: >> I'm talking about no hole at all. The PSU in my P180 gets its air >> from the front of the case, the same as if it was at the top, except >> its /nearer/ to the source of incoming cool air, which should be >> better for it. > > A typical power supply assumed you to put it at the top of chassis, > and opening at the bottom and the front for air intake. If you > mounted it at the bottom (that doesn't have a hole), the bottom air > intake of the original design would not be functioning!!! > > I have never heard of a PSU manufacturer selling a PSU tailored for > bottom mounting! Could you name one? Try looking at the PC cases. The PSU (obviously?) isn't mounted so the intake fan is blocked, there is a gap for air to get in. -- SteveH |