A poll about your power supplies

pHaestus · 05-14-2005, 09:19 PM

What does the airflow/cooling of your PSU look like? I have a reason for asking; I started putting together the Procooling wcing system test bench today and noticed that there's considerable chance for the radiator in the top of the case to interact with the psu. I don't think this is unique to my case. Anyway answer the poll and then let's talk about this a bit (I'll put up a picture too later).

maxSaleen · 05-14-2005, 09:31 PM

Mine (OCZ Modstream 520, I'm too lazy to sleeve cables) has a 12cm low speed fan on the bottom. It moves a surprising amount of air. I can't comment as to how it would effect an internally mounted radiator, as mine (BIP 3) is mounted externally via Radbox.

I wonder how well a PA160 would do hooked up to such a PSU (mounted via shroud directly to the PSU fan so that air is being sucked through the PA160). A one fan system would be sweet.

jman1310 · 05-14-2005, 09:55 PM

antec trupower for me
a 430w and 350w
i had to check that they were on when i 1st bougtht 'em
the fan dongle is nice, too

thanks max

RaptorRaider · 05-15-2005, 04:55 AM

Other: 80mm fan at rear and 80mm fan at front.

maxSaleen · 05-15-2005, 06:48 AM

jman1310: do you mean antec?

jman: np

TerraMex · 05-15-2005, 09:05 AM

I have two LC (Levicom i guess) 300w , each with a low dB 80 fan on the rear, and plenty of openings.
Probably could use some extra airflow (fans) thou...

http://clientes.netvisao.pt/carlo001/psu1.jpg
http://clientes.netvisao.pt/carlo001/psu3.jpg

However , i covered the front with this:

http://img74.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsci00673cw.jpg

PS: sorry about the image quality-> crappy digicam.

bigben2k · 05-15-2005, 12:48 PM

80 mm fan at front for me (on all three supplies

).

HammerSandwich · 05-15-2005, 01:11 PM

My WC Genie has fairly unusual airflow. When I WCed it, the Seasonic Super Silencer (single 80mm) started ramping its fan thanks to the warm intake air. To fix this, I divided the top and bottom sections of the case and removed the 92mm case fan in the top section. Now the lower half has a 120 pulling air through the intake, HC, and across the mobo. In the top, the HD exhaust hole is now an intake for the HD and PSU. Works well.

I recently swapped the PSU fan to an L1A, which helped noise and (apparently) provides adequate cooling.

JSimmons · 05-18-2005, 04:39 AM

Thermaltake - 120mm top, 80mm back
OCZ - 120mm top

maxSaleen · 05-18-2005, 07:19 AM

Let's establish some terminology.

I consider the exhaust of the power supply (where the AC in is) to be the BACK
I consider the side opposite the BACK to be the FRONT
I consider the side, as intended by ATX standards, facing the top of the case to be the TOP
I consider the side, as intended by ATX standards, facing the bottom of the case the BOTTOM

This ok with everyone? I just presented this to simplify things.

JSimmons · 05-18-2005, 07:34 AM

I obviously conform to standard terminology.

GlassMan · 05-18-2005, 08:36 AM

2x80mm, front and rear. Inside fan is the workhorse, outside fan only runs under high load.

Why the sudden interest in psu fans? Planning a 120mm radiator to bolt to the bottom of the psu?

jaydee · 05-18-2005, 09:56 AM

80mm on bottom (right above CPU cooler) and 80mm rear (out the back of the case). Generic brand came with case.

MadHacker · 05-18-2005, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxSaleen

Mine (OCZ Modstream 520, I'm too lazy to sleeve cables) has a 12cm low speed fan on the bottom. It moves a surprising amount of air. I can't comment as to how it would effect an internally mounted radiator, as mine (BIP 3) is mounted externally via Radbox.

I have the same power supply... and use an external radbox as well...
having the cables ready with sleeves is nice

ToasterIQ2000 · 05-20-2005, 10:14 PM

No fans:
Power supplies (which are transformers, yes ... ? ) in transformer oil, in boxes with at least one copper side that is water cooled.

Silent, yes. < 50% success rate, that's me. Obsoleteed by new commodity fanless PSUs, appears so.

KnightElite · 05-21-2005, 01:12 PM

I'm using the Thermaltake PurePower 420 and 480W supplies. Both with fans on the bottom and the back, though I believe the 420 has an 80mm on the bottom and the 480 has a 120mm...

killernoodle · 05-21-2005, 11:28 PM

I have a True 430 and it powers all my stuff nicely. This includes 4 hard drives. Nice and quiet too, never had a single problem with it.

plywood99 · 05-23-2005, 08:21 PM

A Seasonic 350 continuos watts, custom made for for Artic Cooling Silentium T2 case. Uses two 80mm fans mounted externally.

Voodoo Rufus · 05-24-2005, 05:16 PM

Sparkle 350W with a Panaflo 80L that I vary from 7-12V depending on the weather and air temp coming out.

Hansfragger · 05-24-2005, 06:57 PM

PC Power and Cooling 510 Deluxe. A single 3-bladed 80MM rear exhaust fan. The noise from the 510 is not only irritatingly loud(34 to 44DB), but has a really annoying characteristic that is hard to describe. Kind of like a rubber band being flicked really fast. Right now I have a DD DDC pump, Swiftech NB HS fan, 2-120MM case fans(one SilenX@14db and one stock LianLi@30db) and 2-120MM external rad fans(two enermax@26db)- and the power supply drowns them all out. My wife left the room after about an hour saying "The noise was really irritating". This leaves me with 2 options-super glue some earphones on or void my 5 year warranty by replacing the fan with a quieter, equivalent cfm model. It appears from pictures and talking to people that PC P+C uses a proprietary fan connector that will have to be cut and soldered onto the replacement fan. I have already found a higher cfm, substantially quieter fan-just can't find anyone who sells it yet. My 2 cents. There is nothing near the fan, just the fan bearings and blades making all that racket. I find it interesting that the majority of reviews of this power supply make no mention of the loudness or irritating characteristic of the fan. One review even said-The fan is near silent at low RPM but a little loud at high rpm.

dogbait · 06-03-2005, 08:25 PM

Make sure the drive bay opposite the psu is unobstructed to allow cool air into your PC Power and Cooling PSU. Its fan will run at a lower speed.
In addition sticking a fan (using cable ties) in front of the intake grill on the PSU helps.

Otherwise watercool it

Dunno · 07-10-2005, 02:42 PM

1 2400 Watt Hobart’s 150 STi

Rated Output (115 Volts) Stick – 70 amps 22.8 VDC@ 100% Duty Cycle, TIG – 100 amps 16.0 VDC @ 100% Duty Cycle
Rated Output (230 Volts) Stick – 100 amps 24.0 VDC @ 100% Duty Cycle, TIG 100 amps 14.0 VDC @ 100% Duty Cycle
TIG Amperage Range: 5-150 amps
Stick Amperage Range: 20-150amps
Max Input amps: 28 amps @ 115 V, 21.6 amps @ 230V
Dimensions: 9in H X 5.5 in W X 13.25 in D
Weight: 13.7 lb (6.2 kg)

With ??? fan!

JJ!

who knew Welders were at these voltages?!

You could run some serious TECs of of that though!
"Erm...I'm looking for a capacitor about the size of that dirt-bin?"

How come no one uses sealed batteries as caps????????

MadHacker · 07-10-2005, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dunno

1 2400 Watt Hobart’s 150 STi

Rated Output (115 Volts) Stick – 70 amps 22.8 VDC@ 100% Duty Cycle, TIG – 100 amps 16.0 VDC @ 100% Duty Cycle
Rated Output (230 Volts) Stick – 100 amps 24.0 VDC @ 100% Duty Cycle, TIG 100 amps 14.0 VDC @ 100% Duty Cycle
TIG Amperage Range: 5-150 amps
Stick Amperage Range: 20-150amps
Max Input amps: 28 amps @ 115 V, 21.6 amps @ 230V
Dimensions: 9in H X 5.5 in W X 13.25 in D
Weight: 13.7 lb (6.2 kg)

With ??? fan!

JJ!

who knew Welders were at these voltages?!

You could run some serious TECs of of that though!
"Erm...I'm looking for a capacitor about the size of that dirt-bin?"

How come no one uses sealed batteries as caps????????

Quote:

Portable: At 13.7 lb., the shoulder strap allows the end user to easily move from location to location.

great for lan parties

beaver · 07-10-2005, 11:29 PM

I have a seasonic 430W S12... love it. 120mm, super silent, accurates voltages!

Disposibleteen · 07-13-2005, 08:50 PM

Ive got one 80mm in the back as customary and one in the front pushing air through, i think this works welll although it makes wiring a tad tougher.

View Poll Results: What sort of cooling does your PSU have?
Single 80mm fan at rear	22	29.33%
80mm at rear and 92mm on bottom	27	36.00%
120mm fan on bottom	19	25.33%
Other (describe)	7	9.33%
Voters: 75. You may not vote on this poll

05-14-2005, 09:19 PM	#1
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	A poll about your power supplies What does the airflow/cooling of your PSU look like? I have a reason for asking; I started putting together the Procooling wcing system test bench today and noticed that there's considerable chance for the radiator in the top of the case to interact with the psu. I don't think this is unique to my case. Anyway answer the poll and then let's talk about this a bit (I'll put up a picture too later). __________________ Getting paid like a biker with the best crank... -MF DOOM

05-14-2005, 09:55 PM	#3
jman1310 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 246	antec trupower for me a 430w and 350w i had to check that they were on when i 1st bougtht 'em the fan dongle is nice, too thanks max Last edited by jman1310; 05-15-2005 at 08:35 AM. Reason: DUH!

05-15-2005, 06:48 AM	#5
maxSaleen Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 383	jman1310: do you mean antec? jman: np Last edited by maxSaleen; 05-18-2005 at 07:15 AM.

05-15-2005, 09:05 AM	#6
TerraMex Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portugal, Europe Posts: 870	I have two LC (Levicom i guess) 300w , each with a low dB 80 fan on the rear, and plenty of openings. Probably could use some extra airflow (fans) thou... http://clientes.netvisao.pt/carlo001/psu1.jpg http://clientes.netvisao.pt/carlo001/psu3.jpg However , i covered the front with this: http://img74.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsci00673cw.jpg PS: sorry about the image quality-> crappy digicam. __________________ "we need more cowbell."

05-14-2005, 09:31 PM	#2
maxSaleen Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 383	Mine (OCZ Modstream 520, I'm too lazy to sleeve cables) has a 12cm low speed fan on the bottom. It moves a surprising amount of air. I can't comment as to how it would effect an internally mounted radiator, as mine (BIP 3) is mounted externally via Radbox. I wonder how well a PA160 would do hooked up to such a PSU (mounted via shroud directly to the PSU fan so that air is being sucked through the PA160). A one fan system would be sweet.

05-15-2005, 04:55 AM	#4
RaptorRaider Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Posts: 70	Other: 80mm fan at rear and 80mm fan at front.

05-15-2005, 12:48 PM	#7
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	80 mm fan at front for me (on all three supplies ). __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

05-15-2005, 01:11 PM	#8
HammerSandwich Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 15143 Posts: 358	My WC Genie has fairly unusual airflow. When I WCed it, the Seasonic Super Silencer (single 80mm) started ramping its fan thanks to the warm intake air. To fix this, I divided the top and bottom sections of the case and removed the 92mm case fan in the top section. Now the lower half has a 120 pulling air through the intake, HC, and across the mobo. In the top, the HD exhaust hole is now an intake for the HD and PSU. Works well. I recently swapped the PSU fan to an L1A, which helped noise and (apparently) provides adequate cooling. __________________ www.procooling.com: It's true we are often a bunch of assholes

05-18-2005, 04:39 AM	#9
JSimmons Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 4-sided room with an exit going east, and an exit going south Posts: 392	Thermaltake - 120mm top, 80mm back OCZ - 120mm top __________________ My Watercooling Stuff

05-18-2005, 07:19 AM	#10
maxSaleen Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 383	Let's establish some terminology. I consider the exhaust of the power supply (where the AC in is) to be the BACK I consider the side opposite the BACK to be the FRONT I consider the side, as intended by ATX standards, facing the top of the case to be the TOP I consider the side, as intended by ATX standards, facing the bottom of the case the BOTTOM This ok with everyone? I just presented this to simplify things.

05-18-2005, 07:34 AM	#11
JSimmons Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 4-sided room with an exit going east, and an exit going south Posts: 392	I obviously conform to standard terminology. __________________ My Watercooling Stuff

05-18-2005, 08:36 AM	#12
GlassMan Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kentucky USA Posts: 64	2x80mm, front and rear. Inside fan is the workhorse, outside fan only runs under high load. Why the sudden interest in psu fans? Planning a 120mm radiator to bolt to the bottom of the psu?

05-18-2005, 09:56 AM	#13
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	80mm on bottom (right above CPU cooler) and 80mm rear (out the back of the case). Generic brand came with case.

05-20-2005, 10:14 PM	#15
ToasterIQ2000 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gorky Island, WA USA Posts: 22	No fans: Power supplies (which are transformers, yes ... ? ) in transformer oil, in boxes with at least one copper side that is water cooled. Silent, yes. < 50% success rate, that's me. Obsoleteed by new commodity fanless PSUs, appears so.

05-21-2005, 01:12 PM	#16
KnightElite Cooling Savant Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Posts: 294	I'm using the Thermaltake PurePower 420 and 480W supplies. Both with fans on the bottom and the back, though I believe the 420 has an 80mm on the bottom and the 480 has a 120mm... __________________ Can anyone else here say that they have a watercooled monster that's 45" tall?

05-21-2005, 11:28 PM	#17
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	I have a True 430 and it powers all my stuff nicely. This includes 4 hard drives. Nice and quiet too, never had a single problem with it. __________________ I have a nice computer.

05-23-2005, 08:21 PM	#18
plywood99 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cincinnati, ohio Posts: 39	A Seasonic 350 continuos watts, custom made for for Artic Cooling Silentium T2 case. Uses two 80mm fans mounted externally.

05-24-2005, 05:16 PM	#19
Voodoo Rufus Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Hollister, CA Posts: 44	Sparkle 350W with a Panaflo 80L that I vary from 7-12V depending on the weather and air temp coming out.

05-24-2005, 06:57 PM	#20
Hansfragger Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Granite Bay, CA Posts: 105	PC Power and Cooling 510 Deluxe. A single 3-bladed 80MM rear exhaust fan. The noise from the 510 is not only irritatingly loud(34 to 44DB), but has a really annoying characteristic that is hard to describe. Kind of like a rubber band being flicked really fast. Right now I have a DD DDC pump, Swiftech NB HS fan, 2-120MM case fans(one SilenX@14db and one stock LianLi@30db) and 2-120MM external rad fans(two enermax@26db)- and the power supply drowns them all out. My wife left the room after about an hour saying "The noise was really irritating". This leaves me with 2 options-super glue some earphones on or void my 5 year warranty by replacing the fan with a quieter, equivalent cfm model. It appears from pictures and talking to people that PC P+C uses a proprietary fan connector that will have to be cut and soldered onto the replacement fan. I have already found a higher cfm, substantially quieter fan-just can't find anyone who sells it yet. My 2 cents. There is nothing near the fan, just the fan bearings and blades making all that racket. I find it interesting that the majority of reviews of this power supply make no mention of the loudness or irritating characteristic of the fan. One review even said-The fan is near silent at low RPM but a little loud at high rpm. __________________ ASUS Maximus II Formula, E8600@4050, OCZ 2x2GB PC2 8500@5-5-5-18, Vista 64, GTX 280@693/1508/2566, Audigy 2, PC P&C 750, ASUS DVD R/RW, Velociraptor 300, Raptor 74, Storm rev2, modified Laing DDC, modified HL BI2 Extreme, 7/16 ID Tygon, modified DD res, PC ICE, TT liquid temp monitor

06-03-2005, 08:25 PM	#21
dogbait Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London, UK Posts: 70	Make sure the drive bay opposite the psu is unobstructed to allow cool air into your PC Power and Cooling PSU. Its fan will run at a lower speed. In addition sticking a fan (using cable ties) in front of the intake grill on the PSU helps. Otherwise watercool it

07-10-2005, 02:42 PM	#22
Dunno Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: South Africa Posts: 82	1 2400 Watt Hobart’s 150 STi Rated Output (115 Volts) Stick – 70 amps 22.8 VDC@ 100% Duty Cycle, TIG – 100 amps 16.0 VDC @ 100% Duty Cycle Rated Output (230 Volts) Stick – 100 amps 24.0 VDC @ 100% Duty Cycle, TIG 100 amps 14.0 VDC @ 100% Duty Cycle TIG Amperage Range: 5-150 amps Stick Amperage Range: 20-150amps Max Input amps: 28 amps @ 115 V, 21.6 amps @ 230V Dimensions: 9in H X 5.5 in W X 13.25 in D Weight: 13.7 lb (6.2 kg) With ??? fan! JJ! who knew Welders were at these voltages?! You could run some serious TECs of of that though! "Erm...I'm looking for a capacitor about the size of that dirt-bin?" How come no one uses sealed batteries as caps???????? Last edited by Dunno; 07-10-2005 at 03:03 PM.

07-10-2005, 11:29 PM	#24
beaver Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 11	I have a seasonic 430W S12... love it. 120mm, super silent, accurates voltages! __________________ beav.

07-13-2005, 08:50 PM	#25
Disposibleteen Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cleveland OH Posts: 6	Ive got one 80mm in the back as customary and one in the front pushing air through, i think this works welll although it makes wiring a tad tougher. __________________ [center] My Current Rig- Intel P4 3.0E @ 3.66GHz Asus P4C800 Vdroop Mod ATI X800 Pro @ 545/605 no volt mods yet 1Gb Hynix DDR400 2x 80GB Seagate Barracuda 8mb Heat XS-IRC

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