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Power Supply mounting confusion
OK, I've gotten the bug to build my own computer. Having never done this before I have been lurking on this group for a while and I've been searching the internet for information. I have decided to build a computer based on the Athlon XP processor. I have found that AMD, in their "Builders Guide for Desktop/Tower Systems" case guidelines, recommends the use of a "bottom air intake" power supply. http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/cont..._tech_docs/260 03.pdf The logic of this seems obvious yet I have been unable to find a single power supply with specifications stating that it brings in air from a bottom intake or fan. Many power supplies have a fan on the top. I'm unsure why since most of the cases I've seen do not have a hole on the top to match. Then I thought I would just turn the power supply upside-down, but no, the mounting screw pattern is not symmetrical and the few cases that show the hole pattern orient the powersupply with the fan up. I did find a site that shows how to butcher your "incorrectly" built case to fit an upside-down power supply. http://www.directron.com/powermod.html I would have no problem with altering a case or for that matter the power supply to mount upside-down but seeing as they went to the trouble to make the screw pattern different top to bottom I figured there must be a reason. Am I missing something? Do some cases have the mounting holes oriented so that the power supply mounts upside down? Could anyone here point me to a good 400+ watt power supply with a bottom intake vent or fan? Thanks Charlie |
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