450W power supply generated more heat???

Jincuteguy

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Im not sure if i'ts the power supply problem because I used an Antec 350W before, but then I just bought a KingWin 450W power supply, and my comp seems to gets hotter whenever I play game such as PlanetSide. The CPU temp got up to 53C degrees, I have like 5 fans in my comp, pluse 4 fans inside the power supply, I checked my cpu cooler and it works fine. And the power supply is hotter thant the previous. So my question is does higher power supply generate more heat and so is hotter????
 

Zepper

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Various PSUs have differing efficiencies - the less efficient put off more waste heat, but PSU heat per se shouldn't be much of a factor in case or CPU temp readings.
Your CPU and/oe video card may be getting more current now (for any number of reasons) and thus have to dump more waste heat. IAC, I don't like a CPU to get over 50degC on a regular basis.
.bh.
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0roo0roo

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he said some are just hotter because they work that way. why the heck did u buy a 450 anyhow.
 

BG4533

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I also would not be surprised if your 4 fan kingwin actually flows less air then the 2 fan Antec. This would cause less air to be exhausted from the case and increase temps. Second, this PSU is probably less effecient than the Antec causing it to use more power. Why did you go to this PSU over the Antec? I would say this isnt much of an upgrade from the Antec.

Zepper, I don't think the CPU or graphics card should be getting more current for any reason unless the previous PSU was overvolted or had some other problem, I may be wrong though.

Brian