Potential heat problem?

[thatbox]

I just got a new Antec TruePower 330 Watt PSU, but it mounts with the inner fan pointing down ... expelling hot PSU air right over my Volcano 9 HS/F, which sucks in air and blows it onto my XP1600+. Should I be concerned about that hot air being blown right over my HS/F? My temps now are hotter than before (49C now to 43/44C before), but will this eventually pose a problem?

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: thatbox
I just got a new Antec TruePower 330 Watt PSU, but it mounts with the inner fan pointing down ... expelling hot PSU air right over my Volcano 9 HS/F, which sucks in air and blows it onto my XP1600+. Should I be concerned about that hot air being blown right over my HS/F? My temps now are hotter than before (49C now to 43/44C before), but will this eventually pose a problem?

The bottom fan blows upwards, not downwards (unless they installed it backwards at the factory). The fans in the TP330 do run very slowly for low noise levels, and they do tend to run warm. That will raise your case temperatures compared to a noisy PSU with a high-flow fan. Hopefully you're not relying on the PSU as the sole means of case ventilation

 

[thatbox]

Phew. Thanks. You were right; I hadn't checked which way it was blowing, I just assumed the worst when I saw my higher temps.