Silverstone RV03, question PSU and stock cooling

[Vannelle]

Hey all. So I should be getting the Silverstone RV03 tomorrow, coming from an Antec P182SE. Loved that case, very quiet and decent cooling as well. However the lowest fan positioned between the HDD's and the PSU stopped working. The screws I've to get out to remove it are not positioned properly behind the holes and thus I'm unable to replace it. Either way..

I've a NeoHE 500 PSU that sucks air in from the front and releases it out the back. Should work in the RV03, but I was wondering. Since theres a vent hole in the case underneath where the PSU is supposed to go. Maybe that's the optimal way to go? Would it be a good investment to get a PSU that gets its air from the bottom? I'm going to have to upgrade my NeoHE 500 soon anyway for more power.

Oh and one more thing, is it worth it getting more fans for the Raven? For example, one more in the bottom? Or one in the back? Any advice is appreciated. Cheers.

 

[dorion]

The RV03 has air vents on both sides of the PSU so you don't need to worry.

I run an additional fan on the back of the MB tray for HDD cooling and cooling the underside of the CPU socket(really don't know how useful it is). It is useful for my HDD cooling but gets in the way because the fan plug on my motherboard is inaccessible without major tinkering which limits the usefulness of a removable side panel.