[LAU] Any opinions on this ...

Kjetil S. Matheussen k.s.matheussen at notam02.no
Mon Jan 26 05:31:51 EST 2009


pete shorthose:
> > > Have not tested this one:
> > >
> > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104035
> > >
> > > Pricey, but I have successfully used this one:
> > >
> > > 
> 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256047&Tpk=silverstone 
> nightjar
> > >
> >
> > I would go for either of these, although they cost a bit more.
> > By mounting a silent 120mm fan running at 5V close to one of
> > these, they should probably work just fine.
> 
> Perhaps I missed something here but aren't the above units fanless by 
> design? why add a fan?

Contrary to the fans included with PSUs, the fans you can
buy separately can be silent, especially when downvolted
to 5V. So to ensure you don't
overheat a fanless PSU, which can happen if it's too hot,
it could be a good idea to mount a fan close to the PSU.




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