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Is It Okay To Tape Up PSU Vents?
- Thread starter Jay8oP
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My concerns would be intake and exhaust cfm balance as well as airflow. There are many areas of the PSU that need to be cooled, so you don't want dead spots.
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You'll be increasing the restriction the fans face, reducing their efficiency and decreasing their lifespan (though probably not dramatically). It's a downgrade in any case, and why would you need to tape these vents up?
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well on my enermax the fan on the bottom blows air back into the case because of the vents. i taped up the vents and dont seem to have a problem with it though. i read somewhere that taping up the vents is a good thing but i cant seem to find the article or post anymore.
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Jay8oP said:
Well air coming out of the back of a PSU is not necessarily bad. The alternative may be a dead spot, and it's unknown how hot the air coming out on the back actually is.
I would not worry about it, especially when you have an adjustable or fast-spinning front PSU exhaust fan that will draw the vast majority of hot air out of the case.
