Computer upgrade tomorrow

[Goose]

Bendy cards ftw!

I've never understood the moving of the PSU. I was under the impression that BTX just used a flipped motherboard and that was it.

[Garp]

Originally Posted by Roduga

Bendy cards ftw!

I've never understood the moving of the PSU. I was under the impression that BTX just used a flipped motherboard and that was it.

The logic is that a PSU operates optimally at cooler temperatures. When the PSU is at the top of the case the heat rises from internal components, so your PSU is having to cool both itself AND some of the heat rising from the CPU / GFX card etc. etc. Put the PSU in the bottom and it runs cooler and more efficiently. Then all you have to do is have appropriate cooling for your system built into the case.