My new Tagan sure is Toasty

INSTG8R · May 28, 2005, 10:33 PM

Well I did a big round of Upgrades on my PC 2.4C to 3.2E, 512 Generic to 1 Gig of Corsair TwinX XMS,9800Pro@XT to X800XT and lastly my Sparkle 300W was replaced with a Tagan 420w. Now here is my issue/question, I find this PSU is pushin alot of hot air out the back in comparison with my Sparkle and I guess I would just like a little feedback. I mean it has 2 fans (push,pull they call it) but I dont feel alot of hot air in the top of my case and frankly its not like either of them are spinnin all that fast (they supposedly will turn up under load) Its seems to be almost the hottest thing in the case now and I'd hoped it woulda added a bit of extra heat dissipation

Is it Normal for this thing to be pushing out so much Heat?

daedal · May 30, 2005, 03:40 PM

Yup. And most PSUs' fans will only start really spinning if things really heat up.

INSTG8R · May 30, 2005, 03:46 PM

K thanks I just never expected it to be so warm considering I was pushing the Sparkle 300w pretty hard and it never generated this much heat

mkk · May 30, 2005, 05:30 PM

It's possible that it simply pushes more air through itself than the old PSU did, and thereby draws more hot air from within the case.

May 28, 2005, 10:33 PM	#1
INSTG8R DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canadian lost in Norway Posts: 527 Rep Power: 0	My new Tagan sure is Toasty Well I did a big round of Upgrades on my PC 2.4C to 3.2E, 512 Generic to 1 Gig of Corsair TwinX XMS,9800Pro@XT to X800XT and lastly my Sparkle 300W was replaced with a Tagan 420w. Now here is my issue/question, I find this PSU is pushin alot of hot air out the back in comparison with my Sparkle and I guess I would just like a little feedback. I mean it has 2 fans (push,pull they call it) but I dont feel alot of hot air in the top of my case and frankly its not like either of them are spinnin all that fast (they supposedly will turn up under load) Its seems to be almost the hottest thing in the case now and I'd hoped it woulda added a bit of extra heat dissipation Is it Normal for this thing to be pushing out so much Heat? Last edited by INSTG8R; May 29, 2005 at 06:07 PM.

May 30, 2005, 03:40 PM	#2
daedal Uber Coffee Drinker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gatineau, Quebec Posts: 2,250 Rep Power: 0	Yup. And most PSUs' fans will only start really spinning if things really heat up. __________________

May 30, 2005, 03:46 PM	Thread Starter #3
INSTG8R DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canadian lost in Norway Posts: 527 Rep Power: 0	K thanks I just never expected it to be so warm considering I was pushing the Sparkle 300w pretty hard and it never generated this much heat

May 30, 2005, 05:30 PM	#4
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	It's possible that it simply pushes more air through itself than the old PSU did, and thereby draws more hot air from within the case.