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I disagree. Too many fans create too much turbulence inside a case, and the size of any fans draw is dependent on its design and speed. If you get too much circulating down by the psu and not enough 'straight' air coming up top, no amount of fans will be able to effectively draw that air as exhaust. Better off with 2x down low, 2x up top and forgo the sides unless you absolutely must.

Heat rises, you wanna help it up and out, not blow it around the case in circles.
 
I don't care if TEN JonnyGurus or other review sites say the Total Rubbish 2 units are good, I'll not be recommending them, ever. Too much bad blood with the TR2's history and Thermaltake power supplies in general. Even if Ford came out with a new Edsel that was completely redesigned, it would be a hard thing for anybody to buy a car attached to that stigma.
 
a sidepanel fan on the height of the GPU should be placed as exhaust if the GPU pulls air through the heatsink. that way you dont get the 'swirls' caused by to crossing intake streams.

as many of you may know, not all GPU cooler have the same fan layout, some blow air into the heatsinkfins(MSI GPU's), some pull air through it(EVGA). in the second option, the fan should be placed as exhaust otherwise heat will start building up, and if you have a bottom intake fan, it'll jsut blow the hot air back to the GPU and it wont have alot of fresh air supplied to it.

also, the hot air rises thing, it's not as boom air goes up right away. it's a slow proces. a bottom intake fan will help with redirecting the air up but might also blow it back into the GPU. so yes depending on the cooler, a bottom intake or sidepanel exaust/intake may make things worse.
 


Agree. The TR2 are crap. I would never recommend them. I just wonder what these GOLD units are all about. Thermaltake is a sh!t company who I never want to deal with again.
 
Raidmax has gold units too. Clearly, just because they are more efficient WHILE they last, doesn't mean that will be for more than two minutes or that their 80plus certifications are real or represent actual performance. I completely ignore 80plus ratings unless I'm comparing two units that I already know are both very good, and need something else to differentiate between the two aside from price.
 


The OEM is Yue-Lin Electrical Technology. Avoid at all cost.

LEPA MaxGold series use this OEM. JonnyGURU.com reviewed the LEPA MaxBron B1000M model, also made by this same OEM, and only gave it a 4 for its electrical performance because of the ripple spikes on the 3.3V, 5V, and 5VSB rails that were double what is allowed by the ATX12V specs.
 


You're right. But there are also new 80 PLUS GOLD models being added to the TR2 RX series:

TRX-650AH3YG
TRX-750AH3YG
TRX-850AH3YG
TRX-1050AH3YG
TRX-1250AH3YG

These ones should definitely be avoided.
 
I don't care if they're Sirfa or not, Thermaltake tends to contract with OEMs that will build to their crap specs, rather than the other way around and having to be bothered to pay to put their label on a known decent platform. I won't buy or recommend ANY Thermaltake PSU unless it's made by Seasonic, Super Flower or Delta. At least I know those OEMs value their name being attached to a unit and won't agree to provide craptastic units.
 


I'm looking for a PSU that will be safe for my new build. My total wattage will be around 350-400. I'd prefer to get a safe PSU for around 70$ if possible. If you guys have any suggestions please let me know.
 
Then you need more than 350-400w. The recommended capacity for the GTX 970 is 500w. Forget about what some calculator says. If you want a cool running efficient system, with the right PCI connectors, you need at least a 500w unit. I'd go with either the S12II 520 or 620w if price is the main concern, but you still want a well built, reliable unit.

Personally, right now, for the price, this is pretty hard, or actually essentially impossible, to beat:


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $49.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-23 23:33 EDT-0400

Of course, that includes a 30 dollar mail in rebate so the initial investment is like 75 bucks. Very good unit.
 


If I could go up to 85 bucks which one would you choose. That'd be my total max for this build.
 
The B2 EVGA unit. It's semi-modular, did Silver in Jonny Guru testing and has a very reliable track record being based on the Super Flower Golden Green platform. I have not personally heard of anybody having an issue with one of these units. At all. Which is pretty surprising even for a good quality unit.
 
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