Bottom mounted psu and carpet

[Jamula66]

My Lancool K-62 has a bottom mounted power supply, but its on about 1cm power supply feat so air flow is fine (well maybe not seeing as my XFX 750W just exploded)

[Toyoracer]

If drawing in air from the case, and the video card would be closest, would the intake air be too warm?

[Artel]

I have mine setup just like that, HAF 932 + Ultra X3 1600w. I haven't honestly noticed any dust issues and mine sits right on the carpet, the temps are fine as well. Results of course may vary as I have so much positive pressure in the case that it escapes out any available holes (6x 148cfm Delta's in total, 4 on the side panel and 2 on my H50).

[kirk_d]

I have a cm690, bottom mounted psu, and I have it sitting on carpet. So, after just one week I bought a piece of plexi glass for it to sit on!
No more problem!

[Varroa]

I have a cosmos with bottom mounted PSU sucking air in from the bottom (and out the back of course) so I put my case on top of a piece of wood so it has proper clearance. Carpet can also add friction to the air flow which could possibly make your fan work harder.

[Empty_Quarter]

Originally Posted by Varroa

I have a cosmos with bottom mounted PSU sucking air in from the bottom (and out the back of course) so I put my case on top of a piece of wood so it has proper clearance. Carpet can also add friction to the air flow which could possibly make your fan work harder.

+1, I've had a bottom mounted PSU on a case sitting ontop of carpet. My case (PC-A7010) does not have direct bottom ventilation, its only lifted from the bottom of the case by half an inch to intake. Even though its only intake was from the front, the fact it was sitting on carpet meant everything got stuck in there. When I took my PC for a thorough cleaning w/ an air compressor, I was shocked at the dust and dust bunnies that came out of the PSU, just ridicolous! There was more dust in there than the rest of the PC.

As with varroa, I second the wood recommendation, I have mine sitting on a wooden tray thats lifted for about 2 inches or so, and it makes a huge difference.

[Socrates_Johnston]

curious how much clearance would be required for a bottom mounted & FLIPPED PSU? (I am considering cutting a hole in the bottom of my 900 and flipping my PSU to help hide some wires)

[Zero82z]

Originally Posted by Socrates_Johnston

curious how much clearance would be required for a bottom mounted & FLIPPED PSU? (I am considering cutting a hole in the bottom of my 900 and flipping my PSU to help hide some wires)

If it's on carpet, I would say give it at least half an inch clearance above the top of the carpet.