On 15 Sep 98 at 18:37, Max A. Lupton wrote:

> I believe most power supply fans blow out on the theory that the
> chips on the boards are more sensitive to heat than the regulators
> and rectifiers in the power supply (not to mention more
> expensive).

  This is generally true -- but is reversed in "standard" ATX
arrangement[*].  [I've heard that some builders are  "correcting"
this when building machines using ATX power supplies, so you may
encounter either in the wild.]

[*]  The post I was responding to specififed, I believe, and ATX
supply/case.

David G

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