[mythtv-users] external power supply rant (Was: Zotac ION M/B..)

[David Brodbeck]

On Wed, May 13, 2009 12:51 pm, Gabe Rubin wrote:
> So this really does not answer my question.  If I am not putting this
> in a car, and I care about having a small case with as little noise
> from fans as possible, doesn't having an external PSU help me with
> that (assuming I can drop the brick of the PSU that gets hot away from
> the device it is powering)?

Generally, yes.  The external bricks are usually convection cooled,
whereas internal power supplies are usually fan cooled.