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I have two PS's. One (high quality) runs the mobo, hard drive, cd, cdr, dvd. Just the core components. The other (just standard quality) runs all mods. I think this is wise in that most mods (lights, special fans, etc.) are third party foreign-made parts that were adapted from some other previous use, like automotive mods. Does it make sense to fry a $1000 mobo/processor because you wired a $20 light to it? Not to me.
Also, fwiw, the pump on my cooling system is standalone 120V, so that I can still run coolant over the processor after shutdown. This also makes sense if you think about it. When you turn off the mobo, the processor is at operating temp. If you're fan cooling, the processor experiences the same kinda thing that would happen if the fan failed, and it experiences this everytime you shut down. With a coolant system like mine, you can allow the proc. to cool down slowly, that's gotta be the better way.
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