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PC in the case, or gutted?
UFO:
Hi all,
What are everyone's thoughts on stripping the PC for my cab, or leaving it in the case.
When I started building PC's many years ago, I was taught that the airflow through a PC was designed so efficiently and directionally that if you actually took the hardware out it would overheat causing performance problems.
Now I know that is probably an extreme example, or a point over emphasised, but I am struggling to come up with a good solution.
a) a PC inside a case & strapped inside my cab would not get any 'fresh' airflow thereby potentially causing overheating problems.
b) a PC stripped would have no directional airflow other than a couple of fans / outlets in the cab, also causing potential overheating.
Thoughts?
Thanks chaps...
EssJay
JDFan:
6 of one half dozen of the other !! :dizzy:
Figure either solution should be fine as long as there is some airflow inside the cab and decent heatsinks on the various parts of the PC (ie. GPU - CPU - possibly RAM chips) - possibly a couple fans or air vents in the bottom portion of the case to allow air in and a couple toward the top to vent hot air out. Figure nowadays most GPUs and CPUs have large enough heatsinks and fans on them to keep them cool enough for either situation unlike old times when the case usually had a single small fan if that other than the one on the PSU and the heatsinks were minimal, and they are made with enough headroom that a few extra degrees in temp isn't going to cause shut down.
DGP:
I went in-case with liquid cooling.
Jason
Dawgz Rule:
I left my PC in the case but without a cover. Also put a fan near the top of the cabinet. Have never had an issue.
gildahl:
I used one of these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353001