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Mounting the computer in the cabinet -- case or no case?
paigeoliver:
--- Quote from: whammoed on July 27, 2004, 11:44:54 pm ---I think he is wanting the feel of an older arcade cabinet. I wouldn't put ultracade and authentic in the same sentence.
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Ok, then for an older example, there was an old Atari 800 based platform, whose name escapes me now, which had the whole system inside the cabinet. I know they had Boulder Dash available for it, Max-A-Flex, that is it!
http://www.myatari.net/issues/jan2003/maxaflex.htm
Darkstalker:
"For those of you who've gone the case-less route, is dust a problem? I'd worry about potential shorts and such if the case weren't there to deter dust and fuzz on the MB... "
Dust won't short anything out (Unless it's metalic flakes or something similar), but it CAN cause overheating problems in newer systems that run hotter. Just clean out your cabinet every once in a while with an air compressor outside, or get a special electronics vaccum. *DO NOT*, I repeat *DO NOT EVER* clean out your PC or electronic gear with a standard vaccum or shop vac. You will do so much ESD damage you will end up having to replace every part of your PC.
patrickl:
A bit OT perhaps, but I have never heard of ESD damage from a vacuum cleaner. Do you mean one with a metal nozzle or something? I don't see how a vacuum cleaner in general would cause ESD damage. Personally I'd use a vacuum for the big layers of dust (these impede airflow and can cause overheating problems), but I'd leave the fine dust coat on the MB (or use compressed air).
BTW there is no generic answer to overheating questions. The only generic one I can think of is that if a components overheats you need to cool it better 8) Even components like hard disks or videocards can overheat. Well they won't die overnight, but running components hot can severely limit their lifetime.