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nostrebor:

You asked about securing the PCI cards. On my post above, if you look closely, you can see where I "bumped" out a bit more plywood at the expansion slots. The I carefully bent the tab on the base of the card to sit flat against the plywood. then I drill a hole at each corner of the tab iinto the wood, but not through the tab. This allows a screw to be driven into the wood, and the screw head traps the corner of the metal tab between the wood and the screw. This made my video card very stable, and it cannot come out of the slot. It was also very cheap and easy ;)

Quarters:


--- Quote from: daywane on April 30, 2005, 08:32:45 am ---You will hear many people scream the CASE IS A MUST!!! it is designed for air flow. Yada yada yada,

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A computer case is not designed for air flow. Quite the opposite. They tend to be deigned to fit all the components into the smallest possible space making fans very necessary. The larger area in an upright cab combined with a few vent holes will keep your components cooler than most computer cases.If You're building a bartop fans are a good idea. The one thing you will have to watch for is dust. At least once a year it's a good idea to blow dust out of the power supply and the heat sink under the cpu fan.

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