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Santoro:

--- Quote from: patrickl on April 23, 2004, 04:18:26 pm ---Wouldn't you worry the cards might fall out if you move the cab? Or did you fasten those somehow?
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I suppose that is a risk.  Not hard to fix though.  :)


--- Quote from: patrickl on April 23, 2004, 04:18:26 pm ---I'm also afraid that 2) doesn't apply to modern PC's. With a "P2 age" (maybe even P3) system you might get away with that, but you'll at least need a case fan to cool a modern harddisk and I'll bet basically every major component in the PC. Convection isn't gonna cut it with the newer PC's.
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I am running a P3, hard disk, CD without any fans.  I just have lots of top and back ventilation.  It seems to me that with a full-sized, ventilated cabinet, there is not much chance of overheating.  Not scientifically, but just intuitively I would think that more heat equals faster convection, equals more heat moved out of the cab.

Certainly I would love to hear from anyone who has had issues though.

Minwah:

--- Quote from: Santoro on April 23, 2004, 04:32:19 pm ---I am running a P3, hard disk, CD without any fans.  I just have lots of top and back ventilation.  It seems to me that with a full-sized, ventilated cabinet, there is not much chance of overheating.  Not scientifically, but just intuitively I would think that more heat equals faster convection, equals more heat moved out of the cab.

Certainly I would love to hear from anyone who has had issues though.

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I can't say I have *had* issues, but I certainly wouldn't run a top end AMD with no fan - they require a LOT of cooling...

Tilzs:
I just have 1 vent fan running on my cocktail. I originally had 2 but the 2nd one was very noisy so i disabled it and haven't gotten around to replaceing it. The biggest problem that I have had with heat has been a result of the monitor when it's on and not the computer.  I haven't run the monitor for days but it does get noticably warmer inside the cab when the monitor is on.

I haven't had any gliches as a result of the system overheating and I'm not really worried about it either.

Santoro:
Let me clarify - I have a CPU fan, just no case fan.

Just in case anyone thought I was that crazy.

Minwah:

--- Quote from: Santoro on April 23, 2004, 04:40:59 pm ---Let me clarify - I have a CPU fan, just no case fan.

Just in case anyone thought I was that crazy.

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Heh, just as well  :D

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