new case

[o_nezumi]

Originally Posted by Tennovan

...but nothing that looks like my computer might transform into a robot and allow me to climb inside.

You're seriously telling me you don't want this?


(Note: My case is 100% stock, for the record)

[Circuitous]

I don't have the side panels for my case. It's all open. No problems thus far.

[o_salty milkshake]

From a cooling POV that's not a particularly good idea. Positive pressure is required for the best air cooling i.e. blowing in more air than you're sucking out.

[o_fresh]

just buy a nice roomy case and sort the airflow yourself.

It dosent have to be about size, at the end of the day its not ambient temperature that will up the temp of your hardware, its the hardware itself.

All you need to do is get a decent airflow, use high quality fans and cooling equipment and the ambient will sort itself.

I suggest you buy a case that you like the look of.

[Circuitous]

Originally Posted by Salty Milkshake

From a cooling POV that's not a particularly good idea. Positive pressure is required for the best air cooling i.e. blowing in more air than you're sucking out.

I haven't had any heating problems, though. If anything, it's running better than when I had the panels on.

I think it's a little weird, too, but I can't argue with results.

[Jiggles]

If it's running better then it's likely because your case has bad airflow. Either poor fans/not oriented properly or stuff blocking air flow (huge vid cards, power cables, etc)

[o_tennovan]

Quick question... If a case is fitted for MicroATX, can a FlexATX fit into it? I didn't know if they had the same mounting positions or what. And anyone know of someone taking shuttle innards and moving it to a mid/mini tower type case? My current system is kinda loud and if I can get these crashes fixed, I might just move it over to a larger case (as the whole wanting a small case thing wore off really quick).

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Originally Posted by puppychow

to each their own, we all have what we like and what we dont.

but by some of your comments, you seem not to understand why some people would want a case that has "Glass windows, curvy designs, flashing lights, I feel like I've been drugged and taken to a rave. "

if im gonna have a kick ass engine under the hood, i want the body to be sexy....if i have a 350 supercharges block with non cheesy glass packs (ok car anology), then i dont want the body to look like a ford escort. i want it to look like a corvette. i want it sexy.

im not challenging what you want, that is your right. you just came down a bit condecending on those who like to have a sexy rig, inside and out.

If it sounded condescending, I apologize. I realize now that people have different uses for their computers and that some things will annoy one person less than others. Myself? I use my computer at home for work and play. If I had something flashing lights all over the place, I'd be too distracted to get anything done. I leave it on 24/7 so trying to sleep with lights shining in my eyes wouldn't really help me much. I can't even imagine what women would say when I brought them home to a computer that looks like its harnessing an atomic bomb.

But then again, if I were into gaming hardcore, I'd definitely want a system to make people say wow. As long as it performed well enough to make people say wow also. Like Innoc said though, I'd rather have a plain-Jane system on the outside so that people will be amazed by what I accomplished on the inside. Its sleek, its professional, and most of all it doesn't bother me. Plus I get more satisfaction when its outperforming the dude next to me with the radioactive computer.
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