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09-13-2004, 11:27 AM
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| Cases and Cooling Systems
When you buy a case does it have a built in cooling system? If so, what are some good cases. | 
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09-13-2004, 02:59 PM
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| It depends on the case that you get, most that do, come with a fan or 2, but they also charge yo extra for them. The "BEST" cooling system is liquid cooling, but that does not come with any case ive seen. | 
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09-13-2004, 05:42 PM
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| depends on what you mean by cooling system... Just about every case out there will come with a fan or two standard (of questionable quality most of the time)...my lian li pc-6070 came with 3 ball bearing fans...
there aren't many cases out there with built in super cooling systems, but if you've got lots of money to burn, look into the zalman TNN 500A ($1400) | |
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09-13-2004, 08:53 PM
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| Some cases come with fans...but the majority ask that you use your own, I find it to be better that way myself. If you use newegg, read some of the user reviews to see if people have found if the cases have good air flow or not.
And Stalker, liquid cooling is overpriced overkill...not worth the time nor effort unless you are testing some FSB settings.
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09-13-2004, 09:35 PM
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| More than likely, you could probably buy a pretty powerful fan to stick where you need it in your computer. Well, unless its something like a graphics card.
Warning: Try at Own Risk
In this case, my friend had a problem with overheating once--his solution was pretty good (and cheap, too!). He took off the case, turned one of those portable room fans on, and pointed it right at the case from next to it. Said he never had trouble with overheating again. If your computer is really cramped, though, sorry--I can't guarantee this solution will work.
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09-13-2004, 09:43 PM
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| AC + one side of case of = gg overheat. It's good to have one fan pulling cool air in and another pushing hot air out. | |
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09-13-2004, 09:55 PM
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| intake and exhaust (sp?) just like a car. good air in > bad air out. Your power supply has its own exhaust cuz it gets so damn hot in there. Most cases will not come with fans, and you have to install your own. but those are pretty cheap online. | |
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09-13-2004, 10:43 PM
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| um...you can't just leave your case open...if you do so you risk ruining your computer...permanently...
it sorta works like this: Charge cannot build up INSIDE of a conductor. Your case is a conductor. If you leave your case open, you risk the build-up of electric charge (static electricity, electricity from your PSU, etc...), thereby risking severe damage to your computer. | |
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09-13-2004, 10:51 PM
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| You don't take it off completely, you slide it back a little bit. And I NEVER leave it off for long periods of time, just doesn't make sense to do that. I do it when I am playing a game my computer can barely handle (it's old) and then put it back on to stop it from freezing up or going all weird. It can still hurt it though so not a good idea. | |
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09-13-2004, 10:52 PM
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| Well, guess I've run the risk before.
I had a fan problem in my power supply once. I got tired of opening the case and having to re-oil the fan. So I left it open for three months.
Didn't get damaged. But then again, I take pretty good care of my computer when it comes to electricity.
And, if I'm not mistaken, taking the sides off of a case still maintains the flow of electricity around the case. Its not like he dumped the innards on the floor and hooked it up there or something.
I guess I'll just add a "warning: try at own risk" notice to my above post then, if it makes you feel any better. | |
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09-15-2004, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by jd-inflames And Stalker, liquid cooling is overpriced overkill...not worth the time nor effort unless you are testing some FSB settings. |
I thought it was a little obvious that you would only use liquid cooling if you were over clocking.......
And i "ALWAYS" have my case off of my computer, in 5 years is hasnt died yet. Ive had other problems, but it was not due to that. For awhile i had a large room fan pointed at it also, and it worked great. | |
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09-17-2004, 11:29 AM
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| I have a CP201 Future Dreamers case, it gets hot in there easily. However I have an Antec Truepower 480W and 3 fans running inside. Just get some PCI fans and a PSU that can power everything and your cool. | |
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