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Cases, to open or not to open, that is the question!

VioDuskar
By VioDuskar
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for the longest time i ran an open case, that is, with the side panel off.

because it's cooler, lets you see in better, and allows you to get the the buttons on my swag AF motherboard, plus no glossy reflection off the clear portion of the panel.

 

what is the general opinion?

do you keep your panel on? open your case up to breath?

why? why not? use evidence from the readings to support your conclusion in 2-3 well developed paragraphs.

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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for the longest time i ran an open case, that is, with the side panel off.

because it's cooler, lets you see in better, and allows you to get the the buttons on my swag AF motherboard, plus no glossy reflection off the clear portion of the panel.

 

what is the general opinion?

do you keep your panel on? open your case up to breath?

why? why not? use evidence from the readings to support your conclusion in 2-3 well developed paragraphs.

I have 2 cats, it would be stupid for me to keep it opened.

I don't think, my pc would survive being opened.

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An open/removed side panel isn't always best for airflow.. It might actually counter-act the flow if it's balanced. Or it might have some of your fans bring in air but due to so much open area, the air isn't as focused to cool the exact area you want it to cool.

 

A small piece of paper placed inside your PC in a meticulous way can actually help airflow greatly.. If that's the case, what do you think a whole side being open does? Just to clarify, I'm not saying that's the scenario you'll experience... But it's a busted myth I always tell my customers to avoid and rather fix the airflow inside. Or cut out mall areas and put in some mesh or something.

 

And I believe everyone else has already mentioned some of the other big issues.. Dust, animal hair, or just one fly going in there could screw things up. It just isn't a great idea.. Ever, IMO.

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 use evidence from the readings to support your conclusion in 2-3 well developed paragraphs.

lol sure buddie

i keep the side panel on because theirs a shit ton of dust in my house

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An open/removed side panel isn't always best for airflow.. It might actually counter-act the flow if it's balanced. Or it might have some of your fans bring in air but due to so much open area, the air isn't as focused to cool the exact area you want it to cool.

 

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