PC Cooling/Cool Cases

at that website I listed, frozencpu.com, I ordered some stuff and when I got one thing, a $10 window sticker, I got the wrong color, so I emailed the the website, and they are letting me keep the blue one, and sending me the red one...i thought that was pretty cool
Skarr
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Skarr wrote:at that website I listed, frozencpu.com, I ordered some stuff and when I got one thing, a $10 window sticker, I got the wrong color, so I emailed the the website, and they are letting me keep the blue one, and sending me the red one...i thought that was pretty cool
Wow cool. Well I ended up needing to get a case sooner than later so I went up to Fry's and 355 and Buttefield and got one that was all tricked out and on sale. So far I haven't had any problems with the case closed. Its got a side fan that vents right doen on the proc and a roof fan. I am going to get another fan in back too.

Coiy
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if you are thinking of cutting a blowhole in the top, lemme, know, I'll tell ya how I did it....it'll help a LOT
Skarr
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I'm headed to the new Fry's in Downer's Grove this weekend if you want to tag along Coyote Boy. Probably Sunday, just gimme a ring-a-ding-ding.
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Seret Sajet wrote:I'm headed to the new Fry's in Downer's Grove this weekend if you want to tag along Coyote Boy. Probably Sunday, just gimme a ring-a-ding-ding.
Call me if you're going. If I'm not spending time with my family (who are in town), maybe I can tag along. Wife and baby might want to go also.
X'an Shin
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Skarr wrote:if you are thinking of cutting a blowhole in the top, lemme, know, I'll tell ya how I did it....it'll help a LOT
This one came with the fan on the side over the proc and it the other is on the roof. It has a temp gauge on the front and it stays about 95 when I am playing and 90 when I am not. Is that high or low? I never checked case temp before.

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as long as that's fahrenheit it looks normal.
Lok'i Vidaar
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Loki Vidaar wrote:as long as that's fahrenheit it looks normal.
Yeah i am pretty sure is fahrenheit, although the case doesn't have any doc that specifies.

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if it was 95C I think you'd know.. it would be 203F

if you think its celsius put a frying pan on top of your pc and crack an egg in it and see if it cooks. ;)
Lok'i Vidaar
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Man, I'll never understand why anyone will pay almost $100 for a case. The case I'm currently using I bought from Colorcases.com before they moved out of Chicago and into Miami. It cost me around $30, then I got the fans (4 80mm) for $2 each, a duel fan PS for $13. I never had any sort of heat problem.

Right now I'm working on building a fiberglass case (made totally with fiberglass panels from Home Depot), and it's much more trouble than it's worth. I should have at least taken a carpentry class or something first.
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TramelRaggs wrote:Man, I'll never understand why anyone will pay almost $100 for a case. The case I'm currently using I bought from Colorcases.com before they moved out of Chicago and into Miami. It cost me around $30, then I got the fans (4 80mm) for $2 each, a duel fan PS for $13. I never had any sort of heat problem.

Right now I'm working on building a fiberglass case (made totally with fiberglass panels from Home Depot), and it's much more trouble than it's worth. I should have at least taken a carpentry class or something first.
As far as I know most people pay more...

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I know, but I still don't understand it.
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Skarr wrote:if you are thinking of cutting a blowhole in the top, lemme, know, I'll tell ya how I did it....it'll help a LOT

I've been having heat issues and was thinkin about doing this. I haven't really looked into it yet seriously, though. You got some tips and tricks?


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heh. Buy a 4 3/4" holesaw ;)

and use a 120mm fan... too bad a holesaw that big is rediculously priced.
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