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Unread 11-07-2002, 03:16 PM   #4
ezlid
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Default Re: Aluminium case vs. steel - temp. difference?

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Originally posted by Som
The whole thing is supposed to act as a heatsink to lower internal temp to ambient, which makes some sort of sense, but does it work?

Ta!
Sorry, but the purpose is to organize and protect the guts of your system. It isn't designed to act as heatsink to lower the internal temps. Thats left to the blowing and sucking fans! I have never believed that an aluminium case is cooler than an a steel case. They are just the "fad" at the moment. If AL cases were meant to lower internal temps, they would have fins on the sides to help. UMMM?
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