Pro/Forums - View Single Post - Does it make any sense to use an aluminum case with H20?

Nordic · 05-14-2002, 08:08 AM

Aluminum might be easier to work with from one standpoint, it requires less expensive tools, but it's also easier to damage.

If someone experiences a temperature difference when switching to an aluminum case, I'd wager that the difference is mostly in the air flow within the new case.
Many "virtual-hideout" geeks should take a look at a professional server cases and check out the air ducts, some configurations even rely on ducting to cool the processors, with no fan on the processor heatsink. Of course this might not look as flashy, but I prefer practical and efficient "looks".

05-14-2002, 08:08 AM	#7
Nordic Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Umeå, Sweden Posts: 98	Aluminum might be easier to work with from one standpoint, it requires less expensive tools, but it's also easier to damage. If someone experiences a temperature difference when switching to an aluminum case, I'd wager that the difference is mostly in the air flow within the new case. Many "virtual-hideout" geeks should take a look at a professional server cases and check out the air ducts, some configurations even rely on ducting to cool the processors, with no fan on the processor heatsink. Of course this might not look as flashy, but I prefer practical and efficient "looks". __________________ Pump:Eheim 1048, Radiator:LPD radiator 100x150x20mm, CPU block:DD Maze-2, GPU block: DD GPU block, Chipset block:Zalman NB32 AMD XP 1500+, EpoX 8K7A, PoV GF3Ti200 Pic of my YY-cube