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Unread 11-24-2003, 11:20 AM   #70
Ion
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Something I'd much rather discuss with you people, is this:

This case is sure to quiet, or to be on the safe side, more quiet than most other cases. The performance we do not know yet, but we can guess that it won't rock your world.

So, why don't we cut this shit and try to think of ways to improve it? I'll go first and then you can follow if you like to.

From what I have learned, what's limiting the performance here should be:
(a. the transfer of heat from the source of heat to the side panels. Also, the side panels may be too warm to make the difference in temperatures big enough to produce good performance. That lead us in on;
(b. the heatsinks on the sides maybe aren't large or good enough.

I think you can see what I mean, though it might not be the 100% scientific truth. You are more than welcome to add or correct.

I can think of ways to deal with these problems:
(a. Improve on the transfer by using peltiers, watercooling (from heat source to side panels) or a compressor (same there).
The case could probably not handle peltiers, but what do I know. What I find interesting though would be a very silent compressor, the source of heat does not have to be -40 degrees celsius, +30 would be rather good compared to a lot of other cooling solutions. Using a waterpump could probably also provide a better and silent solution.
(b. The solutions above are written thinking that the side panels can actually handle the extra stress, perhaps they cannot, perhaps they can. A way to improve performance would be to increase the surface area of the heatsinks on the sides. Adding fans should work just as good of course, but remember the goal being a silent case.

Now, I may be totally wrong, but I think that this is a good way of dealing with news.
If you prefer to discuss what I just wrote here instead of us having this endless battle, I'd be more than happy to learn more about the case, and hopefully we will be able to provide the people out there with a better review when we write one.
What do you say?

Last edited by Ion; 11-24-2003 at 11:26 AM.
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