Re: Overheating - need case recommendations

ray wrote:
On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:58:35 +0000, Captain Dondo wrote:

V Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:46:45 -0700, ray napsal(a):

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:32:20 +0000, Captain Dondo wrote:

I've built a three-head monster, and now I'm having a problem getting rid
of the head. 3 nvidia cards, 3 sound cards, and a scsi card all generate
a lot of heat.

I'm housing this stuff in a really cheap case, and cooling is a problem.

Anyone have any recommendations for an inexpensive, quiet, well-ventilated
case and power supply?
I think there is none. You can probably have any two of the three.
:-)

Yeah, well, I was hoping to give up a bit on the size and appearance....

How about not too expensive, sort of quiet, and well-ventilated?

--Yan

Well, have you ever thought of just leaving the sides off?


I've been doing that, and it works fine, except that the PC sits about 3" from the door to the laundry. I'm afraid someone will stick their foot into it, thus solving the overheating problem for good. ;-)

And moving the PC is not an option either; it's at the nexus of 3 monitors and thus cannot be moved easily given the location of the furniture in the room.

I might just haul one side to the shop and cut a huge hole in it and then cover it with mesh....

In the meantime I dug up an old fan and stuck it in the box as an intake fan close to the video cards. The test this morning went OK; HD on the TV, and two kids playing games, and no lockups....

The PS fan was howling like a small turbine, though, and the air blowing out of it was warm.

--Yan
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