case question

[gimiguy]

Hello,

Can i use a horizontal case for high performance pc? No overcloaking in mind.

 

[pengwin]

u can use a cardboard box if u want. as long as the top is vented so the heat can rise out

 

[gimiguy]

Is the ventilation scheme presented in this link, good enough with just one bottom fan not three?



http://www.systemcooling.com/sst_lc03v-07.html

 

[pengwin]

2 things

1. link me to what case ue getting


2nd as long as the top of the case is ventilated (mesh) then heat will rise right out.

 

[gimiguy]

the case is the one from the link i gave in my other post
(silverstone lc03v)



mesh= just driling holes on top ?

 

[pengwin]

as long as it isnt SLI or anything u' shouldnt have to mod it, and addming vents or holes at the top would be more effective than adding fans on the bottom since heat will have the ability to rise straight out of your PC

 

[gimiguy]

So, for my config asus p5wdg2-ws
intel pentium d 960
4gb ram
geforce 7950gx2
1 hdd

a silverstone lc03v will work just fine with holes on top ?

8)

 

[pengwin]

yes, it will be noisy but if u drill few vent holes on the top of the case over key components (CPU and vid card) heat will be able to rise right out.

if u want u could drill fan mounts on the top of the case it will help but heat already rises so fans would assist in cooling

 

[gimiguy]

Ok m8 tyvm for ur help and patience.
I'll post the temp. stats when I'll build and test the system

 

[pengwin]

no prob, u gettin the silver of the black?

 

[gimiguy]

The silver one and all the front things ( floppy, i/o panel, dvd ,etc ) black.

atm w8ing for mother board and memory -- this w8ing is killing me

 

[pengwin]

if wun is around he can tell u that mobo sux, i agree with him, i hate ASUS, i would go with the Intel D975XBX, seems like a better board

 

[gimiguy]

why u hate asus?
any real facts or just urban legends?

 

[pengwin]

well i dunno where wun is at the moment but if he checks this thread he will post.

i just hate ASUS since its sooo large customer support really sux, also toms hardware agrees with me

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/05/22/six_975x_enthusiast_motherboards_for_today_and_tomorrow/page48.html


see, even though it didnt win al benchmarks it was sitll very good.


just a thought, u can stick with the ASUS if u want

 

[gimiguy]

intel makes buggy mobos.it's not just my opinion. The p5wdg2-ws is know for it stability and that's what i'm looking for. i have had several mobos in my life ( but i'm not a grandpa ), among wich : intel, msi, gigabyte, and the most satisfying experience was with the asus ones . that's why i've chosen asus. also because it's a workstation platform the model in question.

 

[pengwin]

hmm..ok thats fine