Case dilemma (Alu or not?)

I am in the process of buying a new case for my computer. Since there is not much to choose from in our computer stores, I will probably get a <b>Chieftec Dragon DA-01SLD</b> full tower case. I can also get a smaller but aluminum <b>Chieftec Dragon AX-01SLD</b> mid tower case. Right now I don’t really need all 6 of the 5,25” slots in the full tower, but I would like to have them as an option for the future, and I really like the sheer volume of space in a full tower . So, is there any good reason to go with the smaller aluminum case? Is aluminum all that it's cracked up to be (releasing heat 3 times faster and so on)? I would like to stress out that I am not concerned about the smaller weight, or the (arguable?) better looks of aluminum cases.

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There is much thermal 'hype' about aluminium cases. I dont believe any of them. All of the components within the case are well isolated by a lot of air. The last millimeter out to the open surroundings does not affect internal temperature regardless of the material. Compared to air, both iron and aluminium are both extremely good heat conductors. The relatively small difference between iron and aluminium is not significant.

That is exactly what I was thinking about. Since I’m buying this case for a longer period I wanted to be sure that I’m not missing out on something if I don’t go with aluminum. Anyway, when I load up the case with all the fans it can take , there shouldn’t be any problems with heath dissipation.

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Yeah, I'm afraid I couldn't share anything about the temps. :\ Still, it's nice not straining your back when you go to move the thing.

Newegg has nice prices on Dragon style cases. I got a blue one with a window from them, simply because I like blue(and I don't own a Dremel). Specialty cases <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=304&manufactory=1651&DEPA=1&sortby=14&order=1" target="_new">here</A>.

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Descent, because gravity is highly over-rated.

I did some research on the net, and what I found were a lot of articles mentioning the temperature decrease in aluminum cases, BUT those reviews were very sloppy. They use an ordinary iron case with one, maybe two ordinary fans and then switch to an aluminum case with 4 or more high flow fans. Well, of course the temperatures drop slightly . Then there is also the other <A HREF="http://www.procooling.com/articles/html/5_myths_about_cooling__-_phaes.shtml" target="_new"> side</A> which claims that the whole theory of aluminum cases acting as giant heatsinks is ridiculous. Well, after some consideration, I think that if a man doesn’t move his case a lot, and doesn’t need/like the aluminum look, he can do just fine with a smartly built iron case.

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