Don't Buy a PC Case, Go Open Air!

[Guest]

Showing off what you've got and easy access is worth risking a little dust.

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[sliem]

Mmmmm no.

 

[twbg4cq]

A while back I saw a pic of someone that just mounted everything on his wall behind his monitor. I'll see if I can find the pic...

edit: this isn't the exact pic, http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_dec2007/RedneckComputer.jpg but the same idea. The difference was that everything was spread out a lot more and was mounted on a plank of wood. Looked cooler than this one.

edit2: Looked more like this: http://www.chadabarrett.com/images/wall_1.jpg

 

[JasonAkkerman]

Unless everything was liquid cooled it would be too noisy. Four case fans, GPU, CPU and PS fans make a lot of noise.

 

[Anomalyx]

[citation][nom]JasonAkkerman[/nom]Unless everything was liquid cooled it would be too noisy. Four case fans, GPU, CPU and PS fans make a lot of noise.[/citation]

Well, throw out the case fans, since it's open-air. CPU, GPU, and PS fans are typically temperature-controlled, so I'd think the reduced air temp would make for a lower core temps and therefore lower fan speeds. Yes, I agree, you'll hear those 3 fans more, but in their defense, they should be spinning slower than if they're in an enclosed case. (in theory)

I'd think watercooling would be loud too... haven't come across a pump quiet enough for me, especially to have sitting on my desk while running.

 

[captainnemojr]

Sure would suck to spill my beer on it or have the cat jump on it.

 

[kd0frg]

If you want a quiet machine just dunk the whole thing in mineral oil haha

 

[maigo]

The real problem is heat, there's no mass to help soak it up

 

[webmastir]

http://www.chadabarrett.com/images/wall_mobo.jpg

 

[Xlick]

[citation][nom]twbg4cq[/nom]A while back I saw a pic of someone that just mounted everything on his wall behind his monitor. I'll see if I can find the pic...edit: this isn't the exact pic, http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_dec [...] mputer.jpg but the same idea. The difference was that everything was spread out a lot more and was mounted on a plank of wood. Looked cooler than this one.edit2: Looked more like this: http://www.chadabarrett.com/images/wall_1.jpg[/citation]


http://www.blogcdn.com/www.diylife.com/media/2007/07/pcguts03-by-visual-velocity-pc.jpg

 

[jojesa]

"Don't Buy a PC Case, Go Open Air!"
I hope you don't have any kids, besides all other things that could happen in an open case (drop water, drinks, dust, something could fall into the fan, etc).
I thinks is a good thing for someone alone or a PC tech.

 

[Guest]

What about the Antec Skeleton Case. i have it or a daily machine and it works well and above normal temperatures have never been a problem. dust however is problem but a can of dust off does the trick.

P.S. Watch it if you have cats

 

[omnimodis78]

Unless it was in its own air conditioned room (which I guess would mean it does have a case), this is a rather silly idea. Let's see - spills, pets, noise, ugly, --- ya no thanks, absolutely no reason not to have a case.

 

[Caffeinecarl]

And that is hardly an enthusiast class board anymore... I think that thing was realeased in 2005.

 

[greenscope]

I would love to go commando!

 

[maestintaolius]

One of the issues I have with our open air testing rigs is the passively cooled pci/pci-x cards. They tend to rely on case fans moving the air around and without them some of those cards start to get a little toasty. It usually results in me stealing the little fans people clip on the walls of their cubicles to get some air movement over the boards.

 

[joebob2000]

Are there any links to people who did actually *nice* looking open-face computer case setups? Like with finished wood, and not cardboard, a metal grate, or some sort of ugly painted fiber board?

 

[kelemvor4]

Nice, this is the cheapest test bench setup I've seen so far. Acrylic, though.. might not hold up very well.

 

[spectrewind]

"Showing off what you've got and easy access is worth risking a little dust."

Spoken/authored like a true idiot...

 

[bustapr]

well, in my tropical island home, theres alot of moisture, alot alot alot of dust, and alot and alot of kids so no.

 

[sstym]

Let's see... I have an old house, two dogs and two cats. Within one week, this computer would look like a giant alien hairball with weird lights and whirring noises.
Within one week and one day, it would be as useless as a giant alien hairball. No more noises, no more lights.

 

[madass]

[citation][nom]maestintaolius[/nom]One of the issues I have with our open air testing rigs is the passively cooled pci/pci-x cards. They tend to rely on case fans moving the air around and without them some of those cards start to get a little toasty. It usually results in me stealing the little fans people clip on the walls of their cubicles to get some air movement over the boards.[/citation]
I believe there is something called a ceiling fan.....

 

[madass]

[citation][nom]Anomalyx[/nom]Well, throw out the case fans, since it's open-air. CPU, GPU, and PS fans are typically temperature-controlled, so I'd think the reduced air temp would make for a lower core temps and therefore lower fan speeds. Yes, I agree, you'll hear those 3 fans more, but in their defense, they should be spinning slower than if they're in an enclosed case. (in theory)I'd think watercooling would be loud too... haven't come across a pump quiet enough for me, especially to have sitting on my desk while running.[/citation]
Crysis makes my 4870 hit 97, case closed. Both sides opened, it sits on 85. 87 in JC2 to 80. Ambient - 41.

 

[madass]

[citation][nom]sstym[/nom]Let's see... I have an old house, two dogs and two cats. Within one week, this computer would look like a giant alien hairball with weird lights and whirring noises. Within one week and one day, it would be as useless as a giant alien hairball. No more noises, no more lights.[/citation]
My old P4 workhorse never had it sides closed. Lost the sides while moving . Mind, it still worked for a year and a half like that before I replaced it with my current rig......

 

[peelypeel]

I haven't had a closed case in a long time, I leave the side right open. I like to look at my pc...