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

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WHY!!! do people think that open air has more dust than a normal pc case???
IT"S THE SAME PEOPLE
the only difference might be the danger of stuff falling on the mobo... water, cupcake... or maybe even ur cat... that would be a funny lolcat...
 
[citation][nom]peelypeel[/nom]I haven't had a closed case in a long time, I leave the side right open. I like to look at my pc...[/citation]

Get a case with a window! You'd be surprised how much dust and dirt your case fans actually prevent from settling on components, just from having a closed system to force everything through.
 
Unless the room has super-duper AC and the NB, CPU(s) GPU(s) are liquid cooled, it doesn't matter which case or even no case.
It will run above ambient temperature.

Red neck case indeed.. 😉
 
[citation][nom]roleki[/nom]Get a case with a window! You'd be surprised how much dust and dirt your case fans actually prevent from settling on components, just from having a closed system to force everything through.[/citation]

I have a case with a window in my wardrobe, but I prefer my modded case. This way i can also swap things around in my PC really easily.
 
I can see this turnout out poorly. You come home and have a beer while reading a tom's review, you stand up, half trip over your cat *bzzt* oops! No more computer. Sure looks nifty though 😉.
 
[citation][nom]7amood[/nom]WHY!!! do people think that open air has more dust than a normal pc case???IT"S THE SAME PEOPLEthe only difference might be the danger of stuff falling on the mobo... water, cupcake... or maybe even ur cat... that would be a funny lolcat...[/citation]

There are these little things called fan filters; use them, love them.
 
[citation][nom]7amood[/nom]the only difference might be the danger of stuff falling on the mobo... water, cupcake... or maybe even ur cat... that would be a funny lolcat...[/citation]


Im in ur PC cloggin your fanz
 
Might prove useful for hardware vendors at expos and what not, and perhaps extreme overclockers who use over the top cooling like liquid nitrogen, and liquid helium.
 
All this to show that the designers have run out of ideas, innovation and creativity.. But to price them and think of selling is hilarious.. Now who wants to pay and look stupid..!!
 
Ahem, something everyone is missing. PC are in a metal enclosed case mainly for one reason. Computer put out A LOT of RF noise! Technically you need to install them in a metal case (or mostly metal) to meet FCC regulations.
 
[citation][nom]7amood[/nom]WHY!!! do people think that open air has more dust than a normal pc case???IT"S THE SAME PEOPLEthe only difference might be the danger of stuff falling on the mobo... water, cupcake... or maybe even ur cat... that would be a funny lolcat...[/citation]
Open two windows across from each other in your house, and put fans in them in a push-pull configuration. After a few days, tear down a wall parallel to the airflow. Tell me if you notice a difference in the amount of dust and dirt in your house.
 
[citation][nom]madass[/nom]I believe there is something called a ceiling fan.....[/citation]
I'm not going to put in a maintenance request to put a ceiling fan into my environmentally controlled lab.
 
While ambient air may be cooler than case-air the fact is it won't be moving. Watch the heat.

This thing will also be noisy as all get out.

It's going to collect dust (yes, yes I know there is the same amount of dust in the air, but doesn't doesn't collect other than on fan blades and grills if the air is moving)

It's also got this tiny problem of EM. That ain't exactly and FCC approved device anymore now is it? Don't run anything that requires scientific precision on this thing. It's gonna have bitflips from time to time.
 
[citation][nom]Dr Righteous[/nom]Ahem, something everyone is missing. PC are in a metal enclosed case mainly for one reason. Computer put out A LOT of RF noise! Technically you need to install them in a metal case (or mostly metal) to meet FCC regulations.[/citation]

This.

You're gonna get bitflips on this thing and It's likely to introduce minor noise in nearby audio equipment.
 
Too many pets and small children in the house for open air case. Also as was shown with the 480 components are designed to work with the air flow in a case so theres little to no advantage other then ease of swapping out parts.
 
[citation][nom]roleki[/nom]Open two windows across from each other in your house, and put fans in them in a push-pull configuration. After a few days, tear down a wall parallel to the airflow. Tell me if you notice a difference in the amount of dust and dirt in your house.[/citation]
Ur just proving ma point bro...
where there is air, there will be dust...
am just saying that open air case and closed case are the same in terms of dust collection.
don't get me wrong here, I have a full tower and am planning to get me a similar open-air acrylic case...
 
A PC case is designed to keep things cool, I think I'd prefer keeping them inside my nice steel case, protected and away from harm, both from me kicking the case on accident every time I get out of my chair and from my grandfather stumbling in tripping over things.
 
There is a whole community actually devoted to rigs like this. Called 'going caseless'. Seen some home servers and other pcs rigged up on shelves, end tables, or just spread out across the desk. When I mod my case again this summer, I will be 'going caseless' until its done. Obviously this isn't for everyone, but there is a market for it.
 
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