Mount Your PC To the Wall With Thermaltake's Core P5 ATX Case

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Last time I checked you don't need studs to mount things on a wall there's things that were invented called toggler bolts and they can support a good amount of weight lol
 
Looks nice --at least until you add cables, then it will be a mess.

Maybe if they included some cable management for the external wires?

I also wonder how hard it is to mount/unmount this from the wall for maintenance / upgrades
 
My first thought was why suspend my expensive computer components several feet above the ground on a 1/4" thick slab of drywall?...
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Maybe you should use the studs behind the drywall then. You know, the big thick pieces of wood that they mount tv's on?
 
The higher the system is in the air the warmer the system will run. Everyone knows heat given off a home heater goes up to the ceiling because warm air is lighter than cold air which on the floor. So if you want your system to have shorter lifespan and run much hotter, see higher fan RPM's mount it on the wall next to your hunting trophy.
 
As to heat, it kind of depends on the situation. Both fans and central air blow cooler air to the walls, where it drops down to ground level, so with that setup mounted as is to a wall, heat wouldn't be a problem.
My first thought was "that'd be cool if everything I owned was wireless, not hard wired"
 


First off, hot air is not lighter than cold air. It is less dense so it rises, just like oil in water or helium in air. It has to do with particle energy and speed, not mass or weight.

Next, floor to ceiling temps should not be more than 3C different unless you live in a very strange house. If you normally store your pc on your desk, the height difference between the desk and hanging height would be 2 ft at maximum, so the change in temp should only be 3/4 of a degree C. On top of that, a case this open would allow more airflow than any case you already have, making heat transfer more efficient. As a matter of fact, your rising air would act as an airflow source for the components. I don't think you thought out that statement very well.

If I were hanging it, I wouldn't be hanging it high up, it would likely hang half a foot above the desk, so I can use the space under it on the desk but I don't have a pc hanging in the middle of the wall.
 
FYI:
You can hide all cables inside the "case". I was simply too lazy to hide each fan cable after midnight until launch date. I got one of only two samples here and I was the only one with a launch review in our region. But I had not time enough to make it 100% perfect. I lost too much time with all this water and bling-bling 😀

You get one riser cable for free in the accessories. The 2nd one you must buy by yourself. No performance issues, this cable is high quality but a little bit too long (for my taste).
 
JMI: (just my opinion)
This wall mount option is something I thought would have been on the menu years ago. Apparently it took a while for the idea to gain approval because I am sure case designers from well known companies have considered something like this in the past

Everyone likes a case that's well made with room to hide all the cabling and show-off a build to everyone. I see other advantages to mounting it on a wall. I'm not thinking of this as mounting it. I'm INSTALLING it. And being strategic where I could install it is advantageous because of how I work with my build.
It's not like a need to use my system as a full time test bed. But I have the Fractal Arc-Midi-R2-Side Window model and I usually just leave the side panels off most of the time. Because I require access to the internals often

I find myself plugging and un-plugging hard drives from time to time because i am installing/re-installing the OS or software and I am doing it in a multi-OS type of environment. Although I still favor Windows 7, I do have my system setup to choose between Windows 7, 8.1 or 10 during boot. Each OS is on it's own separate drive & it's also setup with a separate DATA drive. Managing a build like this can require disconnecting hard drives often. It's how some people maintain the separation of programs and data across multiple OS installations that reside on multiple drives. SO having a wall mounted case like this gives an option to make access the internals much easier. I'll get a feather duster or do whatever I have to in order to keep it clean. The whole idea really makes sense and I'm sure with a few changes/mods the options will only get better
 
If you really want to show off your computer in a wall mounted setup build a custom desk that doubles as a computer case. Bonus points for "geothermal" water cooling. 😉
 
Been done, the desk that is, was a really tripped out build, the biggest problem is cooling. Wow is generally a very good insulator, so without perfect airflow designs, you get hotspots inside the desk as airflow creates eddy currents. It's a wild idea, just not very practical.
 
Scroll up and down quickly on the pic where the fans facing you and it gives the illusion they're spinning, heh.
 
It's a thing of beauty to me - I really like the concept. However, not for a machine I actually plan to use - maybe old components when you do an upgrade and truly have it as a work of art on your wall. I get to frustrated at seeing additional lights when I'm trying to concentrate on the monitor.
 
wtfxxxgp wrote,
"It's a thing of beauty to me - I really like the concept. However, not for a machine I actually plan to use - maybe old components when you do an upgrade and truly have it as a work of art on your wall. I get to frustrated at seeing additional lights when I'm trying to concentrate on the monitor."

I agree! I wouldn't use this as a serious computing tool. It's The Computer As Art, and very impressive!
 


Here we go again with the submerged mineral oil ideas.

This is actually far less of a benefit and great cooling idea than everyone apparently thinks. It's novelty. It's extremely messy if you don't have a 100% sealed container (just Google for mineral oil submersion cooling failures). The oil permanently soaks the PCB of all components and you cannot get it out...aka...no reselling of hardware.

And, at the end of the day, mineral oil is a significantly less-optimal cooling medium due to the specific heat and thermal conductivity relative to that of water.
 
What are you even talking about no one said mineral oil was beneficial I said it would be cool suspended from your wall.
 
Considering oil submersion requires something like a fish tank or other container, this case wouldn't even apply.

We've had so many people start threads in the watercooling section (usually with little or no knowledge about the functionality of either) simply due to articles they've stumbled upon on while browsing the web. They have argued far and wide that mineral oil submersion would be so much better than watercooling and have been determined to build a rig and prove it...but never have come back with the results.
 
I dont think you understand that Im not arguing anything for mineral oil submersion I simply stated that it might look cool. I am entitled to saying something is cool am I not?
 
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