Tower case on floor or on desk?

[nukemaster]

On my table (desk) to the right(for me...left for my girl friend.....at lans it is reversed...) of the screen
why....
i dont want it to suck sooooo much dust......and my dog may eat it.....you never know.....

I saw a mention to a teamspeak server mine is on a shelve in an old P133 case 8)

 

[kanoobie]

I put my computer on the floor even though I have space on top of my desk.

Here are my reasons:

1) I own a crappy dell and I want it to die quickly so I will have an excuse to build a new PC :twisted:
2) I don’t want to look at my computer (see above)
3) I can rest my legs on my case while I surf the net
4) Computer doubles as a foot warmer (Running a P4 processor)
5) I can hear it fine where it's at (Computer runs loud)

I will probably put the PC I will soon build on top of my desk.

 

[MacDuff]

I have both on and under desk. At home, with desk space being limited, I have two machines on the floor - one to the right, one to the left. I had to get all the fans in one replaced recently due to them dying mostly because of dust build up (it's an old Athlon 1.4GHz).

My work machine is on my desk. Partly because it is cooler (because of the way that the sun streams in through the windows), partly because of dust, but mostly to save it from getting it kicked/hit from my chair or other people sitting on my desk and swinging their legs (which often hit the power button).

 

[jaguarskx]

I think 3lfk1ng has said it all. Too many people don't take dust into consideratiopn. I can't tell you how many systems i've worked on that have had a tune of dust in them. The worst cases are ones where people smoke around there PC. Dust buildup can lead to many problem. Reduction in ari flow, and soft shorts. This can lead to parts failing or random system problems.

That's why I use filters and clean my PC every 12 - 18 months.

 

[caamsa]

I try to keep my system close to the floor. Cool air sinks so your pc will stay cooler on the floor.

 

[DiverDave]

Six years on the floor...still working fine

I only built a new one cause the old one is 6 years old.....

 

[Chil]

Well I put it mine on the floor. The built in dust filters help keep some dust out, but I open it up and use concentrated air every 3 months. Honestly, I don't believe that the position of the tower makes much difference, as long as you do the right things to maintain the components, dust never becomes a factor. Acting like a floor-placed case instantaneously shortens the PC's lifespan is just ignorant. I'm not calling anyone out, but so far this thread has been just a bashfest againt floor towers.

 

[bberson]

...so far this thread has been just a bashfest againt floor towers.

Geez, wait until I tell 'em about the desktop I keep on its side on the floor of my office. Then again, it's only a Dell...

At the moment the poll numbers are neck and neck, evenly split between desk and floor, the remainder using both or using carts (or ceiling - haha).

Seems to me like PCs collect a fair amount of dust no matter what. In 20+ years of this, I've seen some pretty horrible things, and I've learned the value of PM. No surprises really - turn on a couple of thousand watt lamps in any room and see what's floating around in the air. But sub-standard housekeeping and sticking the tower in a corner where foot traffic and air current patterns send all the dust bunnies, will surely make the problem worse.

-Brad

 

[SEALBoy]

I practically stole my Ultra Aluminus last week from Fry's ($80 with $60 rebate). It's USB ports are located on a 5 1/4" drive bay thing (which can be converted to a 3 1/2"), so I keep it near the top in the 2nd bay. My desk isn't huge so I don't keep the PC on it; as it is, my desk has a case stand that projects out from one of the sides and sits about 6 inches above the floor. Keeps my desk free and prevents my case from sitting on the carpet... I love it.

 

[GoodHabits]

I have a beautiful wood hutch that does not have room for a tower on top with the monitor, so my tower goes on the "floor" to the left of my feet. While the floor in my home office is carpeted, I've placed a left over piece of pergo flooring on the carpet, then a tower cady over that. This at least allows air to circulate under the tower and to the right of it. I use some compressed air and a hand vacumn about one every two weeks to keep the dust bunnies away. Still there a good deal of heat build up and I would like to hear possible solutions for cooling under desk towers. Anyone?