Leaving case cover off?

aznmagic2015 · 09-26-2008, 12:24 AM

Does leaving the case cover off improve temps or screw up the air flow?

postal808 · 09-26-2008, 12:30 AM

it depends ... it for me increases airflow ALOT ... but ive only 1fan in my case ... i would not reccomend taking off the case or leaving it off though as dust and hair, and everything else that goes with air will fall into your computers internals and you will soon have to clean them or it will drop your pcs performance

**magnethead** · 09-26-2008, 12:31 AM

A little of both, it depends on the existing case configuration.

**grimx133** · 09-26-2008, 12:32 AM

Both, in a way. If you leave the cover off, but have a house fan blowing in there, it'll drop your temps some. You'll reduce your orderly air flow from front to back, sort of like the difference between a machete and a scalpel. Cover off without a fan might be ok too, but I'd think there would be some dead spots and any temperature change would be somewhat unpredictable. Best to address any heat issues in other manners, cover off is sort of a last resort type thing. IMO anyway.

**grimx133** · 09-26-2008, 12:33 AM

hmmm, 2:30. 2:31, and 2:32, now that's funny.

09-26-2008, 12:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
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09-26-2008, 12:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
postal808 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Posts: 77 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP1, Windows 7 RC x64, Linux_Ubuntu 9.04 x64 My System	Re: Leaving case cover off? it depends ... it for me increases airflow ALOT ... but ive only 1fan in my case ... i would not reccomend taking off the case or leaving it off though as dust and hair, and everything else that goes with air will fall into your computers internals and you will soon have to clean them or it will drop your pcs performance __________________ New PC coming soon ! (in signature)

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09-26-2008, 12:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
grimx133 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada eh Posts: 3,152 OS: xp mce sp2, xp pro sp2, windows 7 beta My System	Re: Leaving case cover off? Both, in a way. If you leave the cover off, but have a house fan blowing in there, it'll drop your temps some. You'll reduce your orderly air flow from front to back, sort of like the difference between a machete and a scalpel. Cover off without a fan might be ok too, but I'd think there would be some dead spots and any temperature change would be somewhat unpredictable. Best to address any heat issues in other manners, cover off is sort of a last resort type thing. IMO anyway.

09-26-2008, 12:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
grimx133 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada eh Posts: 3,152 OS: xp mce sp2, xp pro sp2, windows 7 beta My System	Re: Leaving case cover off? hmmm, 2:30. 2:31, and 2:32, now that's funny.