[Pc_Support] Flipped MicroATX design ... -- Flipped ATX designs

[Homer Whittaker]

On Tue, 2006-06-13 at 08:34 -0400, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-06-13 at 06:29 -0500, William A. Mahaffey III wrote:
> > Neat. Do they (Coolermaster) or someone else make one like this in full 
> > ATX ? TIA ....
> 
> One better ... I already blogged some last fall ...
> "Flipped ATX Cases Gone Mainstream" [2005-10-08]  
> http://thebs413.blogspot.com/2005/10/flipped-atx-cases-gone-mainstream.html  
> 
> They have 120mm intake and 120mm outtake fans that go directly over the
> CPU area, which is at the bottom.  They start at $80+ (Aerocool Spiral
> Galaxies) and I highly recommend the design -- especially for
> dual-processor.
> 
> The only thing I'd add is a cut-out for a 92mm outtake fan near the hard
> drives.  I don't know why they didn't do this on the base model -- it
> really needs the cooling in the hard drive area (it's only weakness).
> 
> 
I do not understand why you all do not just take the covers of your
machines and let the ac in the room cool them off.  I have three boxes,
actually four counting my wife's.  All of them are without covers and to
date (with all toes and legs crossed) have not lost one due to heat.
>From an engineering point of view which is best, covers with lots of
fans, or open with one good sized fan?