It ain’t tho
Yeah, it’s like the difference between sitting in a stopped car with all the doors open vs sitting in a moving car with the front driver and rear passenger windows open. The first one might feel cooler on a windy day, if the wind is blowing in the right direction, but the other will have consistent airflow from the outside through the car and back outside.
Trust the metal cages. Metal cages are very mature technology.
I prefer using the opposite windows. I don’t like a breeze directly at my face.
I keep my sunroof open and the back passenger side window cracked. It is the optimal airflow for the driver’s seat. I couldn’t tell you what the rest of the seats feel like, but those are of no concern to me.
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you put it in front of the AC
You put it in the AC*
or put the AC in it
Indeed, there’s a reason we have all sorts of ducting, we want the air to flow specific ways. Not so great when hot air could easily recirculate immediately back to intake.
This is pretty sweet for a home-made, budget case.
Could probably use some filters at least tho
Not bad, actually. I’d kind of like to see a more professionally engineered case like this, with proper mounting points for the hardware instead of zip ties. (Oh, and a more easily opened side panel.)
May have some dust issues, yes, but could potentially be cleaned with compressed air without even needing to open the case. And you really do get massive airflow potential. And it’s relatively lightweight!
Ideally you’d want to push all the heat out in one direction, two if you must. A case like this world spit heat out in most directions, which may pull it right back in.
I think it’s neat, I actually like the weird almost vapor wave aesthetic
Cheap also to cool just need a standard electric fan than any aftermarket cooling out there which are overly expensive in my opinion.
If you have ever seen a cooler master HAF XB EVO it’s pretty much this but horizontal.
Air flow 100/100 Dusy intake 100/100
I’d still rest my coffee on the top. I like to live dangerously.
I felt a convulsing shudder roll up my innards, complete with subtle eye twitch at the peak, like a cherry on top, when I read your comment.
That’s some vintage hardware there too.
What’s the opposite of a Faraday cage?
Faraday freedom
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GRAVE DIGGER!!!
peak America
That sounds like a private military contractor.
lightning rod
Ambient Airflow®™©
Surely normal cases have some kind of ducting considerations to pull airflow through more effectively?
An open case like this will generally be the coolest, the reasons you don’t do this are dust, noise, and just generally protecting the components.
It’s been a while since I read that classic of heat transfer Hot Air Rises and Heat Sinks, but I’d worry about pockets of air getting stuck around important computer components. Like, sure there’s a lot of air going past things on average, but not necessarily around the things that get the hottest.
Anyone know how you might get powder coated wire grid pannels like that?
It appears to be repurposed modular wire shelving?
Ahhh, thank you! ☺️