how come noone ever thought of this

[speedyvision]

i just got wat seems like a perfect idea for a case. make a small metal case like the shape of the shuttle thing on the homepage of techimo and have the back side of the comp have about6 120 mm fans blowing in on everything...am i an idiot for thinking this would work or for once am i making sense in this technological world???

[ZapWizard]

Bulid a case around this:

http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bi...-10&type=store

[thePh@r@oh]

6 fans going in wouldnt work it would cause turbulents and end up not cooling it much at all but i had an idea of making a case entirely of fines the acces side would be intace fans and the top and other sid could be exhaust i think that would work it would be a constant breeze on the system

[Telexen]

if air goes in ... where does it go out? Even with air holes, or fans somewhere else - you're not pushign as much out as you are in. Pressure will build up, eventually those fans are a waste because they're moving less air than a single 80mm would.

[soulja]

all those fans woo, make it like a AC in the pc geez lol, can it go in regular pcs? like mine

[speedyvision]

ok what if i had the six fans blowing in from one side and another six across from it blowing out?

[Telexen]

then it would be LOUD...and it still won't ever be below ambient air temperatures.

[speedyvision]

it shouldnt be that loud cuz it would be 120mm fans with nothing blocking them and if it stays at ambiant temps then ok w/e it would still look cool lol

[soulja]

imaging someone built a 12-24 fan panel for the side of the computer hehe, so half blow in and out. lol

[Telexen]

People seem to think 120mm fans are silent ... they're NOT. ESPECIALLY when you're pushing air through a hollow box. I have a 120mm fan sitting next to me that's nearly 50dba (that's high for them though) ... in a box like that running alone it would be over 50dba.

Even 3 running at 25dba (which is about as low as you can get running 12v) would be unbearable.

[speedyvision]

damn, cuz im tired of these boring tall cases that everyone has and i wanted something small and cools very well, (quiet is VERY good) any one have any suggestions?

[Telexen]

About a month ago I wanted to sell my system and build a new one in one of those Shuttle cases. I was planning on adding a single 70mm fan (the thin ones [about 10mm thick] that AMD uses on their HSFs) on each side of it...that would cool it pretty well as they already have heatpipes in them.

[soulja]

Originally posted by Telexen
People seem to think 120mm fans are silent ... they're NOT. ESPECIALLY when you're pushing air through a hollow box. I have a 120mm fan sitting next to me that's nearly 50dba (that's high for them though) ... in a box like that running alone it would be over 50dba.

Even 3 running at 25dba (which is about as low as you can get running 12v) would be unbearable.

ur right, i member once i had bought a pc case with fan in it and psu and i turn the pc on with the fan and it was loud as hell.... only way u can quiet is it its a gun, metal, proof case. THICK lol

[speedyvision]

telexen did u get the case? and would just that fan work well enough? also how quiet are those cases?

[Telexen]

I didn't ... built a water cooling setup instead. I read a lot of reviews though ... and it seems like just pushing a little air through them would cool them very well.

[speedyvision]

are there any other cases like the shuttle one one the front of techimo? i like to make choices. and are they quiet?

[Telexen]

There's a lot of different ones Shuttle makes (note you have to buy not only the case, but the motherboard is included, so it's a barebones kit)

MSI also makes a neat one geared specially for HTPC systems called the MSI Mega that I really like - if it wasn't for Pentium 4s only.

There are several others...check here to find some more.

[speedyvision]

wow thanks only problem is the power supply? arnt they to small?? (watts wise)

[soulja]

not really, should be good

[soulja]

i think i need a cooler system too anyone know what the prices range from?