Does this case have enough ventillation?

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Atreju said:
http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=91300

For a Core Duo CPU and an Nvidia GeForce PCIE graphics card? Will this
overheat?

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Speaking as a simple beet farmer, I wouldn't buy this one.

1) 300W pwr. supply?
2) Little ventilation. Aside from noise level, I'd want such a small
enclosure to
be highly perforated, esp. the top.
3) I suppose you could mount a 5-inch (ext-mount)quiet suckout fan on
the back.


Don't see why you'd want to take such a chance with the nice chips
you're buying.
 
Speaking as a simple beet farmer, I wouldn't buy this one.

1) 300W pwr. supply?
2) Little ventilation. Aside from noise level, I'd want such a small
enclosure to
be highly perforated, esp. the top.
3) I suppose you could mount a 5-inch (ext-mount)quiet suckout fan on
the back.


Don't see why you'd want to take such a chance with the nice chips
you're buying.
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Sound advice, thanks.

I guess it's going to have to be microatx small tower, and that's the
shortest I'm going to get.

TY


---Atreju---
 
SNIP
How about the NSK2400 ? It has a couple 120mm fans on the side.

http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/11-129-014-13.jpg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129014
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article591-page1.html

HTH,
Paul
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Except I want a tower architecture, not desktop. However, I'm going to
look through the Antec line and see what they have nowadays. Last time
I tried an Antec (the Sonata) it had awful cooling, not even up to
standards for the CPUs it was designed for - not even a side vent. But
it looks like they've made a lot of improvements.
 
OSbandito chimed in with:

Paul found a better enclosure for sure:
How about the NSK2400 ? It has a couple 120mm fans on the side.

http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/11-129-014-13.jpg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129014
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article591-page1.html

HTH,
Paul
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P--much better than the other one. Like those big fans. I likes me fans
the way I likes me women: able to suck the chrome off a trailer hitch
from a distance of two feet, after 5 years of being treated like shit.
Nothing less will do. Back to the subject, however, even the nice cool
enclosure you found requires some good clearance around sides and top,
while allowing only a uATX board to be used.
My inclination would be to buy the next size up, where avail (mfgr.) and
put
in a full-tilt buffet of shit--with room for heat sinks and such.
Haven't looked, but I'm sure there are fullsize horizontal-mount cases
available which have the jazzier "tower-type" exterior finish.
 
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