cobain1crt
05-02-1999, 09:55 PM
Hi, I just got a 166mmx system board/CPU that I will be using for text editing and blood map editing. I have all of my old parts together and have picked out the best of them, I just have to make one last choice: which if my 2 AT cases should I use? Here are the specks on the 2 I have, and I am not gona buy a new case, so forget about any marketing.
Case 1: Desktop (flat) big, more powerfull P/S, more room for expansion slots, no reset button, 1 fan in front of case, but extremely little airflow through the front, I cannot drill more holes because it must look professional, but I can drill the holes just a bit wider. Last about the cooling, There are only holes in the bottom portion of the fan space.
Case 2: Micro-tower, I am serious, I am surprised the board even fits! Huge airflow ing the front, for case fan, and tons of airflow going on. The power supply is good, not great, but good. There is no room for modification left, I modified everything I could, but with 4 drives, there is not even 3 square inches left. In the tower case i might be able to put in some of those holes near the cards, like it normal in todays cases, but I would prefer not to.
So here is the question: What case is better from a cooling standpoint? I am not going to sell either, as I have an old 486 that I will put in one and sell in the newspaper.
Case 1: Desktop (flat) big, more powerfull P/S, more room for expansion slots, no reset button, 1 fan in front of case, but extremely little airflow through the front, I cannot drill more holes because it must look professional, but I can drill the holes just a bit wider. Last about the cooling, There are only holes in the bottom portion of the fan space.
Case 2: Micro-tower, I am serious, I am surprised the board even fits! Huge airflow ing the front, for case fan, and tons of airflow going on. The power supply is good, not great, but good. There is no room for modification left, I modified everything I could, but with 4 drives, there is not even 3 square inches left. In the tower case i might be able to put in some of those holes near the cards, like it normal in todays cases, but I would prefer not to.
So here is the question: What case is better from a cooling standpoint? I am not going to sell either, as I have an old 486 that I will put in one and sell in the newspaper.