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Weirdest Case Mod You've Ever Seen
mattman writes: "Here's the stangest case modification you've ever seen. Someone assembled a pile of computer parts, hooked them up without a case and covered the lot with quick-dry spray foam. The result is a light-weight computer ready for LAN parties." This is wrong.
Would work nicely if they used the foam from this
article.
from the looks and description it's just a simple ventilation space for the CPU with just one opening. I was thinking more along the lines of a real duct system, specifically designed for maximum airflow over the CPU, GPU, northbridge and anything else that may get toasty on a modern system. What I mean is much like the pre-made duct system they sell for overclockers--I forget what the thing is called, but it's specifically designed to direct the airflow from the intake, over the CPU, and out of the case, unlike with just slapping a fan in the front and back which isn't nearly as efficient.
If airflow is directed very efficiently and driven by both an intake fan and an exhaust fan, even a modern CPU and GPU should be cool-able, whereas with this design the guy specifically warned against just doing the same with a newer, hotter machine. The hard part would be configuring a system of ducts to provide the most efficient airflow possible for at least 3 and possibly 4 components, but it could be done.
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Can *you* say "inflammable" means "easily set on fire" and not the opposite?
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