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Aluminum Spire
Aluminum Case Project with some unique design features.
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Intro
This idea came to me when I was desingning a flat HTPC. I wanted to use
an AGP-riser, because with that the PC wouldn´t have to be any thicker
than the connectors on the motherboard. Of course the psu came in the way
of my plans and I ditched the htpc project. I then decided turn the plan
vertical and mod my girlfriends PC, because her computer was noisy and ugly (some old compaq case).
Because of the comments I have received from my friends, I have to state that
this case has nothing to do with Xbox360. I Designed my case before I ever saw
the xbox.
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Planning
Planning
The best cooling is the most simple one. My idea was that the whole case would be
cooled with only two 80/92 mm fans. Because the case would be very tightly built, the air
would pass trough pretty quickly thus keeping the case temperature down. With normal
PC case, the processor (and the GPU) needs a separate fan because the volume of the
air in the case is high. This means that the air passes throught the case slowly thus removing heat equally slow.
In my plan the case fans function as a CPU fan.
Choosing the direction of the airflow is essential because of the hot air's natural
tendency to go upwards. Wondering about the missing corner on the psu in the
plan picture? More of that later.
(And yes, the plan pictures were made with ms-paint :) )
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