ok guys, i remembered there is a poll asking if you guys leave ur pc naked, which mean u opened the casing, 4 better cooling purposes & easy access i suppose.

but there is one article i read in the newspaper stating that opening your pc's casing doesnt actually help much on the cooling part, says its broken the way the ventilation or watever it means.. and cooling effect will be worst than adding fans inside.

and the casing cover actually is the last line of defense for blocking all those radiation frm those component inside.

so wat do u guys thnk? true or false? or "h*ll, smoke is bad 4 health but i still live by it..so wat should i care?"

Depends on what casing u have....if u have a casing that have a proper fan and ventilation path, opening it can disrupt the cooling. But if u have a cap ayam mini-atx casing and an OC GC and proc...u better have it opened and put a table fan to it...

if u open it and put a big fan blowing to it..it's good ...but the dust..

It's noisy.

lizard and other bigger insects might crawl inside and reproduce!

Then one fine day after a long weekend, you have problem starting your pc~

real experience~

wah, so terrible ah? well, lucky my pc is not on the floor, its actually on my table..

Next thing you will see is spider webs.

still ... lizards can crawl...

sometimes, they do nasty things in your casing... sigh~ those were the days.

by the way, also look out for the dust...

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Added on January 20, 2008, 12:02 pm

i think spider web also got last time.... but it's so dusty until i cant recognize which one is dust, which one is spider web.

if u hardworking...then good lor,put a big fan..if u lazy then dust...

I always open my case lo..Haha...

So far dust ok lo..be rajin..clean everyday:P

I put my hdd outside so need take out the s.panel...

i;ve experienced when i try to test my old pc.. running or not.. suddenly the pc *boom* at PSU area when i try to switch on.. then i check at the PSU, ants r nesting there~ damn..

actually, it doesnt matter if u open up your side panel or close it. if the insects are attracted to your casing, there's not much you can do about it.

you can however constantly keep your workstation and your casing clean. That's very important if you plan to keep your casing opened.

ok, i'm a lazy fella, so my pc lying there collecting dust with d case open..d*mn.. maybe 1 day need open it all n giv it a clean..but so far lucky nothngy go/nest/breed/watever they do inside la..

well properly enclosed casing with good air flow and dust filter can prolonged the life of the components and keeps the part look new even after years of service.

adding some fans and grill might help the air flow, but wat u mean by dust filter? thought cleaning is the only way 2 get rid of dust...

Well i keep my sidepanel open eventhough i have a fan for my sidepanel...constant cleaning is required tho..

Yes I have to agree, open casing is giving better airflow but dusty. I cleaned my pc every two days with vacuum, just suck out all the dust.

And, open casing is providing fresh air while smoking is providing nicotine and tar =P

but newspaper article i saw saying tat open side panel is not gud 4 air flow?

dun trust newspaper article...

newspaper article is for newbie , correct me if im wrong..

i am oredi experience this thing... my hardware is assemble without use any casing... the tmpreatrure is excellent...

but now i use casing ler bcoz my mother mad at me... hahhaa

last time i tried, not so much diff in terms of airflow and temperature. of course, no stand fan beside the case. just open the side panel for several days, and monitor the temperature. no diff in my case

but turns out some cases at my college, open case will result in stealing RAM!

you don't want to be like fella don't you?

stealing hardwares from inside opened case are really common in my campus last time. but now, no such case happened anymore so far.
must be really hurt if ur performance rams got steal moreover by some noob~!!!

aiyo, so greyish and brownish

close case is a bit soothing to the eyes when looking at your CPU. open case, especially both side panels, looks like rangka already

LOL sniper69, is that even yours?

as for me, stealing internal hardwares may be a bit problem coz i never off my pc while in college. so if my side panel is open, they need to switch off the pc 1st then only take out those stuff. that will take some time, or risk getting shock (and later damage my mobo also lorr)

, no le... one of our friend here...

anyway...
mine to... but he cleverer... he actually swapping his 128MB with my 512MB module ..., actually at first glance, nothing really happen because both module same double sided until i think something about my system... really damn slow ... damn, my friend's a backstabber

LOL..and i thought thats urs cause i thought you are running everything solely on the mobo tray

Well, thats the bad thing about running a naked/without side panel rig. Especially when you are running on expensive stuff...

wow.. my case not tat worse la.. its like dust a few inches already..haha.. time 2 do ur CNY cleaning
liao la bro!
but ur fren clever also, he "swap"instead of "steal" , did u got ur RAM back afterwards?

Mengaku ajelah its yours hahaha. Anyway is that really happend ? How did you know it was him ? From his ram ?

with casing will improve temp with proper air flow and fan... but not for health, i think with or without casing wont make us healthy or not...

yes, got it back...


nah, it's not mine... - not mine

yeap, happened... how? because on the other day (before it was actually happened), this guy asked me about RAM, why he wanted to upgrade and so on, but no money..., he's not a very close friend though, but still a friend aight, same campus, same hostel , lucky for me... he too running on naked (not naked as mine, but opened side panel)...

Not using any casing is better for me.

-Dust???? It can be cleaned.
-Air intake?? there's always air running.
-Messy?? Try to reduce all those unwanted wires,sleeve,or use cable tie.

talking about dust.....

my fren's pc..

edit: the case is closed.... but havent clean for years...

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The dust depends on the place.If the PC is placed in the room full of dust,there you go.Take it.

Good...coz max air flow can hit your casing...hoho..

Plus it will be more better for those who uses air-conditioner inside their room.

Not good man. Noisy + collecting dust

like tat better not use casing bro

am i rite or not

just to share my experience.
few years ago I use an open casing pc.
then on the weekend went to the beach then after coming back, about 7pm, there's a snake hanging on the wall. we tried to jolok it, then it fell on the computer table. straight away it went into the pc.

I was like..whaaa!!! dont!!! xD
luckily no volt shock happened. He sat at the 5.25" Bay.

Thank god it doesn't grab on you when you jolok it...... Thanks to your open PC to provide protection to the snake..

then how u get rid of d snake anyway...

my guess will be, he close the casing, throw it all together. safer that way

trow, hahahahha

he threw away the whole set, im guessing he use shieldtox + lighter burn it . .. no laaa.. impossible.! im guessing he just left it there as his pet .btw. im using open-casing now , No problem whatsoever. my temeperature is cooler by a few degrees if i open it , .

Is it appropriate to drill alot of holes on your casing?
I mean A LOT...

It will not costs a problem.
But what for drilling a lot of holes?

I got a cap ayam brand, the design is like cap unta brand. I didnt open the casing because can easily collect dust and also noisy. Bad for ears.

Why is it noisy?? i think you uses a lots of fans,chipset cooler with fans,gpu cooler with fans.

open or closed?
my CM C5 is always closed, there's once , i found a dead grasshopper* inside .....
my intake front has a filter my back is exhaust.....


*my house has no grass areas

it depend on ur fans la..
buy silent fans will help the sound more silent