computer cases?

ExtremeGamer · 10-25-2006, 09:51 PM

Whats the difference between steel and aluminum computer cases?

diduknowthat · 10-25-2006, 09:55 PM

aluminum cases are generally lighter, but often flimsier than the best steel cases.

ETSA · 10-26-2006, 06:11 AM

Aluminum is generally considered a better building material for computer cases.

For reasons involving heat and weight.

Yasu · 10-26-2006, 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ETSA

Aluminum is generally considered a better building material for computer cases.

For reasons involving heat and weight.

From what I've read, aluminum cases do practically nothing for the heat. The benchmarks I saw showed an insignificant decrease in temperature. So pretty much aluminum is only good for LAN parties since it's light.

**Archangel** · 10-26-2006, 08:33 AM

yes,.. the only reasong to take an aluminium case is the weight. altough.. the material isnt as strong as (good quality) steel,.. so you can damage a case a bit easyer.
as for the heat,.. it doesnt really matter, its the design of a case that allow's it to blow the heated air out much easyer,.. the case actually shouldnt absorb any heat

**The_Other_One** · 10-26-2006, 09:00 AM

I don't know the material my room mate's case is right off, but another room mate commented about me not putting a standoff in the center while I was building the computer(motherboard was flexing, BAD) It turned out to be the whole case flexing! It was just a cheap < $20 case

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Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 8,054	yes,.. the only reasong to take an aluminium case is the weight. altough.. the material isnt as strong as (good quality) steel,.. so you can damage a case a bit easyer. as for the heat,.. it doesnt really matter, its the design of a case that allow's it to blow the heated air out much easyer,.. the case actually shouldnt absorb any heat __________________ Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb ( 850/1180 ) Corsair HX620W PSU

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The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	I don't know the material my room mate's case is right off, but another room mate commented about me not putting a standoff in the center while I was building the computer(motherboard was flexing, BAD) It turned out to be the whole case flexing! It was just a cheap < $20 case __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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