I tried out a new type of case

axon1988 said:
Only really relates to Windows 10 as I am on that. So I guess you shouldn't worry about it too much then.

If it's faint... then maybe the internet can help out with finding a solution.
Click to expand...

Thank you axon1988 - appreciate the effort.

*Edit*

Also for the link I just saw - thanks.
 
Last edited:
axon1988 said:
Yeah one day I'll do this. Thanks, I'm totally going to try it.
Click to expand...

Another rather handy thing I have found is CO Contact Cleaner

crccc.jpg

We have plenty cnc machines at work and they use oil to cool the cutter and material.
The oil vaporises and of course pc cases being the dirt traps that they are the oil ends up settling on (dripping off) the motherboard, heatsinks and fans.
The oil along with the usual dirt in a pc become a lovely greasy gunk.

That stuff is basically like hosing your motherboard down, works a charm just don't use it on screens or hard drives :)
 
AstroTurf said:
Another rather handy thing I have found is CO Contact Cleaner

View attachment 19591

We have plenty cnc machines at work and they use oil to cool the cutter and material.
The oil vaporises and of course pc cases being the dirt traps that they are the oil ends up settling on (dripping off) the motherboard, heatsinks and fans.
The oil along with the usual dirt in a pc become a lovely greasy gunk.

That stuff is basically like hosing your motherboard down, works a charm just don't use it on screens or hard drives :)
Click to expand...

Oh that's pretty cool. My thing lately is to dip everything in cleaning alcohol. Makes it smell like a hospital, but it works. Cleans off all the gunk. But perhaps this could be easier.

The other thing I do is usually just use my air compressor on the heatsink to get rid of the gunk between fins.
 
axon1988 said:
Oh that's pretty cool. My thing lately is to dip everything in cleaning alcohol. Makes it smell like a hospital, but it works. Cleans off all the gunk. But perhaps this could be easier.

The other thing I do is usually just use my air compressor on the heatsink to get rid of the gunk between fins.
Click to expand...

Nothing wrong with strong ethanol or iso alcohol, may be a bit pricey though.
Also use air compressor (with air drier) for quick cleans or when it's just dust but when you have gunk you need to wash that thing.

I occasionally in a pinch also just use a paintbrush if the aircompressor won't work.
 
AstroTurf said:
Nothing wrong with strong ethanol or iso alcohol, may be a bit pricey though.
Also use air compressor (with air drier) for quick cleans or when it's just dust but when you have gunk you need to wash that thing.

I occasionally in a pinch also just use a paintbrush if the aircompressor won't work.
Click to expand...

Even a toothbrush is okay as long as you don't use brute force! Go cleaner team!
 
I had a look at the V21 a while back when upgrading my case but wasnt happy with the airflow and somewhat tight space to work with. So I went with the Cooler Master HAF XB Evo. One of the best purchases i made last year.
 
8sh said:
I like the idea of a cube case. Different from your typical, standard vertical tower.
Click to expand...

It's really nice. So far it's been worth every penny. There's better airflow, the motherboard lies flat so the CPU cooler and GPU are not hanging off the motherboard at all. There's enough space for a bajillion fans and other cooling options. It's a damn sweet case.
 
Apollo said:
I had a look at the V21 a while back when upgrading my case but wasnt happy with the airflow and somewhat tight space to work with. So I went with the Cooler Master HAF XB Evo. One of the best purchases i made last year.
Click to expand...

I honestly did not have any issues with tight spaces, it can take a massive air cooler if you want that. There's enough harddrive racks to go around and it's the best airflow I've had in a case yet.
 
axon1988 said:
It's really nice. So far it's been worth every penny. There's better airflow, the motherboard lies flat so the CPU cooler and GPU are not hanging off the motherboard at all. There's enough space for a bajillion fans and other cooling options. It's a damn sweet case.
Click to expand...

A "floor-mounted" motherboard makes a lot more sense; sounds safer. Gravity does not have a bad an effect on the components (although fastened) dangling in the case.

If I can afford it one day, buying a cube case actually sounds like a preferable way of doing things. One should also have less issues with incorrect seating.
 
8sh said:
A "floor-mounted" motherboard makes a lot more sense; sounds safer. Gravity does not have a bad an effect on the components (although fastened) dangling in the case.

If I can afford it one day, buying a cube case actually sounds like a preferable way of doing things. One should also have less issues with incorrect seating.
Click to expand...

Have to say, I'm not a fan of the bigger graphics cards lately making their rounds in my case, simply because of that sag. I've recently incorporated lego into my buiilds, to prop the card up :D

Actually pretty cool. But yea, agreed, a flat motherboard would get rid of that whole issue entirely....
 
8sh said:
A "floor-mounted" motherboard makes a lot more sense; sounds safer. Gravity does not have a bad an effect on the components (although fastened) dangling in the case.

If I can afford it one day, buying a cube case actually sounds like a preferable way of doing things. One should also have less issues with incorrect seating.
Click to expand...

There are lots of cheaper mini-itx cube cases. It's the ones that can house atx or lager motherboards that get really expensive, and really big as well. Mine is already quite large, but at the same time I seem to have more space as well.
 
mottamort said:
Have to say, I'm not a fan of the bigger graphics cards lately making their rounds in my case, simply because of that sag. I've recently incorporated lego into my buiilds, to prop the card up :D

Actually pretty cool. But yea, agreed, a flat motherboard would get rid of that whole issue entirely....
Click to expand...

Perhaps I can take another pic in my case to show how much space it has for larger cards. But yeah if I had money to throw around I would consider getting one of those smaller form factor cards.
 
8sh said:
When I have my shop and have saved up some money, I will give my current tower to my shop as the main work station and buy (something like) this:

https://m.takealot.com/#product?id=50486196

As the case for my personal rig. Initially, my shop will use my Cooler Master Elite [something] as its case.
Click to expand...

Yeah that one is nice and on rebeltech it's even cheaper. Just remember that it is a mini-itx case. So won't fit the normal hardware.
My next upgrade will be moving to mini-itx form factor as well. I want a smaller footprint overall.
 
axon1988 said:
Yeah that one is nice and on rebeltech it's even cheaper. Just remember that it is a mini-itx case. So won't fit the normal hardware.
My next upgrade will be moving to mini-itx form factor as well. I want a smaller footprint overall.
Click to expand...

Everything in my case is small:

Motherboard (Mini ATX)
GPU - 750 Ti (may be a dual fan, but it's still small)

My case is actually big compared to the components it's housing.
 
8sh said:
Everything in my case is small:

Motherboard (Mini ATX)
GPU - 750 Ti (may be a dual fan, but it's still small)

My case is actually big compared to the components it's housing.
Click to expand...

Oh yeah I can totally imagine what it looks like now. That corsair case would do wonders for it.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top