case wth door

[justme666]

Hi,

I guess this is a "rookie" question.....

For cases that have doors...does that meant he door must be open when the computer is on? I notice that thare are some air holes to
get some ventilation inside on cases w/doors, but i don't know if it's enough?

thanks

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

what kind of case

 

[Blain]

If your case has a door and has front mounted fans, it's designed to be closed.
Don't worry about the case police if you happen to run the PC with the door open.

 

[justme666]

ok, thx

 

[RallyMaster]

I typically don't like case doors that block off airflow but if that's the case, you bought a shitty case. If you bought a case that has been thought out (e.g. Lian Li), then you'll have no problem keeping the door closed.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

what about something like an antec p180?

 

[Zepper]

I don't consider many LL cases to be particularly well thought out - but even their design mistakes are generally well executed... Most of their doors do have adequate venting for closed operation. I do like side and bottom door venting to help in keeping the noise from traveling directly to the user's ears. The Silverstone KL-03's door has better venting than the earlier KL-01, and it does seem to block some noise even though some of the venting is on the front.

.bh.

 

[videogames101]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo
what about something like an antec p180?

The sides of the door are perforated, so you can close it without cutting off airflow.

 

[Zap]

I think most cases with doors are designed to have the door closed unless there is a need to access something.

Personally I hate them. My first two cases with doors were an Antec 1080AMG (freekin' 50 pound behemoth - empty) and an aluminum "alien" style Aspire case (back when they were some other name). I bumped the doors on both when they were open. Antec door broke off. The other one cut my leg and left me bleeding.