Poll: How many of you run your computer with the case open?

[Antoneo]

I used to do that... now its closed

 

[luv2chill]

Definitely closed. I love my Antec SX-1030B--it's so pretty. Leaving the case open would make it oogly. I also keep the drive access door closed cause all my drives are white and look terrible next to that sleek black baby.

Also, then it doesn't take in as much dust and not as loud (I've got 6 fans in there).

l2c

 

[nicknormal]

well my out-take fan doesn't seem to be doing the job so when i leave it open i notice a 4C drop in temp so i leave it open for now until i can find another way to cool...

 

[cirrus1]

Two of my intake fans died for some reason at the same time so until I get replacements it will be open with external fan blowing at it...

 

[IJump]

I have one open, and one closed. I had a second one open, but I parted it out to sell.

 

[Frglss]

I used to leave it open back during the 300A@504 and OC'd TNT days. Now it would run hotter since my tower has 8 case fans.

 

[Colt45]

i managed to bend the sh|t out of my case, and i can't get the cover on if i wanted to..

 

[gbrux]

It used to be that I was always adding something, or removing something, or shifting something inside the case. One day, I just left it open, and it has stayed that way.

I will close it up when I feel that I can no longer improve anything inside.

I wonder how I will feel when that moment comes?

When I think about it, every time I make a change inside the box, the system is essentially a new system, unlike the system that it was in the previous configuration.

Also, after each configuration change, I learn something new.

Maybe that's why I can't leave the damn thing alone, even when its running just fine.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Open for business! Damn Alpha fan has made me deaf in my right ear

 

[ShawnReeves]

Both of my case covers are off. Been this way for along time!!!
every couple months I will take out the CPU/HSF for a good cleaning.

 

[Sundog]

Only off when working on them or doing some testing.

 

[Bignate603]

My friend just got a 300 dollar case, a nice lian li with a precut blow hole. I leave my case side off.

 

[BruinGuy]

Everytime I close it, I want to change something in it, so I just began leaving it open

 

[Warblad13]

only when its like 110 degrees in the summer
to prevent it from over heating

 

[GeekDrew]

Case? They make cases for these things? Yippee!!!

LOL, my mom took my computer away about three months ago, and I managed to smuggle everything out of the office, piece by piece, except the case. So my system is sitting on a table right now.

 

[chuckieland]

my case is close
because too many dust

 

[MrCodeDude]

Nope.. My fan sucks too
-- mrcodedude

 

[adams]

I've had mine open for months... It helps cooling, and it makes access easy

 

[DoubleL]

Open, Never done working on it and testing new parts

 

[Atrail]

I leave it open, its just easier and cooler in my case to do so.

 

[lesch2k]

i tend to leave it open for about a month each time i open it, closed it up when i had people over

 

[bandXtrb]

open

 

[Anaconda]

antec sx1030b has no temp diff whether closed or open, and its quieter with it closed

 

[HansXP]

No, that actually makes my components hotter. That's cuz I have fans in the front blowing in, and fans in the back blowing out. It's a wind tunnel

Edit: I have the Antec SX840 case, in case anyone cares...

 

I used to run my old amd 133 on top of my old 386 case, out in the open air, with the cards sticking up.