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dot_anthem · 07-19-2008, 09:00 PM

Hi, I plan on building a new computer soon, and I was looking at some of the acrylic cases that you buy and assemble yourself. I was wondering if others here have had any experience with them? On TomsHardware some people say that the acrylic heats up far quicker than your basic steel/aluminum case. If I got say 5 basic 80mm fans and a decent heatsink for the CPU, as well has a hard drive cooler and PCI-slot fan, it would be enough cooling to run fine? I'm not rich, so at the most I will be spending $600. I don't want to ruin anything becuase this would be my only chance to get my own computer.

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dot_anthem Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 37 Reputation: 1	Acrylic Computer Cases Hi, I plan on building a new computer soon, and I was looking at some of the acrylic cases that you buy and assemble yourself. I was wondering if others here have had any experience with them? On TomsHardware some people say that the acrylic heats up far quicker than your basic steel/aluminum case. If I got say 5 basic 80mm fans and a decent heatsink for the CPU, as well has a hard drive cooler and PCI-slot fan, it would be enough cooling to run fine? I'm not rich, so at the most I will be spending $600. I don't want to ruin anything becuase this would be my only chance to get my own computer.