a case like dell

matkeys · 31 Aug 2010 at 18:30

is there any cases out there that are like the dell 9150 case,
were the duct for the fan is a direct feed from outside to a tuniq style cpu cooler.
ive always wanted to build in to a del case like this as my dad has the dimension 9150,
and the cpu stay very cool even when gaming. as then i thought of making a piece of
ducting to just fly the cpu hot air right out the back using a push pull config

pcAnywhere · 31 Aug 2010 at 19:19

That's a BTX case I believe; but the cheapest option may be to buy a dead Dell and "modify" it for a proper PC

matkeys · 31 Aug 2010 at 19:51

i see, just looked it up

BTX 325 × 266
ATX 305 × 244

so basicly the atx will fit?

Tealc · 31 Aug 2010 at 19:53

Cable Management fail to the nth degree.

matkeys · 31 Aug 2010 at 20:05

not my fail, just a pic i found on google.

GeezerButler · 31 Aug 2010 at 20:47

Doesn't the BTX board fit the opposite way round to ATX? I would have thought the ports, expansion slots and standoffs would be in the wrong place for an ATX board

matkeys · 31 Aug 2010 at 20:55

It is but i looked at my dads, and all but 4 look to fit

Kosmiche · 31 Aug 2010 at 20:58

Just get a Antec gamer case or Coolermaster HAF tbh

matkeys · 31 Aug 2010 at 21:22

Well i like the direct cold feed too the cpu cooler

Tealc · 31 Aug 2010 at 21:48

Shouldn't be too hard to rig something up to duct any CPU cooler from a cool air source. Scythe bay to 120mm tube taped to CPU cooler fan, then direct out the back via another short duct. Thought about it before when wanting a more passive heatsink operation.

PhillyDee · 31 Aug 2010 at 21:54

BTX and ATX are not compatible (I will be proved wrong, but I think there may be a special case which can take both).

BTX was intended to replace ATX as it was a superior thermal design, but it failed due to no compatibility with existing systems. Only Dell used it, IIRC they have moved back to ATX.

matkeys · 31 Aug 2010 at 23:30

Tealc

you know i cam across this yesterday
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Evercool-AD-0...4311f6312a0a0aad5012381ff241345#ht_1763wt_911

Tealc · 1 Sep 2010 at 09:40

Ooh shame that's not 120mm. Not sure why but there are loads of 80mm duct solutions but hardly any 120mm ones, apart from the Thermalright but it looks inflexible.

The cover from a 100 DVD-R tube, or maybe two taped together. They are a little more than 120mm but are close enough. There's also a cooker hood 120mm fan aluminium flexible duct on the Bay too.

Not sure what effect this has on cooling but air that's a few degrees cooler will cool a heatsink just that little bit better, but probably not as much as you would like though.