Air Cooled Gallery

[tiborrr]

Thank you, mate.

[Marco André]

But with sound deadning your temps will raise, right?

[Origin_Unknown]

But with sound deadning your temps will raise, right?

i'd say yes in theory but if you've got adiquate ventilation then it won't be "as" bad

[Sparky]

But with sound deadning your temps will raise, right?

The quiet fans won't push as much air so temps can be higher because of that but sound-dampening material won't make temps rise.

[humeyboy]

The foam does raise temps slightly so you need compensate, the cases Steel walls or even better Alu walls help to cool the rig by conduction but sticking foam on them stops this.

[Sparky]

The foam does raise temps slightly so you need compensate, the cases Steel walls or even better Alu walls help to cool the rig by conduction but sticking foam on them stops this.

Since the metal case isn't in direct contact with any heat source the cooling effect is minimal. If your temps are noticeably affected by putting sound dampening material on the case walls then you need better airflow

[humeyboy]

Did I state it was substancial ?, the fact remains due to laws of nature, if 3 cases and set ups were identical apart from 1 was plastic and 1 was steel and 1 was alu, the steel rig would be cooler than the plastic rig and the Alu rig would be cooler than both rigs.

Do you not seem to grasp the hot air inside case although sucked out by fans does actually sink into the cases inside surfaces.

In nearly every good site and threads here you will see peeps tell of slight gains in temps due to soundproofing material, and at the end of the day I DID state you need to compensate right at start or my post.

[Sparky]

Did I state it was substancial ?, the fact remains due to laws of nature, if 3 cases and set ups were identical apart from 1 was plastic and 1 was steel and 1 was alu, the steel rig would be cooler than the plastic rig and the Alu rig would be cooler than both rigs.

Do you not seem to grasp the hot air inside case although sucked out by fans does actually sink into the cases inside surfaces.

In nearly every good site and threads here you will see peeps tell of slight gains in temps due to soundproofing material, and at the end of the day I DID state you need to compensate right at start or my post.

Whoa OK calm down, I wasn't attacking you or anything....

I never said that you said it was substantial, I was just using an extreme example. I know that warm air will warm the case, and the metal case will conduct the heat better than a plastic one, but I haven't noticed anything much worth mentioning in temps since the change could have been contributed to ambient air temp changes and all. I imagine though that maybe the effect is more noticeable in a small case than a large one?

If I'm wrong I'm wrong but I just never have witnessed it happen. Sorry...