Re: choosing a motherboard

On 3/30/2024 3:09 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> For years, I think back when my psu started going bad, I started
> leaving the left side cover off, I'd have to hunt to find it now.
> Replacement psu is 850watts. I learned here that they lose a bit of
> power each year and did NOT want to replace it again.
> Do you think with a more powerful cpu and a few on board ssds, would a
> new build have to wear the side panel all the time or could I leave it
> open to my computer room. I find it a great convenience not to have to
> remove the damn panel all the time.

Not wanting to stray off of you OP, or hijack it, but this does bring a 
question to mind.  I have always been of the impression that one might 
think it is going to get more air if the side covers is off, but in 
reality this is not true.  The fans are placed and the tower is built 
with air holes with proper circulation in mind.  It blows over the right 
places.
Is it true that leaving them off, though appearing to open it up to more 
air, in a way actually restricts air as you are no longer are really 
taking advantage of the fan circulation as the designer intended?  It's 
kind of a pressure related question.  If you increase area, the pressure 
necessary to get any volume of movement would need to be greatly 
increased.  Since that is not happening, are you in effect losing 
capacity from the fan?

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