notquitedead
11-28-2005, 10:45 PM
Hi...
Yesterday I ordered a Cooler Master Cavalier 3 from newegg.com (was on sale, and after the rebate it will be just $35) but I read that opterons run hotter than athlon 64s. I had already planned to cut a hole in the top of the case and add a fan. Now I'm wondering about something a little more extreme.
Would it be possible to remove the back of the case, rotate it 180 degrees, and then mount the motherboard on the "wrong" side of the case, upside down? That way the heat from the video card could go straight up and out of the top fan. The cpu would also be on the bottom, which would open up the possibility of a p180-like lower chamber for the psu and hdd.
Is it possible? I haven't ever done anything with metal but I know someone who works with metal and fixes machines for a living so I could get all the help I would need.
Edit: Even if I can't do the whole upside-down mobo thing, I'm still adding a fan to the top. Would I be better off with a 92mm or 120mm fan? Can anyone recommend a cheapish one with good airflow that's not too loud?
Thanks.
Yesterday I ordered a Cooler Master Cavalier 3 from newegg.com (was on sale, and after the rebate it will be just $35) but I read that opterons run hotter than athlon 64s. I had already planned to cut a hole in the top of the case and add a fan. Now I'm wondering about something a little more extreme.
Would it be possible to remove the back of the case, rotate it 180 degrees, and then mount the motherboard on the "wrong" side of the case, upside down? That way the heat from the video card could go straight up and out of the top fan. The cpu would also be on the bottom, which would open up the possibility of a p180-like lower chamber for the psu and hdd.
Is it possible? I haven't ever done anything with metal but I know someone who works with metal and fixes machines for a living so I could get all the help I would need.
Edit: Even if I can't do the whole upside-down mobo thing, I'm still adding a fan to the top. Would I be better off with a 92mm or 120mm fan? Can anyone recommend a cheapish one with good airflow that's not too loud?
Thanks.