Andrew Belov wrote:
 
> On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:33:26 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
 
> >1-There is no natural airflow in/out of a PC case, while in nearly
> >every desktop case, airflow is required to maintain reliably low
> >temps inside the case.
 
> Natural airflow exists as long as there is ascending heated air and
> suitably located intake/exit openings. Besides, of course, there are

I should have wrote better what I meant. I don't consider ordinary
convective currents to be "flow" as the term is used for PC cooling.
Compared to forced air cooling, natural airflow in/out of a typical
desktop PC case is minimal - i.e. no *significant* airflow - which in
practical terms translated means considerably higher in-case temps
without forced airflow in/out of the case.

Note my use of the word "reliably". Is your data worthy of reliability?
Does your HD like operating 10-30 degrees above its design inside a
passively cooled case? Do you trust your data to it?

> >2-What's the point of a fanless PS if you have to add fans elsewhere?
 
> Don't know/care. Nevertheless, this is an example of nonsense that does
> exist, according to some reviews of fanless PSUs I've encountered.

It isn't nonsense that forced air cooling is superior in cooling
capacity to simple convection and radiation cooling, especially with
case covers or portions thereof made of plastic, as so many are.
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