Re: GS in desktop case

[nathan@winternet.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <4qaqq3$70c@alpha.vaxxine.com>,
Michael Hackett <mhackett@alpha.vaxxine.com> wrote:
>Nathan Mates <nathan@subzero.winternet.com> wrote:
>> In article <4q9256$h6i@ganesh.lm.com>,
>> Matt Portune <mportune@telerama.lm.com> wrote:
>> >I'm considering moving the GS into a desktop case identical to the one I
>> >built the PC into, but I have some questions.  First off, since the holes
>> >in the case will in no way match the ones on the motherboard, what's the
>> >best way to mount it in the case?

>> What I'd planned to do was take a sheet of clear plastic for insulation,
>> and use tiedowns to anchor the motherboard on that. With that, you can
>> match the hole spacing any way you wanted to.

>That seemed like the best idea to me as well, but I was warned by two
>different people not to do it.  Among other things, it would cut off the
>air flow under the motherboard needed for cooling.

   You don't need a solid sheet of plastic under the motherboard--
one at each corner would allow air circulation under most to all of
the motherboard. I haven't really taken a look at the exact spacing
of everything recently, so that might not really work too well.

Nathan Mates


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