Comments on: GPU Upgrade – Size Matters Part Two https://davescomputertips.com/gpu-upgrade-size-matters-part-two/ Computer Help, Tips, How-to's, and News Sat, 18 Oct 2025 15:06:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: baruch weisman https://davescomputertips.com/gpu-upgrade-size-matters-part-two/#comment-167760 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 15:06:04 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=148616#comment-167760 Recommendations for ventilation in pc cases emphasize positive pressure air flow. So a definite no if exhaust fans diminish the delicate balance between the two.

]]> By: Charles Hadden https://davescomputertips.com/gpu-upgrade-size-matters-part-two/#comment-167307 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 15:28:37 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=148616#comment-167307 In reply to Reg Watson.

AMEN. even with my case that I leave the side panels OFF; I still have exhaust fans pumping as there is also a cavity behind the case under my desks CPU compartment. Though I don’t mind cleaning thigs out, I do not consider it FUN in any way, it is a necessary chore.

]]> By: Marc Thomas https://davescomputertips.com/gpu-upgrade-size-matters-part-two/#comment-167297 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 11:44:43 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=148616#comment-167297 In reply to Reg Watson.

Morning Reg
New full tower cases don’t accommodate enough HDDs and I certainly wouldn’t describe the CM Storm Trooper case as a clunker, with all due respect, lol.
I get enormous satisfaction from stripping a PC down to bare metal and giving it a thorough bath, then drying it out in the sun.
Which case do you use by the way?
Cheers
Marc

]]> By: Reg Watson https://davescomputertips.com/gpu-upgrade-size-matters-part-two/#comment-167259 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 21:35:17 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=148616#comment-167259 I’ve got just three words Marc. “Positive Air Pressure”. You need to achieve that or as close as possible. You’ve got too much intake and not enough exhaust. That’s why it is filling up with dust and will again in a few months depending how dusty the environment the case is sitting in. To be perfectly honest you would have been better off buying a new modern case and upgrading from the old clunker. The day I ever remove everything to wash the actual case itself is the day I give up computing !

But I tips me lid to you for dedication above and beyond !

Cheers
Reg

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