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Dane Bramage · 10-15-2004, 11:07 AM

I find that my aluminium case is cooler to the touch than a steel or platic case. Yeah, it's got more fans, so that could be it.

kutulu is probably right... but aluminium cases are just cooler (as in kewl, not cool

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10-15-2004, 11:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dane Bramage Insane Location: Charlotte, NC	I find that my aluminium case is cooler to the touch than a steel or platic case. Yeah, it's got more fans, so that could be it. kutulu is probably right... but aluminium cases are just cooler (as in kewl, not cool ) __________________ Every passing hour brings the Solar System forty-three thousand miles closer to Globular Cluster M13 in Hercules — and still there are some misfits who insist that there is no such thing as progress. Kurt Vonnegut - Sirens of Titan