Aluminum Vs. Steel?

[Officerdown]

Regarding a computer case...

Is one better than the other? What are some pros to alumium vs. pros to steel?

 

[Puppies04]

aluminium is lighter, softer and more expensive, steel is harder and heavier and cheaper.

 

[Officerdown]

aluminium is lighter, softer and more expensive, steel is harder and heavier and cheaper.

Does one deal with heat better than the other?

 

[iGas]

Does one deal with heat better than the other?

Aluminum is better if you want braging rights, and it is easier to dent.

Steel is a bit heavier and a bit stronger.

 

[corkyg]

Aluminum transfers heat better than steel.

 

[Puppies04]

Does one deal with heat better than the other?

Aluminum transfers heat better than steel.

Very true but unless we are talking about a fanless setup the amout of heat lost via conduction vs the amout shifted by case/cpu/gpu fans must be miniscule. Infact even in a fanless setup i would doubt it would account for even a 1 degree difference in temps comparing steel to aluminium

 

[THRiLL KiLL]

Aluminum transfers heat better than steel.

for direct contact to heat soruce, yes.

in this scenerio i would agree /w puppies :biggrin:

 

[corkyg]

The reason I use Aluminum is not for heat - but for system weight. I use a full tower under the desk, and I move it in and out now and then. The Aluminum case is much easier to do that with. My other "floortop" is steel, and that is much more difficult. And, I do not disagree with Puppies at all - aluminum is simply "cooler" in the teen idiom sense.

 

[Puppies04]

The reason I use Aluminum is not for heat - but for system weight. I use a full tower under the desk, and I move it in and out now and then.

That is why i bought i HAF-X with wheels, it saves me hurting my back.... at least that was the excuse i told the "mrs"

 

[iGas]

That is why i bought i HAF-X with wheels, it saves me hurting my back.... at least that was the excuse i told the "mrs"

$9~$15 and you are good to go with any case.

 

[corkyg]

$9~$15 and you are good to go with any case.

Nope! That will not work at all - the side door can't be opened and closed in such a carrier. I made my own - a wooden box with 4 casters.

Or, just mount wheels on the case bottom.

 

[Puppies04]

Nope! That will not work at all - the side door can't be opened and closed in such a carrier. I made my own - a wooden box with 4 casters.

Or, just mount wheels on the case bottom.

Or buy a HAF-X

 

[corkyg]

Or buy a HAF-X

Yep! That would work - but if I do that, I will build a whole new system. Maybe that's a good thing!