[quote=“JayS,post:38,topic:26023"”]
+1
I see people do this all the time. “Well, it’s really hot today, so I took my case apart so it will run cooler.” Then you show them the system temps in the bios and they’re much hotter with the case open. Modern cases are designed to flow the air over the items that need cooling, and as soon as you take the case apart you disrupt that flow. With the case closed the air is drawn in from the front, and blown out through the power supply, at the opposite end. With the case open air is drawn in from the nearest point, often the hot air that is being blown out of the powersupply fan.
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Exactly, theres a reason to keep it enclosed, if not the box would have holes in it for it to ventilate lol.
But either way, if its working fine now good. Id still just for safety reason take a can of compressed air and some artic silver to it. $20 and you just prepared/saved yourself from processor failure in the future.