From: "David Baud" Received: from mail-it0-f50.google.com ([209.85.214.50] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7122319 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 27 Jul 2018 00:53:01 +0200 Received: by mail-it0-f50.google.com with SMTP id s7-v6so5107586itb.4 for ; Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:01:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=from:mime-version:subject:date:references:to:in-reply-to:message-id; bh=/A7JNyc1+ygid6i/R9ygJp7BqDynnYLiSqW9vw/d7Rg=; b=LSSsVcAYvpdYH1RE7IJh8PGhFv1qD21wzvFJxh5yxCWlphP2sfBygw0WzVShmOujsl TT5NmGJ2zVtb61yT877GWZNrp0Y9RZe5vs1dRx7Fqx+sfv18nkGBZCD2sz1fJQ64lLyf ITCl4QUbXmv/tWPP4ZVXksE0BdZk++2ZewnfKqdVHhSKg8YqgrjNtKsyH8Ml5dKFqcyY KcEZdv5N9EOYt75QryhkQZcavr1DMHekWYyhn7jQ/PLMXILSZ6P6C1jnkvPsxSGyQBFL zqBqSWrzuLEQ4Jy0fobAwKMijj0wIaquTkPzX/LfESdSGnsatRe7eqFRY42vtpFbgffz ZI3g== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:mime-version:subject:date:references:to :in-reply-to:message-id; bh=/A7JNyc1+ygid6i/R9ygJp7BqDynnYLiSqW9vw/d7Rg=; b=TJ/HOfT8VJg5UKm9oAoQj/oYeLfk3jtH9QgjrjTo6ub4zC7BLSbWQGVxt63M116yop 56S7d5iyoGrDyvH59jeUCyifMc39eQxS1uSPcZs7Vy9dQhjyFLQanJ2tU8+PsiZVfvKS 8c//ATVi8dC6E41RMrQgOEBmPLFNDPD8Ff5zPs0db7AMyOBVHCmQuLb3znUpXQsAWKp7 pgndg2u8QYwgZnYWAIiI7Q+GvphFA9SdjaBxF6Puq6bTWhFuhhbS0C34+DOiS9Hs+1aW kfIuQgxWgD6SzOXbG1U9IXPUPHWSVKRLR3ATOdTsYTVvLzNjpxcL+cTYIjdQR2AKBdMl giqQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOUpUlGJzCfQ/hD43LWELAK1fAbloKpzxbapKwc5VdUaC4Gj3FpIcg4i nm+x1Pv2Yk1/TRGfeLJCLn5dEOe9 X-Google-Smtp-Source: AAOMgpfzpc3xFPNlJFfLp7/79fDhj+PBfPmwKdT4FJMxc+r1anZFKIhKdUrapqoRu/U5mLr7kFJEMQ== X-Received: by 2002:a24:4dc1:: with SMTP id l184-v6mr3484277itb.20.1532646117461; Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:01:57 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from ?IPv6:2601:285:102:4d18:9899:4d80:9fd2:7f90? ([2601:285:102:4d18:9899:4d80:9fd2:7f90]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id g23-v6sm710185iob.88.2018.07.26.16.01.55 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:01:55 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_5A2177AC-BA28-4E60-8EF5-5052CA8C8AE1" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Cases for windows machine Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:01:54 -0600 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3273) --Apple-Mail=_5A2177AC-BA28-4E60-8EF5-5052CA8C8AE1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 I am sure some people on this list will have more practical answers to = give you, but for someone who has been running/maintaining/building = computers for more than 35 years, here are a few things you may want to = consider when selecting your case: . cooling - as you certainly know, you want to keep temperature down and = variation as little as possible. Things to consider include size, = building material for the case, air and water cooling . upgradability or not! - room for internal hard drives, card slots, = power supply - ease of replacing components (rack, slider,=E2=80=A6.) . noise - if you plan having your computer next to the operator, you may = want to make sure it is noise free! Let us know what you end-up choosing, Good luck, David Baud Colorist & Finishing Editor david at kosmos-productions.com > On Jul 26, 2018, at 16:34 , Chris Zwar = wrote: >=20 > Hi all, >=20 > I=E2=80=99m going to put together a simple windows machine and thought = I=E2=80=99d ask peoples opinions on cases. All other parts of a = computer can be chosen on their technical merits but I=E2=80=99m a bit = stumped when it comes to choosing a case. Lots of cases seem to be = aimed at gamers, while honestly I don=E2=80=99t care about LEDs and how = many colours it comes in. > I=E2=80=99m wondering if there are specific features I should look for = that are more relevant to video professionals=E2=80=A6 things like port = placements and so on. Why the fuss over tempered glass panels? If the = point of a glass panel is so you can see the LEDs on the motherboard = then I wouldn=E2=80=99t bother, unless there=E2=80=99s more to it than = that? > The online retailer I use has over 300 cases to choose from ranging = from $49 to over $800, and unlike RAM / CPU / GPU I have no idea what = the extra money is bringing in. =20 >=20 > I haven=E2=80=99t built a windows machine for over 10 years so any = insight is welcome. >=20 > -Chris --Apple-Mail=_5A2177AC-BA28-4E60-8EF5-5052CA8C8AE1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 I am sure some people on this list will have more practical = answers to give you, but for someone who has been = running/maintaining/building computers for more than 35 years, here are = a few things you may want to consider when selecting your case:

. cooling - as you = certainly know, you want to keep temperature down and variation as = little as possible. Things to consider include size, building material = for the case, air and water cooling
. upgradability = or not! - room for internal hard drives, card slots, power supply - ease = of replacing components (rack, slider,=E2=80=A6.)
. = noise - if you plan having your computer next to the operator, you may = want to make sure it is noise free!

Let us know what you end-up = choosing,

Good = luck,

David Baud
Colorist & Finishing = Editor
david = at kosmos-productions.com

On Jul 26, 2018, at 16:34 , Chris Zwar <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

Hi = all,

I=E2=80=99m going to put together a = simple windows machine and thought I=E2=80=99d ask peoples opinions on = cases.  All other parts of a computer can be chosen on their = technical merits but I=E2=80=99m a bit stumped when it comes to choosing = a case.  Lots of cases seem to be aimed at gamers, while honestly I = don=E2=80=99t care about LEDs and how many colours it comes in.
I=E2=80=99m wondering if there are specific features I should = look for that are more relevant to video professionals=E2=80=A6 things = like port placements and so on.  Why the fuss over tempered glass = panels?  If the point of a glass panel is so you can see the LEDs = on the motherboard then I wouldn=E2=80=99t bother, unless there=E2=80=99s = more to it than that?
The online retailer I use has over = 300 cases to choose from ranging from $49 to over $800, and unlike RAM / = CPU / GPU I have no idea what the extra money is bringing in.  

I haven=E2=80=99t built a windows machine for = over 10 years so any insight is welcome.

-Chris

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