Of course, but the original intent of the individual was to eliminate
his fan therefore, you have to answer what is the best thing you can do
once you have no fan. I doubt the best solution is to cover up the
sources of heat.
Robert Green wrote:
Your idea of just leaving the cover off is less efficient than a
well-designed case with good air flow via a case fan, unless you're
going to use a room fan to blow into the open case (or other method
to increase the air flow across the components).
Without a strong air flow, you rely mainly on radiant heat transfer
and natural convection. Forced convection using a fan / pump in a
closed case is much more effecient, assuming the case has good air
flow paths available.
