Can this PC be operated with its cover taken off? I leave my PC on 24/7, so better cooling with no cover?
1614817
It can be operated that way, but there are provisions for adding more fans (quiet ones), I operate mine pretty much 24/7 and have had no problems with cover on and one fan added, although ambient temp at computer location is around 72 degrees F
1614818
This unit runs very cool. Removing covers from tower PC's usually prevents proper air flow.
1614819
Absolutely not! It is a good idea to take the cover off one a year or so and blow the dust off but by removing the cover you inhibit the airflow over the cpu and mobo making the cooling fans useless. The case is what generates the wind flow. Keep it clean and covered and you will have no problems
1614820
You probably could run your computer without the cover, but it might be counterproductive regarding cooling. PC manufacturers are careful to engineer cooling and airflow to work with the case closed. If the computer sits in a location that has unrestricted airflow, and is not too warm, it should do fine running non-stop. If the ambient temp is much more than middle 70's farenheit, you might need to monitor the temps of the cpu and motherboard to ensure the computer is going to operate reliably.
654206
Good question. Because there is some level of air under the lapdesk it may help cool it a bit, but it is not meant to be a cooling device. To be honest, I've not notice much difference, but then I haven't done any studies either!
747865
Just make sure there are enough ventilation(cooling fans to draw the heat out of your computer, and make sure the heat from the computer can get out freely), and finally, put the computer far away from you so you don't feel the heat.
1482448
As long as the fans on the bottom are not covered, personally i have had no problems with noise or getting too hot, gaming on it has ben perfection.
937704
Yes, and thankfully it has an off switch. I don't want people to think my well-cooled "High Air Flow" case is a raging inferno.
348211
That was my concern as well as I have a home office and did not want to have AC or a fan blowing when I use the PC. This PC is very fast and quiet; and in respond to your question; I have never felt any heat coming from under my desk. Some PC radiate heat and acquire allot of dust which can affect the performance; I had this PC for over a year. Hope I have answered your questions.
2050798
You can't use the computer with the cover on it. In my case, I have no access to the CD drives, the power switch or any USB ports. Also, the cover does not allow me to plug the power cord in the back of the computer when it's in place.
670935
No for the fan alone. But it does have options for System: Cool, Heat, Em(ergency) Heat, Auto and Off. So if you don't want the fan to run, you'll need to turn the system off.
1200371
I use mine half of the time without the fan because it allows airflow. Personally, I would choose the model with a fan over the one without because there are times, during heavy usage, that the fans prevent my laptop from getting uncomfortably hot. But that's just me. :)
293801
Not at all. If the unit getting hot, place a cooler box under, like a lap top.
2081887
Yes you can remove it without it affecting the performance of the board. But, it is not easy. I called the seller and had them walk me through the process. I worked with IT hardware for 30 years and it was not obvious how to take the heat sink off.
1940219
The one I purchased pushes/sucks the air out. In my opinion, this may be the best direction as the CPU heat sink and fan draws/pulls hot air up from the CPU and since this fan would be fixed in close proximity it would be good to have it complete the job by taking that hot air out of the case.
683737
If you are using it for a serious gaming machine, it may shut down from overheating itself. Otherwise it seemed to cool itself fine.
1479473
YES, If was able to post pics I would. It has heatsinks that go to the CPU and to the GPU and both are interconnected and each heatsink comes out to a fan for a total of two fans. After removing bottom cover it would be very easy to clean any dust out of the fans unlike my last ASUS (careful do not let fingers slide on bottom cover edge as pop it off after screws are out, I sliced the crap out of my finger, lol) I have removed the bottom cover with a T5 Torx bit to check a few things (will be taking the HD out for an SSD, adding another 8GB stick of RAM and mailing my keyboard out at some point for blue back-lighting to be added to the keyboard).
347487
You can leave the keyboard on, battery will last very long anyway. May be good to off just to avoid pressing keys and mess up the pc.
2050797
Use the computer with the cover on if you don't mind losing data and replacing overheated components or the entire computer regularly.
1272934
Nope. There is an eject button on the front. You press that and take your drive out while your PC is on. It's great.