The wires that go to the front ports on my computer case (headphones and mic jacks) are very short and can only reach the closest end of my motherboard, but the connectors on the motherboard are on the back near the rear end of the case. Anyway I can extend those wires?

Cheap option= cut the wires then splice extra wire in between the cut.

Costly option= buy a new/retail PC case. Retail cases typically have longer wires.

Just as the question states, I would like to know if there a way to control computer LEDs using a program or other method without opening the case? The LED case can sometimes be bright at night for a computer in a bedroom with someone sleeping and I have to leave it on to run things at night, so is there something like a program or other way to mange the computer case LEDs other then detaching them from my motherboard every night?

You could buy a fan controller. And if your good with electrics attach a few leds to a wire and to the controller. Or if your like me buy a Led fan and attach that. when you turn the fan up or down the lights get brighter or dimmer.

Or it might just work if you attach a led fan to your motherboard and use its built in fan control. Or a program like speed fan.

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Since there have been a lot, and I mean lot’s of 360’s die, what if you take all the components of the 360 and transfer them to a bigger computer case. I don’t have a 360, but I’ve seen them at stores and those things are so damn small, no wonder the heat kills the system.

Would this work? The biggest problem I could see is the hard drive not working. What do you all think?

You can transfer anything. All you would do is open the 360 (voiding the warranty) transfer it over using some longer cables for the components and your golden. I did this with one of my 360’s and then I water cooled it as well. Mainly because it’s a 360 and a pc with a flush mounted lcd screen.

Check out www.xbox-scene.com for tons of tutorials active forums with tons of mods.

~Shoe

i’ve heard lian-li is good, and coolermaster is alllright, but I want to know which case is the best for cooling in a computer – not liquid cooling either, normal fan/air cooling.

From what I have read aluminum is the best choice for keeping everything cool. I just bought a Lian Li PC 60B Plus II and it is great!! Everything stays really cool. Has a fan on top of the tower to suck the hot air out.

I would not advise just removing the side panel, you want to avoid dust building up in your components especially your fans. If your fans get clogged with dust and stop functioning then you will have yourself a nasty meltdown. Also, If you are looking into a small form factor case you need to add as many fans as your power supply can handle. Hope that helps.

Taking the video card out of my computer case, I nicked my thumb enough for it to start bleeding. My friend told me if I didn’t immediately put antiseptic on it, Id get some sort of infectious virus. Is he exaggerating, or should I rush to the hospital as it’s been a few hours? Is it really that big of a risk?

If computers were that big of a health hazard don’t you think it would be more public knowledge by now?
You’re fine. Just rinse it and wrap it up.

I already have a running PC. I want to get a new computer case. Will I be able to remove the current power supply and install it in the new computer case? They are both ATX Mid Towers. My current case came with the power supply. Can I switch it to the other if it does not come with a power supply?
It’s going to be the same computer. Same hard drive, processor etc. Just a different case. I can either order a case with a power supply or one without. Hence my question.

yes

I have an antec 300 case and I spray painted back in june but did a bad job with it. The paint chips off very easily and i want to redo it. I was just wondering how to remove the old paint from the interior of my computer case?

Spray some goof off and let sit for 30 sec. or so, it work wonders!!!!

My husband is building a computer and he asked me to pick out the case for his Christmas present. All I know is he wants liquid cooling and something big enough so everything isn’t crammed in. And of course something that looks different. What kind cases should I look at?

Well, there are tons of choices out there. It really depends on what style he likes the most.
It sounds like he is looking for a full tower though. That shrinks the choices down some.

If it was me, I would get the Silverstone Raven (RV01 or RV02). Its huge and has plenty of liquid cooling capabilities plus looks really neat. It also rotates all the components 90 degrees from the default orientation. Making you feel a little better if there was a leak in the cooling system, since it would just drip down to the bottom of the case instead of right on top of your graphics cards.

The Antec 1200 is always a good choice. Lots of room and lots of options for system builders. A lot of people have this case and its a safe bet if you are unsure what to get. Its the best full-tower out there.

Another case to consider would be the Coolermaster HAF series, it has tons of space and is pretty well built. Liquid cooling would be easy in this too.