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In my particular case (a
Cooler Master ATCS 840), I
have even proven that mesh
venting on an air-cooled
rig is very bad for internal
temps and have resolved
the issue by duct-taping all
the case’s rear mesh vent-
ing. My internal system
temperatures immediately
dropped by 5-8 C. If case
makers continue with this
trend of negative case
pressure and venting, they
should also supply filters
for the mesh venting.
—Michael S. Gray

Senior Associate Editor
Nathan Edwards Responds:
You’re spot-on about excessive
venting combining with nega-
tive air pressure to create sky-
high heating problems. We’ve
found that mesh and excessive
venting can be fine, as long as

there’s positive air pressure.

The best temperatures we got

in this month’s case roundup

were from the Antec LanBoy

Air, which is made of empty

space and mesh, but has posi-

tive air pressure. Starting with

this case roundup, we are

indeed incorporating cooling

testing into our case reviews

from now on.

Water-Cooling the Wee

Ass-Kicking Machine

Can you put a Corsair H50

water-cooling loop in the

small form factor gaming

PC from December’s Build It

with everything loaded?

—Joseph Garcia

Senior Associate Editor

Nathan Edwards Responds:

The Silverstone SG07 we used

for the Wee PC has one intake

fan: an 18cm fan at the top

of the case that forces fresh

air over the mobo, GPU, etc.

However, the fan mount does

include 12cm mounting holes

too, so if you remove the 18cm

fan you ought to be able to

mount the H50’s radiator and

fan. CyberPower’s LanParty

Evo Mini (reviewed this

month), which uses the same

chassis, effectively does that

with the Asetek OEM version

of the H50. Keep in mind that

system temperatures might

actually go up unless you use a

top-notch fan; after all, you’re

replacing an 18cm fan with a

12cm fan that has to push air

through a radiator.

In Search of the

Samsung SH-B123

I just read your review of the

Samsung SH-B123 Blu-ray

drive in the December issue.

I’ve been in the market for a

Blu-ray reader/DVD burner

for some time now, and this

one looks like it hits the

price/performance ratio per-

fectly for me. Unfortunately,

I have not been able to actu-

ally find the drive for sale

anywhere, despite the press

release from Samsung stating

that it would be available in

July 2010. I was hoping that

you might be able to shed

some light on the situation.

—Chris Castle

Deputy Editor Katherine

Stevenson Responds: I

spoke with my Samsung

contact and was assured

that, by the time you read

this, SH-B123 drives will be

available to purchase online

from Amazon, Fry’s, and Tiger

Direct. OEM versions of the

drive, with the same specs and

just slightly different pack-

aging, are currently available

at Newegg.com (http://bit.ly/

aO6aU2) and Micro Center

(http://bit.ly/a3edye).

Windows Phone 7 is one of the most important things

to come out of Microsoft in years, and we’re giving it

the in-depth coverage it deserves on MaximumPC.com.

Hit up our special topic hub at http://bit.ly/9nnEZv for

tips, tricks, videos, and the latest reviews of Windows

Phone 7 hardware.

NOW ONLINE

Windows Phone 7 Tips

and Tricks

Yup, it’s a bucket list for the

web. We’re rounding up 100

can’t-miss sites that are so

outrageous, amazing, and/

or weird that you cannot

miss them.

Sandy Bridge

Revealed

Senior Editor Gordon Mah

Ung is torture-testing Intel’s

newest CPU architecture

in the Lab. Read all his

conclusions next month.

Is it possible to build a high-

performance system that

runs silently? For cheap?

Find out in next month’s

Build It.