Original HAF 932 or HAF 932 AMD Edition?

JoaoHadouken · May 17th, 2012, 02:30

I bought a new case for my PC: HAF 932 (original). But it came the HAF 932 AMD Edition, which has a better visual, but it doesn't have the lateral fan. I want to work with two video cards in my PC, then I would like to know some opinions about that... if you recommend me to ask the shop to bring me the original case or if I should stick with this special edition? My real worry is about the cooling... if this AMD Edition will not comprimise my two video cards because of the high temperature!

I have searched a lot about that... most sites and forums says that this AMD Edition doesn't have much diference compared with the original, it does only increases 2~3 ºC in the video cards, and the difference between both cases starts appearing when you want to use 3 video cards or more, etc... However, some people say that the missing lateral fan can increase in 10 ºC the temperature of the video cards, etc... So, I want to know your opinion, specially if you passed by a similar situation...

Thank you very much!

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Kaizen · May 17th, 2012, 03:42

leave the side of the case off, I never have the side panel on
unless you have kids mucking about or animals, whip it off

JoaoHadouken · May 17th, 2012, 11:14

Well... I don't have kids/animals... so you're saying that the side fan doesn't make to much difference... leaving it open should be enough... thank you!

But I still have my doubts... I live in a hot city... temperature here floats between 28~30ºC in most time... then I don't know if leave it open would be a nice idea... does anyone have something to add?

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KrossX · May 17th, 2012, 11:31

Nice colors. I would leave it as it is, and closed... cuz it looks cool (although I keep mine open usually). And if it has places to add extraction fans, add them. Then watch the temperatures closely.

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · May 17th, 2012, 13:41

I'd say send it back and ask for the original but purely for the superficial reason that you want the badges of your tech matching. I'd certainly get quite annoyed eventually by having an AMD badge on an Intel system.

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KrossX · May 17th, 2012, 14:20

According to my case's badges, I have an Intel P3 with an Athlon 64 and some Audigy card too... and I think I still have some unused lying around somewhere. XD

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Kaizen · May 17th, 2012, 15:13

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Originally Posted by JoaoHadouken

Well... I don't have kids/animals... so you're saying that the side fan doesn't make to much difference... leaving it open should be enough... thank you!

But I still have my doubts... I live in a hot city... temperature here floats between 28~30ºC in most time... then I don't know if leave it open would be a nice idea... does anyone have something to add?

I usually find leaving the side of the case off is better than with it on when there's a sidefan.
Some cases I had possessed a 20cm sidefan that pushed a lot of air in but taking the side panel off still yielded better temps for the collective components

JoaoHadouken · May 17th, 2012, 22:28

OK then... I'll stick with the AMD Editon... thank you for all the responses and opinions!

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May 17th, 2012, 02:30	#1
JoaoHadouken Never give up your dreams Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Brazil Posts: 181	Original HAF 932 or HAF 932 AMD Edition? I bought a new case for my PC: HAF 932 (original). But it came the HAF 932 AMD Edition, which has a better visual, but it doesn't have the lateral fan. I want to work with two video cards in my PC, then I would like to know some opinions about that... if you recommend me to ask the shop to bring me the original case or if I should stick with this special edition? My real worry is about the cooling... if this AMD Edition will not comprimise my two video cards because of the high temperature! I have searched a lot about that... most sites and forums says that this AMD Edition doesn't have much diference compared with the original, it does only increases 2~3 ºC in the video cards, and the difference between both cases starts appearing when you want to use 3 video cards or more, etc... However, some people say that the missing lateral fan can increase in 10 ºC the temperature of the video cards, etc... So, I want to know your opinion, specially if you passed by a similar situation... Thank you very much! __________________

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May 17th, 2012, 03:42	#2
Kaizen John Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,498	leave the side of the case off, I never have the side panel on unless you have kids mucking about or animals, whip it off

May 17th, 2012, 11:14	#3
JoaoHadouken Never give up your dreams Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Brazil Posts: 181	Well... I don't have kids/animals... so you're saying that the side fan doesn't make to much difference... leaving it open should be enough... thank you! But I still have my doubts... I live in a hot city... temperature here floats between 28~30ºC in most time... then I don't know if leave it open would be a nice idea... does anyone have something to add? __________________

May 17th, 2012, 11:31	#4
KrossX クロッスエクス Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 3,642	Nice colors. I would leave it as it is, and closed... cuz it looks cool (although I keep mine open usually). And if it has places to add extraction fans, add them. Then watch the temperatures closely. __________________

May 17th, 2012, 13:41	#5
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,333	I'd say send it back and ask for the original but purely for the superficial reason that you want the badges of your tech matching. I'd certainly get quite annoyed eventually by having an AMD badge on an Intel system. __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

May 17th, 2012, 14:20	#6
KrossX クロッスエクス Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 3,642	According to my case's badges, I have an Intel P3 with an Athlon 64 and some Audigy card too... and I think I still have some unused lying around somewhere. XD __________________

May 17th, 2012, 22:28	#8
JoaoHadouken Never give up your dreams Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Brazil Posts: 181	OK then... I'll stick with the AMD Editon... thank you for all the responses and opinions! __________________