The those who really care about air flow: Acrylic Cowboy

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PC builders take pride in their art/work because it gives them a freedom that no big electronics retailer can match in regards to specs, price, or appearance.  One aspect of a computer builders life, especially a gamer, is how to cool your system when running a high end CPU and multiple graphics cards.  All of that silicon and plastic heats up pretty quickly and without proper air flow will turn your dream machine into a smoldering pile of uselessness.  Sure you can go buy some fancy air or liquid cooling systems, but why not tackle this little dilema head on and just do away with the main reason the heat builds up – the case.  “Nonsense, a computer has to have a case.” you say.  Well the “case” above does the job of holding all of your PC innards-no-outards in place while giving them all of the fresh air that they could every possibly need.  (Save for the very few who are trying to clock their aging P4 up to 5GHz+…for you special few, Nitrogen is more up your alley).  The Acrylic Cowboy shown above will set you back $76 which seems pretty pricey for a board of acrylic.  Look on the bright side, it’s less than many other PC cases so it’s not all bad.  So are you going to eschew normality and turn your next PC inside out?  I think you should.

Source: Crunch Gear, Geek Stuff 4 U, BBG