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Obviously I can't speak for Michael on the cooling in the 2.0 case, but the cooling in my Velka 3 mk 1.2 without the fans is about the same. The MB, cpu and gpu temps are all similar (within a degree or two).I've done a few very unscientific tests with smoke pens and it appears the side panel holes that are above the heatsinks of the cpu and gpu actually draw in outside air that is then exhausted by the top case fans. I don't have a way to measure how much of the outside cool air vs hot air is actually exhausted by the case fans, but some is certainly, which means the pressure gradient from the hot components below this area of vents won't benefit as much as they could. Obviously this itself doesn't mean the fans aren't effective at cooling the case (more than a few people seem to have reported favorable results), as heat (infrared energy) will always move that direction.I bet the PSU will bebefit from the source of cool air far better than the other components will benefit from the chimney being open.
Obviously I can't speak for Michael on the cooling in the 2.0 case, but the cooling in my Velka 3 mk 1.2 without the fans is about the same. The MB, cpu and gpu temps are all similar (within a degree or two).
I've done a few very unscientific tests with smoke pens and it appears the side panel holes that are above the heatsinks of the cpu and gpu actually draw in outside air that is then exhausted by the top case fans. I don't have a way to measure how much of the outside cool air vs hot air is actually exhausted by the case fans, but some is certainly, which means the pressure gradient from the hot components below this area of vents won't benefit as much as they could. Obviously this itself doesn't mean the fans aren't effective at cooling the case (more than a few people seem to have reported favorable results), as heat (infrared energy) will always move that direction.
I bet the PSU will bebefit from the source of cool air far better than the other components will benefit from the chimney being open.
