At 08:27 AM 3/28/2005, Russell McMahon wrote: >>right wrong or indifferent taking the side off a PC has always in my >>experience cooled it down CPU core and system temps generally drop by a fair >>few degrees. > >The side was already off (what use are sides ? :-) ). They do cut down on the noise and RF emissions, plus they make a nice snack tray in a pinch. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist