2006-11-15 10:21:48 · 13 answers · asked by msoria_06 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
well, im sure its not good for it, allows dust in etc , but ive been doing it for a few months, took sides off mine to clean the fan, cant get them back on, so they have been kinda leaning against it !
2006-11-15 10:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by dlin333 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing except your letting dust get into the components which is a big no no. But it will work fine till the dust screws the components up
And with out the cover the cooling fan can't direct the flow of air where it needs to be.
2006-11-15 10:24:54 · answer #2 · answered by whtsthislif4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pappy is correct. Assuming you live in a house with no children or animals, that's the worst thing that can/will happen. Dust has absolutely nothing to do with it, since they don't sell pre-built computers with fan filters. That means that the dust will be "getting into" your computer, no matter what you do. As a matter of fact, the fans are forcing the dust inside of your case.
2006-11-15 11:41:22 · answer #3 · answered by alchemist_n_tx 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nothing. if anything it possibly cools it slightly better if in a cool place as it increases the amount of air circulation in the system. Although you can cause larger dust buildup within your unit alog with exposing your system to malicious damage by youngsters or even accidents.
It is not recommended to leave your cpc without a cover but some people still do it. These days there are much better alternatives to cooling your PC such as better designed boxes and better airflow management by the fans or even with things such as water cooling....
2006-11-15 10:31:30 · answer #4 · answered by GhandiDahandi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you are right. sometimes it does happen --specially when you lose the special screws -- to put back the cover. then you also want to check out whether the problem you tried to fix...has indeed been fixed and all is OK. by that time you are exhausted...and leave that damn thing open...for ever. it does happen and you do not care about dust, or cold or fan -- c'est la vie. do not worry until things go wrong again -- and at that time you will be happy you left it open so you can fix the problem faster. hope it helps.
2006-11-15 10:32:34 · answer #5 · answered by s t 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you get to see how much dust is in there and some are sensitive to air flow and may overheat others will run cooler and theres always the chance someting unwanted will get inside
2006-11-15 10:24:38 · answer #6 · answered by spankdis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should be able to run the computer as normal, if you build and fix computer you can normally run the computer with the cover off to do diagnostics
2006-11-15 10:25:03 · answer #7 · answered by Druid2020 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will not have the proper air flow for designed cooling.
2006-11-15 10:29:35 · answer #8 · answered by pappy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing some nerds think it looks cool that all
2006-11-15 10:24:25 · answer #9 · answered by ec1177 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing, it will just get more dusty but will get better ventilation
2006-11-15 10:23:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋