Quote (Secksii @ Sep 2 2017 12:15am)
some of the back is covered, so there's a way for air to exhaust, but is ur desk against a wall? like would the warm exhausted air just hit a wall? or is ur desk in middle of the room, so there's a way for the warm air to ventilate?
If it's against a wall, it wouldnt matter if it was placed in there, or beside ur desk/outside ur desk. Since both positions would still hit the wall... having both sides covered isn't bad. It's more about the front and back.
only way to tell if the cases have psu cover is actually seeing the case through pics or in person, but the common quality cases that have those psu shells are p400 and s340's.
For the gpu, you pretty much get the cheapest and highest model you can w/o paying over too much. Kinda hard to explain this, but each company has higher models like for Asus = Strix -> Dual -> Turbo.
As long as you avoid FE versions, you should be fine. They look like this:
http://media.bestofmicro.com/J/U/594282/gallery/10-GTX-1060-FE-ISO_w_600.jpgSo using the example above, i'd avoid Asus Turbo models, since they're FE design and only look at Strix/Dual but you also compare it with EVGA's/MSIs models etc. and pick the best price per model imo.
Well the front is open towards me, of course. The back is slightly covered but I can take off the back cover and have it open and clear, but the tower would still only be about a foot away from the wall behind it. Is that enough space? I could always move the desk a bit more forward, i guess.
Also, how many fans in the case? If I go with a cheaper case it'll likely come with 2 stock (one front one back), I'm assuming that's enough
As for the GPU, I guess I'll ask before I buy.