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CPU's should have all their plug-in places (ports, holes, etc.) on the front, or on the side close to the front. This way you just look down and move or fix things. You don't have to move the CPU, which is crowded up against many other things, to look at the back of it in the dark, among the dust bunnies
and cords.
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Surely this belongs in the computer category. And by the way, that's not a CPU, the CPU is a microchip inside what you call the CPU. You mean the tower or chassis. |
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Anyway, this has been done. It's a mess. |
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Few problems with your idea, dustzephyr. First, if, as you stated, the CPU is already crowded up against many things, then this would completely screw up your setup, because plugs sticking out the side are going to take up space on that side. Second, Having the plugs in the back allow for tidier, neater cord management. The plugs go in the back because that's where the power outlet is. Now, your idea could work, if you had a couple power strips in one of your drawers that the cords could neatly go into. Personally, I rather prefer having a neater front where I can plug in all my temporary-use accessories, such as headphones, joystick, flashdrive, and SD cards, while leaving my permanent fixtures, such as my printer, modem, mouse, keyboard and speakers, as they are, protected from accidentally being knocked loose while trying to plug or unplug something else. |
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as noted, you probably mean "computer"... good idea for desktops; for floor-mounted towers it's a pain no matter where things plug in. You'd still want a cover or it would look like crap and bear in mind that not only would the case probably need to be a bit deeper, but if you have an adapter (say a DVI to VGA) it might not fit... [+] though |
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I'm so glad this wasn't Vernon going for the 256bit CPU. |
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Been done, but I haven't managed to find a cooling efficient motherboard i.e. one where all the hot bits poke one direction and all the connectors the other. That way the hot bits could thermally connect to a heatsink on the backside of the case. Also, if you need a fan, it could be external leaving the case sealed and dust free. |
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I work with an outfit that makes computers for the military, and we deliver pretty much anything they want. Configurations such as this are not unusual. |
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