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Thanks to all for the shared experiences. I've been running the cases closed and while I don't have a thermometer for in case measurement, the CPU cores (a dual and a quad 6600) never go beyond 49 C even at sustained full throttle (induced 100%) and the air coming out of the back of the cases is only mildly warm.
The front mounted drives are reading 39 C according to the SMART data, which is fine and I did a kleenex test which clearly shows air is being pulled in from the front vents where it cools the drives first. These Sonata II cases seem well designed.
Fortunately the room the computers are in is more the size of a bathroom than a closet, and it opens into another smaller room which in turn connects to a corridor, so there's plenty of heat dissipation.
I'm still getting used to the silence and the absence of heat buildup. After bass traps, this is the best thing I've done for my humble studio.
Case closed! thumbsup
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