1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,680 Thanks for watching TechWiki. Click the subscribe button then enable notifications with the bell icon so you won't miss any future videos. 2 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:11,560 So the ATX standard that's so common for motherboards came out all the way back in 3 00:00:12,120 --> 00:00:20,100 1995 and while modern ones have become packed with features, our technology back then was so primitive that not only did we have to 4 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:24,240 clap our hands to turn our lights on and off, but sound chips, 5 00:00:24,820 --> 00:00:29,880 networking, drive controllers, etc often required separate adapter cards. 6 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:34,600 Not only that but drives don't need as much space anymore both because 7 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,840 single drives are much higher capacity than they were 20 years ago and 8 00:00:39,380 --> 00:00:44,620 because physically smaller SSDs have taken off in popularity. Plus 9 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:51,620 internal optical drives are becoming rare on desktop PCs thanks to digital distribution of games, movies, and music. 10 00:00:52,060 --> 00:00:58,300 So why is it still so easy to buy large mid and full tower cases? 11 00:00:58,300 --> 00:00:59,620 I mean who actually 12 00:00:59,620 --> 00:00:59,980 needs 13 00:00:59,980 --> 00:01:01,360 these things? 14 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:08,940 Well believe it or not there are still a number of reasons that you might want to consider an impressively sized case with perhaps the most 15 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:13,380 obvious being that you're building a powerful rig that needs more components. 16 00:01:13,980 --> 00:01:21,660 Using your computer as a home server such as a NAS for storing video or as a big-time editing workstation can require multiple 17 00:01:22,060 --> 00:01:24,060 high capacity hard drives, 18 00:01:24,580 --> 00:01:29,360 especially if you're using a RAID array to back up your work or speed up performance. 19 00:01:29,980 --> 00:01:39,000 Video footage tends to take up lots of space and bulky hard drives do hold more footage more cheaply than smaller SSDs and 20 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:47,820 more drives means you might need more drive headers to connect them to which will mean a higher-end motherboard with more of them built-in or 21 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:49,860 more likely an 22 00:01:49,860 --> 00:01:52,780 inexpensive add-in card that has extra headers on it. 23 00:01:53,260 --> 00:01:56,740 But what if you're not video editing or running a server? 24 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:57,340 Well 25 00:01:57,340 --> 00:01:59,980 even though many smaller cases can hold up to two 26 00:01:59,980 --> 00:02:08,540 graphics cards no problem, you might still consider a bigger case if you still need to add more adapter cards such as a sound card, a 27 00:02:08,620 --> 00:02:14,580 video capture card, PCI Express SSDs, that drive adapter I just mentioned, or 28 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:21,960 legacy I.O. cards that can add older style ports to a new system for old devices you'd still like to use. 29 00:02:22,640 --> 00:02:29,800 Scientific instruments are notorious for this and even if none of this applies to you, you still may have components that run 30 00:02:29,980 --> 00:02:33,840 hot and a larger case may be able to help you cool things off. 31 00:02:34,260 --> 00:02:40,680 Not only will larger cases give you more room for both air and water cooling accessories like pumps, 32 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:45,360 radiators, and fans, they can provide more breathing space for your components, 33 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:50,360 especially if you're a tinkerer and you're into overclocking your CPU or GPU. 34 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:54,120 On the subject of cooling, larger cases usually offer more 35 00:02:54,700 --> 00:02:58,820 flexibility in terms of how you configure them, with some of them allowing you to 36 00:02:58,820 --> 00:02:59,520 relocate your CPU or GPU to your PC. 37 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:03,940 Some of them allow you to locate components like pumps or drive cages in a matter of minutes, 38 00:03:04,060 --> 00:03:08,860 with some even going as far as to allow you to move the graphics card to a 39 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:13,900 flashier location next to the window, or even flip around the motherboard itself. 40 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:19,700 But we'd be remiss if we didn't talk about two of the most straightforward reasons. 41 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:26,960 One, large cases give you more space to work in, making building and upgrading easier. 42 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:28,880 And two, aesthetics. 43 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:32,020 Some people just like the look of an imposing, 44 00:03:32,660 --> 00:03:41,280 beefy case, and you'll get more room to trick it out with RGB fans, custom lighting, or even fancy designs etched onto the side panel. 45 00:03:41,500 --> 00:03:47,860 So while these behemoths of the battle station world aren't for everyone, there are definitely some cases 46 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:50,560 where bigger is indeed better. 47 00:03:52,770 --> 00:03:54,770 Cases. 48 00:03:54,770 --> 00:03:58,990 Speaking of whatever I was just talking about, check out Private Internet Access VPN. 49 00:03:59,110 --> 00:04:00,910 Not only does PIA work on a 50 00:04:00,930 --> 00:04:06,310 five devices at once, by hiding your true IP address and allowing you to bypass 51 00:04:07,210 --> 00:04:12,970 geo-restrictions and censorship by making you appear as though you're connecting from somewhere else, it also blocks 52 00:04:13,370 --> 00:04:21,470 unwanted connections to help prevent attacks, it auto-blocks all traffic if the VPN disconnects, keeping your data out of the hands of 53 00:04:21,870 --> 00:04:27,630 advertisers and other snoops who are tracking your activity, it prevents DNS leaks, and even includes MACE, 54 00:04:28,270 --> 00:04:30,270 PIA's built-in malware blocker. 55 00:04:30,270 --> 00:04:38,450 PIA supports multiple VPN protocols and encryption levels, allowing you to dial in the exact level of protection that you need, and they've got apps for Windows, 56 00:04:38,450 --> 00:04:43,730 Mac, Android, iOS, Linux, and a Chrome extension, with support for more platforms coming soon. 57 00:04:43,730 --> 00:04:45,430 PIA has over 58 00:04:45,430 --> 00:04:52,850 3,000 servers in 28 countries and does not log user activity, so what are you waiting for? 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