Fitting Fan into Side Pannel

[synapz]

Hay guys, i have looked in google but with no luck. I want to add a fan into my side pannel but i am not aure about how to do this, can someone please give me advice. Heres a pic of the side pannel.

http://www.pixel-team.com/images/4.JPG

[dgrmkrp]

well.. first you need to figure out where to place it.. common places are over the pci/video zone or /and the cpu/mosfets... after thinking a lot, trying the fan in the respective postion for clearence issues and deciding if you're gonna do it or not :) you tape over and mark the area of the window/case and use either a dremel or a drill to make the holes.. 4 holes for the screws and one big one(better) or lots of small ones for the fan intake.. that's it :) grills and filters, screws and fan can ber installed.. hope this helps..

[blue73]

It would be almost a shame if You had to go a cut holes in the panel. It looks pretty cool the way it is. Have You thought maybe of planting a 120mm fan on the inside roof of case instead?

[Cevinzol]

looks like you're water cooled.
What part are you trying to cool off. if its the case in general why not a top vent

[synapz]

it is just the case in general although i would like to cool my VGA card more

[Omega]

I see that you're water cooled.


If you wanna cool your VGA card better, either get a better pump, or more fans near the radiator.

[zitwep10]

I think the top of that case is where the USB and speaker plugs are, so if he'd want to have a fan up there, he would need to rip that out.

[dragonicecks]

Well fortunat for you i was wondering the same thing and lately stumbled across the solution

http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Chassis/misc/A2356A2400/a2400.asp

It seems that thermaltake has already taken care of this and will soon be releasing this side panel which will solve the problem
Smile

[AKA_RA]

looks like someone was one step ahead of me on this one. i was actually just looking at those side panels yesturday, they look impressive, but they arent availible as of yet. only problem with the side panel that i see is that its a pre modded panel, and some people prefer the DIY route

[synapz]

I see that you're water cooled.


If you wanna cool your VGA card better, either get a better pump, or more fans near the radiator.

the VGA isnt water cooled, the problem with those thermaltake side pannels are, if the fan breaks they cannot be replaced, youcanot buy fans that size on the market. :mad:

[AKA_RA]

thats why you call up thermal take and say, hey it broke, can i have a new one? it prolly has some sort of warrenty on it. sure, itll cost you shipping cuz you have to send the broken one back, but itll be cheaper than buying a new one most likely. but dont quote me on that, youd have to check with thermaltake on that one

[synapz]

and im in the UK so P&P costs more lol ;)

[nil8]

If you're looking for a fan that big and noise isn't an issue, consider some old rackmount exhaust fans. They're industrial, live forever, and push more air than a box fan.

[.alchinko.]

hey i just got done with my case modd. i painted the whole inner part of my case floresant green, put mesh (also floresant green) in front of my window, and put a 120 mm fan on the top of my case. it worked pretty well. i put quite a few coats of paint on to make it nice. 2 primer, 3 paint, 3 clear coat. the fan on top looks sweet becasue i got it with 2 rings of uv coldcatholds on it. i also have two 12" coldcatholds in my case. all sound reactive. anyways the whole project took about a week becasue i worked on it during school. abiout a hour a day. im hopen once i get it together i can get some pictures of it on here. if you have any questions ask me.