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Originally Posted by NightrainSrt4
No they are going to be exhaust fans, so hopefully not that much dust
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NightrainSrt4
No they are going to be exhaust fans, so hopefully not that much dust
You can try your fans that way by all means, but I only said intake because that was the only way that I would have them.
Those fans are going to be fighting against you intake on the front. The front intake fans cool air is going to be sucked right out the bottom if you have that as intake.
But maybe it will work out ok for you.
A couple things to keep in mind though:
1. Heat rises. No matter how many fans you put in the case, your not going to be able to battle that. So, precisely chosen fan locations and airflow recommendations would be recommended.
2. Vortexes and Deadspots. Having to many fans, without considering the airflow can lead to deadspots and vortexes. Both of these issues can kill the airflow and cooling efficiency of your case.
Saying those things, if I were to keep the fans the way they are, I would make the top fans exhaust, and get that thing on a desk or a hard surface and make the bottom exhaust.
Those are just my warnings, and recommendations if you did not want to change the positions of the fans.
Can't wait to see this go into production. Should be beautiful no matter which way fans are facing!
Sketchups look awesome, I wanna see how this turns out. +subscribe
@ NightrainSrt4,
Thanks for the input, i didn't really think about that. It will be on a desk and I will use the bottom fans as intake fans. Thanks a lot, honestly
@ The boy 4rm oz
Thanks :D
I was wondering iif someone could help me here... when i was giving the design a final going over I realized that I have no way of actually getting into the case without moving what I plan to be the mobo tray, so should i modify the actual design of the case or make the plexi so i can slide it out of the front (a bit fiddly), or even just make an extra plate for the mobo to sit on and slide off the top and sides of the case as one?
I'd rather do the latter but any ideas would be great
No problem man, just wanted to give you a heads-up. Sometimes you just need another set of eyes to catch some things!
Not sure about how to handle your access issue just yet, let me think on that for a while.
@ NightrainSrt4
I think that I'll just put a small set of hinges on the non-window side of the case, where the curve is. Then i can just lift up the window side and have access to all of the components. What do you think?
I would personally, as previously suggested, switch the fans round, so the top is exhaust and bottom is intake. Then put some air filter things around the bottom that way you won't be sucking up loads of dust like a vacuum
nice work on the design. It will be interensting to see how you get this going. +rep
@ NightrainSrt4, thanks loads for setting me straight with the fans, +rep
Ok, so Nothing actually made yet, but I've got a net of the case to work with when cutting the aluminium. Not cardboard (too much fuss) but in 2 images I'll print tomorrow on A3 in school, then Shape and cut the aluminium at my Dad's workplace (something to do with making parts for aircraft, he tells me there's tons of the stuff left over), so I should have it made in little over a week. Can't really do it sooner because I've got loads of coarsework to do... meh...
Anyhoo, here are the nets for your viewing pleasure
That one is the left (windowed) side, top (windowed), and right side
and another
that one is the front and bottom
A little off subject now, but does anyone know where a 16 year old can get a job whilst still in school??? I need to get some money to buy components :p
Anyway... expect a log of some work in just over a week
Ok I just want to ask your opinion on something.
UV reactive Red ti nt acrylic, or UV reactive green tint acrylic?
I'm in the process of making the metal parts, expect a log of those soon, but I want to make sure which colour would be best before ordering the acrylic.
Blebbz
