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| Thread ID: 66196 | 2006-02-14 20:40:00 | Adding cooling | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | Press F1 |
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| 430353 | 2006-02-16 04:09:00 | sidecutters will work, exspecially if its thin steel case. also i would be tempted to get of that fancy looking grill bit in the bezel. you might want to try it on or off. not sure why that top right fan location has 1/4 of it blocked off. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 430354 | 2006-02-16 04:09:00 | By the look of that you could take the fans out, and let convection do the cooling . Those fans aren't doing much against that sort of resistance to flow, and the blades will get in the way of what little air goes through those holes . Those are "EMC holes", not air holes . :thumbs: For a jigsaw, you just need a starting hole . A nibbler would work quite well on that rather thin looking steel . Rather than sidecutters (which would cause a lot of distortion) I would use a round needle file to join a closely spaced ring of holes . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 430355 | 2006-02-16 04:12:00 | Thanks for the info. What about a case that is all holes? For example c1com.co.nz This is the case I have. Apart from cutting the perforations on the case fan and the psu fan and replacing with wire covers what else can I do to increase air flow? Meg |
meg_h_nz (6960) | ||
| 430356 | 2006-02-16 04:21:00 | If the case were aluminium, then it may just be possible to use side cutters, but if it's steel, then you would have no show. Those perforations at the back are just for fancy show :eek: There's hardly any flow area at all! It looks like a major operation. It would be best to strip everything down to a bare case, swarf and electrics just dont mix. I'd be inclined to see if you can get the probe near to the cpu fan intake. If it's a rigid stainless steel probe then you may have problems, if it's a flexible wire then you should be able to tape it near the fan intake and bring the wire out through a suitable hole. You could also try it near to the video card, and near to the hard drive. I'd just experiment. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 430357 | 2006-02-16 04:29:00 | tweak'e, the grill in the bezel is plasticed on, meaning there is melted plastic holding the grill on, it will come off easy, but won't go back on unless I screw or super glue it back on. I too am not sure why that is, even on the pics I have seen online this is there, not sure why :confused: Graham, it is very thin, I am able to bend it with my pinky :horrified What I might do is use the sidecutters for the middle parts and then as I get near the outside, use a round file as you said. Terry, I was going to do it when the PC is off, there is loads of room between the cut area and mobo or anything else and just vacume of something it the inside when finished. I will try putting the sensor where you said |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 430358 | 2006-02-16 04:42:00 | I have a pic of the back of my case. www.imagef1.net.nz I don’t think I need to worry about the PSU fan but the case fan needs some help. The problem is that as you can see the case back is "split" so it is not just a matter of cutting out the hole and placing on a wire cover as it wouldn’t fit. Any advice appreciated. Meg |
meg_h_nz (6960) | ||
| 430359 | 2006-02-16 04:49:00 | wheres the other rear fan? those stepped ones are tricky, you might be able to enlarge some of it. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 430360 | 2006-02-16 04:59:00 | TEOR: The sidecutters will distort it badly, and it's hard to get it flat again. A needle file will probably rip though it very easily. There is another approach which would work but does require much care. Don't blame me if you damage yourself. :D A strong knife blade will cut "tinny" steel like that very well. The ideal is to support the area being cut with a wooden block while using the sharp pointed blade with a piercing movement (with firm pressure, rather than violent "stabbing".) Remember the Ginzu knife advertisements. But be careful. Be careful whichever way you do it because the edges left are sharp. If they are jagged as well as sharp, they cut flesh very well.. Meg: I wouldn't be too bothered about using a grille. Who's going to poke their fingers into the fan? If you're worried, make a sign: "Poke fingers in here", on the basis that such people will do the opposite of what you tell them. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 430361 | 2006-02-16 05:04:00 | wheres the other rear fan? those stepped ones are tricky, you might be able to enlarge some of it. There is only one rear case fan behind the small holes on the stepped section. I have in total: 1 X CPU fan (standard came with the processor) 1 X PSU fan (as seen in photo) 1 onboard fan on graphics card Meg |
meg_h_nz (6960) | ||
| 430362 | 2006-02-16 05:12:00 | sorry meg_h_nz i got your posts mixed with The_End_Of_Reality's posts. it would pay to start a new thread on yours rather than hijack this one. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
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