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- Feb 9, 2001
This is for those case and cooling experts here
Heres the situation:
I recently acquired a Digital proris mx6200 case which i decided to modify for a standard ATX mobo. It took a bit of sawing and soldring to make an ATX motherboard to fit properly. The case is almost finished, just a bit of finishg up left to do. The only thing that bothers me is the airflow, because of the little holes in the back of the case (see the picture). The two 12v fans in the front are quite large about 14-16cm and should provide enough air to cool the insides of the case.
Normally the airflow in case should be done that cold air is taken from the bottom and exhausted from the top either by an external fan or by pwrsources fan but in this case the option of exchausting hot air from the top is quite hard to implement cause there is only a small opening between the pwrsource+Bay2 and the lower part of the case.
Now the question is should i seal shut the small holes and leave a small opening+another fan exhausting near the top beside the kb and mouse connectors or should i leave the cases holes open?
The pic should give a better view of the situation (although the proportions are not quite accurate).
Any comments?
-Lude-
Heres the situation:
I recently acquired a Digital proris mx6200 case which i decided to modify for a standard ATX mobo. It took a bit of sawing and soldring to make an ATX motherboard to fit properly. The case is almost finished, just a bit of finishg up left to do. The only thing that bothers me is the airflow, because of the little holes in the back of the case (see the picture). The two 12v fans in the front are quite large about 14-16cm and should provide enough air to cool the insides of the case.
Normally the airflow in case should be done that cold air is taken from the bottom and exhausted from the top either by an external fan or by pwrsources fan but in this case the option of exchausting hot air from the top is quite hard to implement cause there is only a small opening between the pwrsource+Bay2 and the lower part of the case.
Now the question is should i seal shut the small holes and leave a small opening+another fan exhausting near the top beside the kb and mouse connectors or should i leave the cases holes open?
The pic should give a better view of the situation (although the proportions are not quite accurate).
Any comments?
-Lude-