Is it Possible to Keep Dust Out by Using Lots of High CFM Fans?

AZNBoiOnFIYA · 07-22-07, 04:39 PM

Just curious if this will work cause I'm thinking of buying 7 sunon 108CFM fans for my UFO2 both for watercooling and to plug up the 120mm holes.

bing · 07-22-07, 04:42 PM

As long the air is not filtered, the more you pump in the more dust it will get.

freakdiablo · 07-22-07, 04:58 PM

You would think the dust wouldnt have time to settle, but I have an unfiltered high speed intake fan and I still have to go after the area in front of it with a can of air every now and then.

Weary Memory · 07-22-07, 11:03 PM

In theory you would think so, but there will always be some dead space for the dust bunnies to gather....

UglyChild · 07-22-07, 11:25 PM

The fan blades them selfs will have dust on them after a while.

Max0r · 07-23-07, 12:12 AM

Seems to me like both low and high speed fan setups result in dust but the dust builds up in different ways =/

fl0w · 07-23-07, 07:32 AM

just make some filters for all the in fans. stockings work

eternaljammer · 07-23-07, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by fl0w

just make some filters for all the in fans. stockings work

yes that is what i do an it works great.

CJ145 · 07-23-07, 08:13 AM

I use a mesh like the stuff on the front of a CM Stacker case for fan intakes. It does not stop all the dust but it stops most of it and still allows good airflow for high CFM fans.

Karnal · 07-23-07, 08:22 AM

Filters help but you will still get dust, d@mn dust bunnies.

xbiker321 · 07-23-07, 05:04 PM

Just blow out your case with canned air once in a while. no need for filters, they restrict some air flow.

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07-22-07, 04:58 PM	#3
freakdiablo Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Here	You would think the dust wouldnt have time to settle, but I have an unfiltered high speed intake fan and I still have to go after the area in front of it with a can of air every now and then. __________________ Main: MOBO: MSI P67A-G45, CPU: i7 2600k w/ VenX (4.4ghz @ 1.33v), RAM: 2x8gb Kingston HyperX Blu Red Series DDR3 1600, GFX: Galaxy GTX670 GC, PSU: OCZ 1250w ZX, CASE: Corsair 500R, HDD: 120gb Samsung 840, Samsung 2TB EcoGreen F4 Quick, Cheap, and Dirty NAS: Sempron 140, Hyper 212+ with 800RPM Scythe Slipstreams, 4gb ram, 5x2tb Hitachis in RAID5, Seasonic SSR-360GP, Antec 300, Biostar Tpower motherboard, APC BR700G UPS, Buffalo WZR-HP-AG300H router Laptop: Lenovo Thinkpad X220 HTPC: Zotac ZBOX AD04-U w/ 4GB Samsung 1333mhz, 64GB Adata Premier Pro SP900 Sandbox: Q9550, DFI Lanparty Jr. P45-T2RS, 3GB mismatched ram, 1TB Samsung F1, Antec Neo Eco 400w, cheapo case Lanbox: APEX TX-381-C case, MSI 760GM-P34 w/ cheap MOSFET heatsinks, AMD PII 965 BE, 8gb Corsair XMS3 1333MHz, 120GB OCZ Vertex 3, CM 212 Evo, MSI 5850 OC Project 1UP Bored of games? Nothing good on internet radio or youtube? Dont waste your GHz, find them before they find us. SETI
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07-22-07, 11:03 PM	#4
Weary Memory Registered Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minnesota	In theory you would think so, but there will always be some dead space for the dust bunnies to gather....
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07-22-07, 11:25 PM	#5
UglyChild Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mother Russia	The fan blades them selfs will have dust on them after a while.
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07-23-07, 07:32 AM	#7
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07-23-07, 08:13 AM	#9
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