Fan Filters?

ZeroShaun · 01-24-10, 04:09 PM

I'm getting this case and was wondering a good way to keep dust out. My house is unbelievably dusty, and I have to clean out my current case (XCLIO Wind Tunnel) constantly. I've read a little about dust filters for fans, but haven't used any before. Can anyone suggest a brand or type that would work well with the case I'm going to purchase? I'd prefer something that's barely noticeable and can be re-used after being cleaned.

4GHZ_or_bust · 01-24-10, 04:17 PM

nylon stocking should be cheap and easy.

deed · 01-24-10, 04:20 PM

Strectched pantyhose or nylon stocking.... May I ask why your replacing your windtunnel?

720x770 · 01-24-10, 05:03 PM

adding filters means less air flow which means more heat. especially when they start getting clogged. It's easier just to go over the inside of the case with a can of compressed air than have to mess with filters. Besides, even with filters you're going to get dust in there and have to clean the inside eventually anyways. You should only need to do it once every month at most, that's only 12 times a year.

deed · 01-24-10, 06:38 PM

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adding filters means less air flow which means more heat. especially when they start getting clogged. It's easier just to go over the inside of the case with a can of compressed air than have to mess with filters. Besides, even with filters you're going to get dust in there and have to clean the inside eventually anyways. You should only need to do it once every month at most, that's only 12 times a year.

My overclocked storage computer atm is running filters clean it out less then once a year and the temps only increased 3c. Saves me money over buying a can of compressed air every month.

PhaseZero · 01-24-10, 09:09 PM

Women's shoe department has disposable ones for trying on shoe's. Perfect size for a 120-140mm fan. lol.

ZeroShaun · 01-24-10, 11:47 PM

Thanks for the replies. I thought the first mention of pantyhose was a joke at first, haha. And I'm replacing my case because I found a better looking case that comes with more fans and better airflow. Not to mention the front lights that show the temp died pretty early in my Windtunnel's life. I'm getting a Cooler Master HAF 932 blue LED version.

It's just part of a few different upgrades I'm buying.

EDIT: While I'm at it, would you consider this a good heatsink for a phenom II 940 BE? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118020 Anything better for it's price? I'm buying a new motherboard so I want to try my hand at OCing it on air. This is the new mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-143-_-Product

deadlysyn · 01-25-10, 12:49 AM

Here you go. This is a much better bang for your buck than the Zalman.

ZeroShaun · 01-25-10, 01:24 AM

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Here you go. This is a much better bang for your buck than the Zalman.

Thanks. Would you say the motherboard is good to go?

deadlysyn · 01-25-10, 01:53 AM

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Thanks. Would you say the motherboard is good to go?

I haven't worked with any AMD mobo's lately, so I can't really say for sure. I am not really a big fan of Biostar though. If you are really looking for some of the best overclocking boards, I would recommend Gigabyte. I have heard good things about Asus, but haven't used them lately due to problems I have had in the past. Another brand that seems to be pretty well recommended around here is EVGA, but they are quite expensive. What kind of budget are you looking at? You could use the money saved on that cooler to put toward a better mobo.

ZeroShaun · 01-25-10, 02:32 AM

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I haven't worked with any AMD mobo's lately, so I can't really say for sure. I am not really a big fan of Biostar though. If you are really looking for some of the best overclocking boards, I would recommend Gigabyte. I have heard good things about Asus, but haven't used them lately due to problems I have had in the past. Another brand that seems to be pretty well recommended around here is EVGA, but they are quite expensive. What kind of budget are you looking at? You could use the money saved on that cooler to put toward a better mobo.

$100 - $120 is good. I'm not looking to crossfire or anything, so yeah. This board has gotten good reviews on newegg, I hear 790GX is good and it has a "self recovery system" feature in the bios that allows it to go back to default settings every time the machine hangs up or crashes due to inappropriate overclocking so I figured it was a good buy.

deadlysyn · 01-25-10, 02:55 AM

Newegg reviews are very unreliable and should be taken with a grain of salt. I would really recommend a Gigabyte board. I run my Q6600 in one, and have had nothing but good results with it. I will see if I can pull up a link for one of the better AMD boards.

Edit: Here you go. A good buddy of mine has this board running a 965BE, I believe, and he loves the board. It comes out to around $133 after shipping, so it is a small bit out of your budget. I think a few extra dollars for a much better board is well worth it though.

01-24-10, 04:09 PM	Thread Starter #1
ZeroShaun Registered Join Date: Dec 2008	Fan Filters? I'm getting this case and was wondering a good way to keep dust out. My house is unbelievably dusty, and I have to clean out my current case (XCLIO Wind Tunnel) constantly. I've read a little about dust filters for fans, but haven't used any before. Can anyone suggest a brand or type that would work well with the case I'm going to purchase? I'd prefer something that's barely noticeable and can be re-used after being cleaned.
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4GHZ_or_bust Now 6GHz or Bust! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Michigan	nylon stocking should be cheap and easy. __________________ space for rent
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deed Member Join Date: Sep 2009	Strectched pantyhose or nylon stocking.... May I ask why your replacing your windtunnel?
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01-24-10, 05:03 PM	#4
720x770 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Band Camp	adding filters means less air flow which means more heat. especially when they start getting clogged. It's easier just to go over the inside of the case with a can of compressed air than have to mess with filters. Besides, even with filters you're going to get dust in there and have to clean the inside eventually anyways. You should only need to do it once every month at most, that's only 12 times a year. __________________ - PROC: Phenom II X3 720 BE Stock Cooler @ 3.2ghz MOBO: Gigabyte MA770T-UD3 AM3 RAM: 2x1GB Crucial DDR3 1333Mhz Unganged Dual Channel @ 9-9-9-24 (53.9ns) GFX: Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5770 v2 (960/1400) CASE: Rosewill R220 Black 0.5mm Steel ATX Mid Tower (120mm rear fan, 80mm front fan) PSU: 450w Diablotech (120mm intake) HD: 2x80GB 7200rpm WDC SATA RAID
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01-24-10, 11:47 PM	Thread Starter #7
ZeroShaun Registered Join Date: Dec 2008	Thanks for the replies. I thought the first mention of pantyhose was a joke at first, haha. And I'm replacing my case because I found a better looking case that comes with more fans and better airflow. Not to mention the front lights that show the temp died pretty early in my Windtunnel's life. I'm getting a Cooler Master HAF 932 blue LED version. It's just part of a few different upgrades I'm buying. EDIT: While I'm at it, would you consider this a good heatsink for a phenom II 940 BE? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118020 Anything better for it's price? I'm buying a new motherboard so I want to try my hand at OCing it on air. This is the new mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-143-_-Product
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01-25-10, 12:49 AM	#8
deadlysyn Folding Team Content Editor Who Dolk'd my stars Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stealing your megahurtz at night	Here you go. This is a much better bang for your buck than the Zalman. __________________ Water and Air Cooling Lead Senior Folding for Team 32 as 8thDeadlySyn Folding in the memory of pscout I'm a Team 32 Folding Mentor. Ask me about Folding. Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3LR, Q9550@3.5, 4 GB Corsair Dominator DDR2-1066, Corsair Force F60, 300 GB Maxtor SATAII, EVGA GTX460 v2 Laing D5 Vario, D-Tek Fuzion V1, Swiftech MCW60, Swiftech MCRES V2, HWLabs BIX3, 3 Panaflo FBA12G12U's on Rheobus, Primochill LRT black, Antec 900 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P, Athlon II X3 445, TRU120, 4 GB Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600, 8800GTS 320MB, 320 GB Maxtor Sata, SB Audigy SE HEAT - My Folding Stats Would you like to see your writing on the front page? Ask me how! Last edited by m0r7if3r on 1-23-2011 at 12:45 PM. Reason: I haz uber 1337 h4x0rz 5k1llz
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deadlysyn Folding Team Content Editor Who Dolk'd my stars Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stealing your megahurtz at night	Newegg reviews are very unreliable and should be taken with a grain of salt. I would really recommend a Gigabyte board. I run my Q6600 in one, and have had nothing but good results with it. I will see if I can pull up a link for one of the better AMD boards. Edit: Here you go. A good buddy of mine has this board running a 965BE, I believe, and he loves the board. It comes out to around $133 after shipping, so it is a small bit out of your budget. I think a few extra dollars for a much better board is well worth it though. __________________ Water and Air Cooling Lead Senior Folding for Team 32 as 8thDeadlySyn Folding in the memory of pscout I'm a Team 32 Folding Mentor. Ask me about Folding. Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3LR, Q9550@3.5, 4 GB Corsair Dominator DDR2-1066, Corsair Force F60, 300 GB Maxtor SATAII, EVGA GTX460 v2 Laing D5 Vario, D-Tek Fuzion V1, Swiftech MCW60, Swiftech MCRES V2, HWLabs BIX3, 3 Panaflo FBA12G12U's on Rheobus, Primochill LRT black, Antec 900 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P, Athlon II X3 445, TRU120, 4 GB Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600, 8800GTS 320MB, 320 GB Maxtor Sata, SB Audigy SE HEAT - My Folding Stats Would you like to see your writing on the front page? Ask me how! Last edited by m0r7if3r on 1-23-2011 at 12:45 PM. Reason: I haz uber 1337 h4x0rz 5k1llz Last edited by deadlysyn; 01-25-10 at 03:06 AM.
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