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Dropped off 2 intake and 1 exhaust fan grills (crappy swiss cheese ones) Temp down almost 10C for 45 minutes of dremel work..sweet.
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Cut out factory fan grills omg!
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Now I dont have to use that noisy TT Volcano7..
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Well I always leave one case panel off so I can really hear it.
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I found that out about how restrictive those cheese grater grills cut into the are case about 1 1/2 years ago. I cut them out on a case and immediately noticed that the fans moved a lot more air. Plus, I found tha they were actually adding to case and fan noise due to the restriction they imposed and the computer ran noticeably quieter after cutting them out.
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Thinking about adding an exhaust on top of my cae since heat rises.
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Depends on the grill but cutting them out would definately make some difference I'm sure of it. Just buy an aftermarket metal grill cover. How many fans do you have? I cut out 3 total so It was a big change intake and exhaust wise.
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I cut out the grill on the back of my Lian li, even though it did not really need it. It was sort of one of those things that i did because I could, not because it really needed to be done. Plus the gold fan grill looks cool.
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Yeh some factory grills aren't that bad. Mine were awful very small holes all spread out now the air is blowing out strong. I am just waiting for my rounded cables to free up some more airflow.
