Need fan ventilation

[qualhiveldorf]

In the front of my case near the bottom, there are mounting holes for a fan but there is no ventilation except through the little crack at the bottom and I have a fan there but its doing no good. Any ideas as to put vents or something


http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/11-182-522-01.JPG

As you can see its got a wierd curve thing in that spot.

http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/11-182-522-04.JPG

Here you can see a fan mount thing in the spot im talking about.


I really have no idea as to how to make that more ventilated. Any ideas welcome

 

[Chixofnix]

dremel away the bottom edge of the bezel (you never see that anyway...)

edit: and while you've got the bezel off, take away that restrictive mesh blocking your intake... silly thing anyway - how are you gonna accidentally stick a finger through the bezel anyway?

 

[Sophisticated]

thats a pretty nifty case you have there...

 

[Stedeman]

dremel away the bottom edge of the bezel (you never see that anyway...)

edit: and while you've got the bezel off, take away that restrictive mesh blocking your intake... silly thing anyway - how are you gonna accidentally stick a finger through the bezel anyway?

I agree 100%. This is exactly what I used to do on older cases.

 

[Mystikal~Method]

Wow thats a nice case, a little overdone for my tastes- but cool none the less

 

[qualhiveldorf]

Ok I cut off the mesh. Then I removed the silver piece in the front and behind it was the rest of the blue part shaped like this: [
So I cut a sort of wide smile shape into the recessed blue part and then dremeled a vent into the silver part and drilled some holes near the front usb ports. so now it looks like this

http://aaronds.no-ip.com/files/pub/Case.bmp

 

[AlucardCasull]

not bad, clean that up a bit, maybe stick some blue leds back there, youll be golden!

 

[qualhiveldorf]

You do realize that was just edited in "Paint" I didn't actually take a pic.

 

[AFIsoldier]

don't make those big openings, make a crisscross pattern with holes about 1/8in. At the usb part, I am figuring you wont be able to drill holes due to the lil box thing that has the wires in it that my computer has and every other case i have seen has. If you don't use that from port, or could stand not using it, then cut it out completely and glue some wire mesh in it's place, a nice shiny chrome looking mesh would be sweet.

 

[qualhiveldorf]

I already did the mod and it looks like that pic. And there was no litte box just a small circuitboard. but that mesh idea is good since i have no need for those usb ports

 

[Chixofnix]

well take a pic!! we like pix!
I might suggest some dark, but relatively open fabric to glue behind those holes in the bezel (it'll make em' look "blacker," and will act as a quasi dust filter as well)

if you do need to clean it up (can't tell by your paint skillz... ), make sure to use a fine sanding drum on low rpms if you're using a dremel... that's best IME for cleaning up plastic cuts

 

[qualhiveldorf]

I don't have a digi. cam so sorry no pix.

anywayz I cut out the panel holding the usb ports. so it looks like this:

http://aaronds.no-ip.com/files/users/Nick/Case.bmp

Ill add a mesh later. That fan can breathe now. I can feel the air now coming out of the large hole.

 

[Orange Fire.]

Yeah just get that Dremal and saw away at that sucker!! Dont be afraid to mess it up it's Modding! What a NIFTY Case by the way kinda give's me the space feeling " Star Track! "

 

[qualhiveldorf]

I finally put in the mesh and it looks awesome. I'm now thinking about painting the metal part behind it black so it looks better, but I can truly say, MOD FINISHED!!!!