Tiny holes vs one BIG one

[MacGyver]

A good way to increase the cooling in your case is to increase the free area of the fan openings. On a lot of cases, fan grilles are created by punching out lots of little holes or slots, like this:



If you've ever run a fan that is not mounted in a case, you'll notice it can blow a fair amount of air. However, put that against a bunch of tiny holes and the fan has to work harder to blow air, because of the added friction, turbulence, and reduced free area. The solution is to take a Dremmel or other similar cutting tool and cut out the grille so it's just one big hole like this:



This increases the free area by over 100% and gives you more cooling with less fans. Noise is also reduced since the sound of air rushing through 100 tiny holes is eliminated.

You can add the wire grille for a finishing touch, or you're worried about foreign objects, kids, pets, etc from poking their paws in there. You can find these grilles at electronic shops or on the web.

[Wayward Clam]

Need more caffeine... topic title made me think... well... you just don't wanna know...

[JungleMan1]

Yes, sort of misleading if you know what i mean!

like that one in Hot Hot Deals entitled "She's cheap and she'll do it all"

[DANIMAL]

Good thinking Mac, I'll eventually do that to my case. I can handle the heat it's the Noise that bugs me.

[Joker1]

i knew he was refering to air holes.... but then again thats just another sign im an OC addict.
hehe <a href="http://www.grizzlygames.com/top10oc.jsp" target="_blank">Top ten ways to tell if you need help</a>

[3faze]

<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by Jpbtennisman:
Yes, sort of misleading if you know what i mean!

like that one in Hot Hot Deals entitled "She's cheap and she'll do it all" </font>

Sound's like one of my ex-girlfriends

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It's supposed to do that... and that... hmmmmm... probably not.

[This message has been edited by 3faze (edited September 08, 2001).]

[Darren Wilson]

<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by dlagace:
Good thinking Mac, I'll eventually do that to my case. I can handle the heat it's the Noise that bugs me.</font>

Use rubber or leather washers on the screws holding the fan & shield in place and you won't hear hardly anything.


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[BurnFEST]

<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by Darren Wilson:

Use rubber or leather washers on the screws holding the fan & shield in place and you won't hear hardly anything.


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Good idea, gotta try that one myself...now all i need is a way to quieten that FOP38

Burn.

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