The quest for cool

[Perfesser]

Ever since the first time I had to blow the dust out of the box I've been meaning to properly filter incoming air.

After fixing the fans, I started looking at airflow through the case. Rather than adding more fans I thought to improve the efficiency of what is there. Fan grills are a huge impediment to airflow . most removed.

Now that there's there more airflow we'll want to filter it to keep the dust out.  I bored some 1" holes at the video card intake fans and another 3" directly in front of the CPU, adding a ram tube(single serving yogurt cup) to direct outside air directly at the CPU fan.

I built up a little box of foam weatherstripping around the holes and a few stand off supports. Some self adhesive velcro on the case holds an air conditioner air filter of 12 x 15 inches. The velcro itself does hold the foam but to be sure I attached the fuzzy  half of the velcro to the foam and added a few staples to be sure.

Did the same at the original 4 x6 screened intake on the front of the case.

[T_O_A_D]

Nice one Perf, this was my epiphany this morning ;-)

Mic foam gone, Foam paint brush = Hacked into New Mic foam :-)

[Perfesser]

I guess those foam brushes are good for something after all......

[T_O_A_D]

Yep I had no Idea, till I was digging around the garage for a piece of foam to cut. Eureka!

[Perfesser]

When I'm trying to figure out a tricky problem I often wander around my "pile of stuff" while thinking things through.

"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk." - Thomas Edison

[T_O_A_D]

For certian!