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if i decide vents into the side of the case with the clear plastic window in and then placed a fan over it would i see better air blow thermals and would that be a good idea overal if i want to try to make the air flow better in my pc even tho more dust will be able to get in and id have to clean it more often

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4 minutes ago, JohnDoe94 said:

if i decide vents into the side of the case with the clear plastic window in and then placed a fan over it would i see better air blow thermals

probably, but it depends. what case, and where would you add the fan?

 

4 minutes ago, JohnDoe94 said:

would that be a good idea overal if i want to try to make the air flow better in my pc even tho more dust will be able to get in and id have to clean it more often

cleaning a PC isn't really that hard, but also you can buy a cheap dust filter and add it in yourself.

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Just now, Fasauceome said:

probably, but it depends. what case, and where would you add the fan?

 

cleaning a PC isn't really that hard, but also you can buy a cheap dust filter and add it in yourself.

like if i cut the plastic into vents similar to these builders-edge-gable-vents-louvers-120051 would that make a conciderable difference or at least enough to make cutting long holes in my pc case and putting a fan over it worth it in the slightest?

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Ummm...you can just remove the side covers and measure the temps first to see if opening the case at all helps?  I bought a crappy case to start with so just leave the side cover off for peace of mind...that and I leave it sitting on the floor where the cooler air gathers.

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6 minutes ago, JohnDoe94 said:

would that make a conciderable difference or at least enough to make cutting long holes in my pc case and putting a fan over it worth it in the slightest?

it would make a difference, but that style of ventilation is fairly hard to reproduce.

 

I had cut holes like this to mod a case, you might find this simple design easier

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6 minutes ago, JohnDoe94 said:

like if i cut the plastic into vents similar to these 

You can make a hole and put a grill with a filter over it with the fan on the other side.

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should i cut holes in the plastic of my pc case or just take the thing off completely which is better?

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14 minutes ago, JohnDoe94 said:

should i cut holes in the plastic of my pc case or just take the thing off completely which is better?

replace your side panel with a bug screen ?  I'm only half joking..you can buy a role of it for cheap and cut to fit ?

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15 minutes ago, JohnDoe94 said:

should i cut holes in the plastic of my pc case or just take the thing off completely which is better?

we still don't know if your airflow or temperatures are even that bad.

What GPU temps do you get in games? What case are you using, with how many fans? Is your CPU thermal throttling?

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Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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so i tried putting a another fan in the plastic window part of the case and some of it broke and cracked cause of the drilling the screw into it

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how does plexi glass break like that i thought plexi was near unbreakable

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25 minutes ago, Stu_Bear said:

replace your side panel with a bug screen ?  I'm only half joking..you can buy a role of it for cheap and cut to fit ?

thats an interesting idea

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5 minutes ago, JohnDoe94 said:

thats an interesting idea

Maybe the pexi glass will slip out of the door frame...and you can just tape bug screen in it's place till you make up your mind...if it works for you then you can make it permanent with some crazy engineering..

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26 minutes ago, Stu_Bear said:

 

Maybe the pexi glass will slip out of the door frame...and you can just tape bug screen in it's place till you make up your mind...if it works for you then you can make it permanent with some crazy engineering..

ok i replaced the door thing with screen like you said pretty sure itll have good airflow along with the fan i put on it

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so replacing the glass or plastic with screen was a bright idea it has even better airflow than before

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