Easy case filter maintenance

ArtisanFoxx · April 8

Need a little help finding the right case, I'm building a PC for my nephew and they have 3 cats and 3 dogs. Obviously nothing is perfect but I'm looking for some ATX mid or full towers with the easiest to maintain dust filters possible. I already know about positive pressure and all that, just looking for a few cases with easy access filters, the less he has to take apart to clean them off the better. I'm probably going to get called in for general maintenance any way but I'd rather him be able to just pull out the filter(s) and wipe them off himself on a regular basis as they live almost 2 hours away.

filpo · April 8

1 hour ago, ArtisanFoxx said:

Need a little help finding the right case, I'm building a PC for my nephew and they have 3 cats and 3 dogs. Obviously nothing is perfect but I'm looking for some ATX mid or full towers with the easiest to maintain dust filters possible. I already know about positive pressure and all that, just looking for a few cases with easy access filters, the less he has to take apart to clean them off the better. I'm probably going to get called in for general maintenance any way but I'd rather him be able to just pull out the filter(s) and wipe them off himself on a regular basis as they live almost 2 hours away.

be quiet! Pure Base 500DX ATX Mid Tower Case (BGW37) - PCPartPicker

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Alex Atkin UK · April 8

1 hour ago, filpo said:

be quiet! Pure Base 500DX ATX Mid Tower Case (BGW37) - PCPartPicker

it's always the [deleted] users

I have that and the only issue is constantly having to yank the front panel off to get to the filter, but I'm not sure any other case is better for that while still offering such good airflow AND dust filtration.

Other than that, it does a great job as fur tends to stick to the front panel with finer dust sticking to the filter.

Ideally it will need cleaning at least once a week, though if its primarily fur then you can safely vacuum the front panel as its far away from the fans. Though I tend to remove the panel and the filter and vacuum both with the soft brush tool.

I also put the PSU upside down so its sucking from inside the case, so I don't have to clean the bottom filter too. But I have it on the floor, worst possible location, having it on the desk you can access the PSU filter from the front easily.