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Originally posted by MeEtc
Putting a fan on the bottom is not an option, there's not much room that's not already covered by the case.
You don't need to put a fan there. Just several 0,5 to 1cm holes on either side of the case. That would be more than plenty for air to come in.
Also, you can elevate your case 0,5cm or so with small wooden struds if it is flush on the cabinet floor and if it doesn't have already feet. As such you can drill even more holes under the case.
Elevate it even more (eg: 1,5cm) and you could put a fan there for sure. Or instead, the fan could be on the outside of the cabinet too though, doesn't need to be on the inside, as long as it is sucking air into the cabinet. The floor panel of that cabinet seems to be like at least 5cm from the floor, so there is more than plenty enough room to even install a massive big fan there.
Seeing the photo's of the desk I would realy go for that option though (holes on the bottom plate instead of in the door panel and a fan and hole on the side of the desk) so you don't damage the nice front look of the desk. For the airflow it is just the same if it comes from underneath or from the front of the cabinet.
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Originally posted by MeEtc
Covering the back is also not an option, the chassis is against the back edge and wiring is in the way.
Can't you shift the case a bit forward? Also, you don't need to cover all of the back though. Obviously leave some hole for the wires and plugs to go thru. But the more it is covered the better to hold back the hot air from the radiator as much as possible.
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Originally posted by MeEtc
Air intake is via sides of the chassis and empty 3-1/2 bay at the front. Exhaust via video card, chassis fan and PSU all blowing out the back. I probably will be getting a new case at some point too.
oh, good, as long as intake isn't on the back side (because of the radiator problem)
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