Airflow & Dust Minimization

[hackalive]

Hi guys,

In a bid to minimize the amount of dust my case sucks in here and my thoughts id like your comments back on.

Basically rather than the conventional suck air from the bottom and push up, I am thinking of inverting it so that air is pushed out the bottom.

How do you think this may work?

My thinking is it wont suck in the dust that floats onto a desk - but then again it probably will suck in all the dust floating around.

Any suggestions much appreciated.

Cheers

 

[maniac]

The thing is that heat rises upwards so thats why you extract it from the top. If you're extract it from the bottom your fans would be pushing against the hot air instead of going along the natural physics of the air.

I would suggest dust filters with the intake fans, now you can either purchase them or go ghetto with them, you can see this thread of how I did some ghetto dust filters, http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=53803&page=3, if you have any questions, dont hesitate to ask

 

[NeverBackDown]

Buy a new case with proper filtering?

 

[hackalive]

Its an STH10

 

[NeverBackDown]

Buy dust filters then dude.

 

[hackalive]

My thought is to buy a roll of the filter material and fit it into all the panels with vents.

What do you think?

Should make it easier to clean.

 

[jamesriley94]

What about the magnetic silverstone filters?
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/140m...e-and-filter-kit-magnetic-with-dust-filtering

 

[hackalive]

Personally I like the idea but think they look horrid.

Any one have suggestions on nice looking fan filters?

 

[vorticalbox]

Personally I like the idea but think they look horrid.

Any one have suggestions on nice looking fan filters?

could you give us more details.

how many fans and what size?

which case do you have? (could find ones that maybe match it's style)

 

[hackalive]

CaseLabs STH10

140mm Corsair Fans (and 120s)

 

[jamesriley94]

Personally I like the idea but think they look horrid.

Any one have suggestions on nice looking fan filters?

Surely if they're on the bottom of the case it won't matter what they look like?

 

[NeverBackDown]

Surely if they're on the bottom of the case it won't matter what they look like?

Agreed.

 

[hackalive]

Yes but I know its there.

Anyway come up with an idea that I hope will work.

Going to cut perfectly shaped filter foam and place it in all the panel that it is needed.

Not sure I will need filters on the exhaust fans but will see what I do there.

Like the look of this http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=12958
Not sure how that would stick to a Corsair SP or AF fan

 

[hackalive]

SCORE!!!

Just found these

http://www.demcifilter.com/c65/STH10.aspx

Won't help with fans at the front in the flexbays but does all the rest pretty well