new build dust vs cooling trade off

[SparkleDJackson]

hello. i am starting to get together my parts for the build i am specing. my system is going to have 2 separate watercooling systems and i want to keep the case as dust free as possible so i want to install filters on the rads. but will this decrease airflow by a considerable amount and reduce the effectiveness of the radiator/increase noise or am i just being a plonker. plus i dont want to see the filter so i was thinking about installing it on the back side of the rad so i can still see the pretty lights on the fans.

any advice will be uber appreciated

cheers dudes

 

[Judderman]

hello. i am starting to get together my parts for the build i am specing. my system is going to have 2 separate watercooling systems and i want to keep the case as dust free as possible so i want to install filters on the rads. but will this decrease airflow by a considerable amount and reduce the effectiveness of the radiator/increase noise or am i just being a plonker. plus i dont want to see the filter so i was thinking about installing it on the back side of the rad so i can still see the pretty lights on the fans.

any advice will be uber appreciated

cheers dudes

Fan filters will decrease the pressure sleightly but I do not beleive it will be that noticable. Putting the filters on the back of the RAD means that you will get a lot of dust in the Rad, putting them on the front would be better and you should still see your fan lights fine. As for noise you can buy decent quiet fans that will look good and keep the noise down

Goodluck

 

[dugdiamond]

this one is easy...

• don't put your rig on the floor, no matter how clean you think your floor is!
  
• instead, get a high table/stand for the rig to sit on (if it was on the floor)
  
• clean your filters regularly (if your filters are good, and are doing their job, you will notice it)
  
• airflow is always a priority
  

 

[SparkleDJackson]

i have 12 phobya g-silents on the way (push pull on a g-changer, 2 radiators)

Technical specifications:

Dimensions: 120x120x25mm

Colour: Transparent frame, blue fan blades and blue LEDs

Weight: 119g

Nominal voltage: 12V

Starting voltage: 5V

Current draw: 0.2A

Nominal speed: 1500rpm (+/-10%)

Airflow: 97,20m³/h / 57,22 CFM

Noise level: 25 dB(A)

MTBF (25°C): 50.000hrs

Connector: 3-Pin

Maximum static pressure: 1.61 mm H2O

Special features: 4x blue LEDs for lighting

the system will be sitting about 4 inches off a wooden floor as the case is rather mahoosive and by mahoosive i mean it will put the caselabs to shame. im an idiot for building it that big lol

 

[dugdiamond]

just make sure your clean the filters every 2wks

 

[Ya93sin]

I don't have watercooling, but I have a few cans of compressed air, that's all you need, just clean the dust out regularly, hoover the dust up (don't hoover inside the case though). I always find the top and bottom fan filters have the most dust. Makes sense as dust falls.