ironsight2000 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I am noticing a lot more dust in my case I'm wondering if It has to do with the fan lay out Current front is intake top(Radiator)pushing air in and back is exhaust Idea front is intake top(Radiator)pull air out and back is intake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted October 28, 2014 Moderator Share Posted October 28, 2014 Dust happens, that's why you use canned air. Clean it out every month or so. Front is supposed to be intake, it cools the hdd's. Back and top are supposed to be output. If you have a side fan, that's supposed to be intake. Dick Montage 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Yeah, as above I am not 100% sure your top fans should be intake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Berry Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Dust happens, that's why you use canned air. Clean it out every month or so. Pretty much this. There are expensive dust filters which may help you, but you'll still have to contend with dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Berry Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Yeah, as above I am not 100% sure your top fans should be intake. Well, I find it depends on your case and if you're going for positive or negative pressure. In my case I have a positive pressure setup with my top fans (push/pull on a radiator) as intake, the front fans as intake and the back fan is exhaust. However if I reverse the top fans for a negative pressure setup I get more-or-less the same temps but with a little more dust coverage on my components versus the positive pressure setup. Either way, I've still got to blast out the case every month with compressed air. P.S. One of the other reasons I prefer the top fans as intake is it makes cleaning the top dust filter easier IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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