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markronz:


--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on June 28, 2011, 03:50:15 pm ---I like to blow air in the bottom (of course with a dust screen attached)

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ooh dust screen.   I never thought of that!   That would be nice.  What do you use as a dust screen?  All I currently have in mine is an exposed fan and thats it.

markronz:

Oh and I'm of the same mind as others.   I don't really have the time to test a cab with and without a fan or two, but fans are cheap, and I figure why not, it can only help!

gabe:

Here's some more non-scientific anecdotal drivel to add to this conversation:

I have a bare motherboard attached to the wall of my cab. It runs 24/7. I have the monitor, marquee, and speakers on a separate switch which I turn off when it's not in use. The cabinet is passively vented. The only cooling comes from the stock OEM CPU/GPU heat sink/fan. The machine has been perfectly reliable up to this point, and I don't anticipate that changing. If it dies a premature death, I'll be sure to report back here.

Donkbaca:

If I feel the need to add a fan, I am going to use speaker cloth for my dust screen

boardjunkie:

Fan filters are fine, but you gotta check them often to see if they need cleaning. If it gets clogged, that could be bad news....


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