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Antec Sx1040 questions:

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fatbaby

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1. Can i place a filter in the front grill w/o obstructing airflow?

2. What does the purple thing next to the harddrive/floppydrive bays do? The purple thing to the left of it..?
 
i have that case in black. beautiful case right? i love it man.
ok you can put the grill with no obstruction. the purple thing is for your fans 🙂 i have mine with 4 fans 🙂 !
 
1. the filter will obstruct airflow a little bit.

2. I think your talking about the Fan holders, they just click right in there.
 


<< 1. the filter will obstruct airflow a little bit.

2. I think your talking about the Fan holders, they just click right in there. >>





2. NOT THE FAN HOLDERS, its to the left of it...

Its as tall as both of the cages combined...

Go to the 4th picture here
 
haha the purple plastic is a clip you put your 80MM fan in it bro! i have 2 in the back and 2 in the front . you see that one at the bottom of the case? i have a fan in that clip and top of it where the lower harddrives sit. i have one there also 🙂
 


<< haha the purple plastic is a clip you put your 80MM fan in it bro! i have 2 in the back and 2 in the front . you see that one at the bottom of the case? i have a fan in that clip and top of it where the lower harddrives sit. i have one there also 🙂 >>



NO NO NO! An 80 mm fan can;t fit in the thing i'm pointing out, go to my link, and take a look at the purple thing NEXT to the DRIVE BAYS, NOT IN THE DRIVEBAYS!
 
I have the case and I have yet to figure out what that thing is for. I thought it might be some kind of wire loom, but there was no point to it...

Dave
 
I believe that those things are support for extra long PCI cards. As far as filters are concerned there are a number of threads on this subject. Just do a search.
 
Perhaps AntecCSR can tell us what they're for. 🙂 I'm dying to know as well, I couldn't figure it out for the life of me. Perhaps they're some sort of wire holder or something I have no freakin' clue...........:\
 
That extra purple handle thing is indeed for extra long cards. My old 386 had a full length harddrive controller, and I think the processor may have been mounted on a full length card as well.

As for my 1040, I use it to store extra lengths of cable.
 
1. Filters will always reduce airflow, amount depends on what type of material the filter is made of.

2. I use that thing for supporting my cables 🙂
 
I have this case and was also curious about that purple round wierd looking loom thing to the left of the bays (left looking from back). As far as filters are concerned. My office is not too far from the laundry room and have a bit of a dust and lint issue. I found at Walmart a airconditioner filter I think it is for. It is a large black sheet for real cheap. I cut it into pieces to fit the front. Seems to work great and not restrict air much. The other nice thing is these filters are cheap but also washable. Should last me atlease a month and I made about 10 from my 89 cent sheet. If need be I may cut out the grate in front of fans to increase air. Seems to be a good filter system to me. Hope this helps sorry dont have package for name brand of filter but if you seasrch I bet you can find the thread I used to get my info. Good luck.
 
Long purple plastic piece is a card guide. Designed to support long expansion cards (not too many in use these days).

I personally use mine to keep my front panel wires a bit organized.

AntecCSR
 
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