Bad airflow in Inwin Q500...what gives?

[shurato]

My case fan blowing in is mounted in the front of the case and i can barely feel any airflow at all...if i un mount it, you will feel alot of air but im assuming thats bad because its just blowing the hot air already in the case. Its a generic fan but i know its not the fan because it blows nice and fine on my enlight mini tower case. The front of the inwin case doesnt seem to have too big of a ventilation or holes to get the air from. What can i do? I have a duron 600 overclocked to 900 and now i am starting to worry about temperatures... also what size fans go in the back above the PS? Any reccomendations?

 

[Diceman]

Dicemans Q600 mods.......

that will fill ya in a little

 

[mechBgon]

A "stealth" mod is to cut the bottom edge off the plastic bezel for more airflow. You will also increase the airflow by removing the metal where the fan is pulling air through it, and by porting out the plastic fan holder for minimum restriction.

 

[shurato]

So theres really not much i can do besides having to cut the front part of the case?

 

[mechBgon]

You could drill the existing holes bigger with a 1/4" drill bit to help with that part, but the airflow is being blocked by not only the small intake on the plastic bezel, but also the metal of the case, and to some extent, the plastic cage's grillework.

 

[The Wildcard]

Getting rid of that metal bezel is such a pain without a dremel or drill, lol. I don't want to empty out my entire case just so i can use my drill with a holebit. I tried metal snips but it didn't work.