- Oct 16, 2005
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Definitely a ghetto mod, I taped the fan to the top of the second 5.25" bay and put a little support under it. Works best with tower coolers, making a straight intake-tower-exhaust wind tunnel. Dropped my case temps from 37-40, to 34-37C. Sure you can buy a fan that fits the three drive bays perfectly and looks better, but it costs 20, and you don't get to choose the fan. I would add a dust filter to mine though, I still need to buy one. Maybe I can use mesh and cover the entire hole so it looks more professional.
Surprisingly, it works slightly better (1C) with the door closed then with it open. So I leave the door closed and the tape doesn't show. I'm sure there are better ways to mount it there, I considered black zip ties but didn't think it was worth the trouble.
http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/2416/img0432bi8.jpg
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/7236/img0433fz6.jpg
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/210/img0434mt6.jpg
http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/5543/img0438ta1.jpg
Surprisingly, it works slightly better (1C) with the door closed then with it open. So I leave the door closed and the tape doesn't show. I'm sure there are better ways to mount it there, I considered black zip ties but didn't think it was worth the trouble.
http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/2416/img0432bi8.jpg
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/7236/img0433fz6.jpg
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/210/img0434mt6.jpg
http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/5543/img0438ta1.jpg