Making a front intake for my case???

[randomboy]

I have this case, and my problem with it is that there is nowhere for air to be taken into the case on the front. I have 2 80mm fans in the rear, with the factory "grills" cut out, and an 80mm in the front with the factory metal cut out so its not all obstructed, and made a nifty little thing out of cardboard so the fan isnt just blowing out/suckin in its own air flow, as well as an 80mm exhaust fan on top. Also a 15mm thick 80mm fan blowing on the back of the CPU/board.

I'm just curious if anyone has this case, or any suggestions on makin a front intake type thing for the front fan. The 5.25" drive covers slide up and down, and by opening up the drive bays even one slot, my cpu temp drops 4C simply because the rear exhaust fans can actually draw some cool exterior air in. The problem is, is there isnt really a whole lot of open space on the front panel with the big power and reset switches.

In the PC I have:
1 CD rom/burner in the top drive bay
1 zip drive and
1 floppy, both in respective 3.5" bays
2 HDD's mounted midway up the internal 3.5" bays in the case

Any ideas/suggestions would be mucho appreciated

BTW, PAL8045 rules!

Jeff

 

[WangButter]

Use a dremel (or some other tool) to cut out the area around the power / reset switches and replace that with a wire mesh. You can then just drill a couple of holes in another area of the front bezel and stick the power / reset switches there.

 

[randomboy]

I just realized a hole in the bottom of the case near the front would actually be just as good as a hole in the front at the bottom That saves me from having to cut into the virgin front bezel and messing around with adding mesh and stuff, as well as actually adding a place for air to enter, seeing as how the PC sits on feet in a space in a desk I built

Jeff