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Ghot said:

That pic was taken, right after a major cleaning.
I bought that case in 2008 or 2009. Now, in 2024, it's only gonna get so clean.
Some of the dirt is... baked in by now.



And yes, the bottom fan is doing something.
I did smoke tests when I was setting up the fans, 15 years ago.
Below, is pretty much how the air flows in my case...


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NOTE: The large front intake and the two large top exhausts are 230mm fans (110 cfm each).
All the rest are 120mm fans. Somewhere around 70-80 cfm each.

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ahhh gotcha that makes sense then! Its pretty cool that you've been able to keep using the same case through different builds!

Opened up my new build to finish the hardware work today and took some photos with my phone. All shot with the side mesh panel off. Last is with the optional side fan bracket (with 140mm Noctua) which I am using to blow some cool air in onto the memory. Only one exhaust fan. I leave the rest up to positive pressure and the mesh.

The three memory fans are just cable tied together and kept into position with cable ties. The speed of those three and the side fan are controlled by a temperature probe (Asus t-probe) whose thermonuclear I have stuck into one of the memory DIMM.

I may put in a 180mm fan up top for the ram and remove the side fan and maybe get glass side instead of mesh if Fractal Design ever offers that as a parts option and if it runs cool enough.

Meanwhile, down in the basement . . . Things are getting dusty.

Scannerman said:

Meanwhile, down in the basement . . . Things are getting dusty.

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Maybe if you dig a tunnel and stick a 2438mm case fan in the wall.
Don’t forget to place the fan label on the inside

Like the entrance to the building in Men in Black! Now if I can only convince the missuz it's a good idea!

Just tell her it says so in the bible.
And God said to Frank, "Dig a tunnel" And Frank dug a tunnel.
And Frank said "Thy tunnel needs a fan"
And God said "Let it be written, let it be done"
And Frank was happy.

Don't forget...
And God also told Frank "Get a pinball machine for the mancave"

No wonder Eve paid no attention.

And so Adam beheld a feather duster and beckoned Eve, who was with him, to receive the sacred duster.
And lo, and behold, the sacred duster vanished and feathers emerged from the mouth of Adam.

ShamrockRig said:

ahhh gotcha that makes sense then! Its pretty cool that you've been able to keep using the same case through different builds!

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The only down side is that the case front panel USB are 2.0... LOL

Ghot said:

The only down side is that the case front panel USB are 2.0... LOL

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Sometimes, if you're very careful, you can swap those out.

Scannerman said:

Meanwhile, down in the basement . . .

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That youtube could use a dark mode down there.

Scannerman said:

Sometimes, if you're very careful, you can swap those out.

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I don't really care... I have all the rear, motherboard connectors.

Ghot said:

I don't really care... I have all the rear, motherboard connectors.


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Yup. Same here. Oftentimes you don't even need 3.0 because the dongle only runs @ 2.0 or less speeds. lol

Scannerman said:

Yup. Same here. Oftentimes you don't even need 3.0 because the dongle only runs @ 2.0 or less speeds. lol

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I use the USB-C to charge and swap data between the PC and the phone.
For the others... speakers, mouse/keyboard and USB sticks.

I have Realtek and Intel, RJ45 ports... I use the Intel for my Ethernet.
I like motherboards with two Ethernet ports. If one ever breaks... I don't have to replace the motherboard.

That's pretty much it.

Another advantage with good ole fashioned bays is that you can easily give yourself front bay USB C connectivity. I've got that on my old Thermaltake unit. Plus if you want easy access to the rear IO there's always hubs. Great for lazy people like me who don't want to get out of their chair to access their USB ports.

Scannerman said:

Another advantage with good ole fashioned bays is that you can easily give yourself front bay USB C connectivity. I've got that on my old Thermaltake unit. Plus if you want easy access to the rear IO there's always hubs. Great for lazy people like me who don't want to get out of their chair to access their USB ports.

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Yeah... my case has six 5.25" bays.










I like elbow room.

I have 6 USB3 ports & 4 USB2 on the back panel of my board.
I have 2 x USB3 & 2x USB2 on the top of my case.

And 4 of these USBC powered Hubs with 4 x USB3 Ports on each plugged into a power board.

I don't have the need really. I have one Samsung Galaxy A54 5G, and my Macrium bootable rescue media.
That's pretty much all I ever use the USB ports for.


Almost forgot. I also have an oooold Microsoft Sidewinder Precision 2, joystick (USB).
That is plugged into the case front panel. The joystick is 2.0 anyway.

I have to give MS credit for the joystick. It's over 20 years old, and I'm hard on joysticks.
But, it's... still going.


The thing is built like a tank...


I've been "using" it for over 20 years and it still works great.

Sawtooth Summit

Flatland

Tibet Cliffside

Emerald Atoll

Deadman's Gulch

Ghot said:

That's pretty much all I ever use the USB ports for.

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On my desk there is a hub spare and room for clients or guests to sit and plug in their Laptops (or mine) I pretty much use every USB port I have.

Ghot said:

Almost forgot. I also have an oooold Microsoft Sidewinder Precision 2, joystick

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Haha I have an oooold Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick that I never used, bought it in 2003 or 2004. I thought I was going to get into sim flying and never bought the sim. Still here somewhere. It vibrates when you get hit. I recall trying it in a tank game. (We wont go there)

Every now and again I come across it and think about it for 5 min then throw it back in the box.

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