Yeah, Personally, I cut out a big hole, then covered mine up with some generic wire fan guards. Because the wire circles obscure my imprecise cutting job, it doesn't matter I was a little sloppy with my $5 US case nibbler.

Fan Grilles are cheap, too-- they still keep you from shoving your fingers in the fan, and they don't restrict airflow much, if at all.

I for one know that me and my case nibbler's next job will be cutting out the pre-drilled holes on the front of my chassis, and allowing for more free airflow through the front of the system. I'm thinking of going so far as cutting neat square holes in the front of the case, and then covering them with screenwire or something, so I have good flow coming in through the front.

A 'blowhole' and wire guard in the front of the case is certainly preferable where a front intake fan is used. Waste of time having it there if it's unable to work effectively!

...will a jigsaw work?

Yep, a jigsaw will work. Use a fine-tooth blade, tape both sides of the panel, and go slow. Cut a smaller hole first, and work your way out to where you want to get.

A jigsaw will NOT cut a perfect 80mm circle straight off!

Oh by the way. I'd just like to thank everyone who ridiculed my mod. Just kidding. I think you should take the time to sit down and think what mistakes you've made over the course of your life. When you are done, kindly send me an e-mail with your mistakes attached so I can post them on the forums and have a great time laughing and making fun of you with some other people.

You know who you are.

Yours sincerely,

Dumbarse.

hmm I am just thinking I might make a window out of that panel and instead mount the fan in the ceiling of the case... what do you think of this idea?

Your most important considerations for fan placement are front/bottom for intake and rear/adjacent to processor for exhaust. Ideally, both positions should have a fan, with the hole cut for airflow as described. A setup like that should suit most hot-running processor/vid card combinations.

A fan in the case side panel should be an intake fan, but I'd agree that if your system runs hot a top, exhaust fan is probably the best addition to make. (And I reckon a 120mm intake fan above the vid card is probably overkill ;))

ok well now I want a suggestion. I have an intake fan at the front and one at the back. Best placement for the 120 would be...?

I'm not sure, really. If it's at top, I'd ensure that it's not running at too high revs and interfering with the airflow past your processor and vid card. Perhaps rear/adjacent to the processor would be the best position, if it fits there!

I don't like 120mm fans personally, I think they're too big.

My own 'beast' has this setup:

Front/bottom - 92mm intake
Rear/centre - 80mm exhast
Rear/top- 80 mm exhaust
Power unit - 80mm intake, 80mm exhaust
Front/top- 2 banks of 3x40mm intake, to cool hard drives

It's a server case, and the fan positioning ensures airflow past the processor and vid card in the bottom section, and past the hard drives in the top section.

http://www.xoxidewholesale.com
Modded Cases are real cheap here and no cuts and brusies either, Ha! :cheesy:

http://www.xoxidewholesale.com Modded Cases are real cheap here and no cuts and brusies either, Ha! :cheesy:

Call a store-bought job a modded case? :p

heh heh heh......

If you don't do the job yourself it's cheating!

http://www.xoxide.com/allcases.html Sorry bout that I gave you my wholesaler link. Don't matter, I wasn't trying to be a smart Ass, only that a person can buy them anyway you want these days with all the bells and whistles & Neon lights. Even Fans that will kiss you good night. Even Yellow as you know what. Let the Flames begin. :( If ya got DSL you shouldn't have to wait long for that page to load so you can see what I mean. But if ya got dialup then I would expect you to be mad. :cry: Either way I don't care. I wasn't bashing your stuff even after downloading the zips. I only was making a point. And if I could edit that other link out I would have already.

They have some pretty cool cases, I'll give you that. But it always more fun to actually do the mods yourself ;)

Your right about that! And FUN is what it's all about or we wouldn't spend hours sitting here typing HTML all day, right? :cheesy: And modding too. I got 3 tore apart right now, wth stuff laying everywhere. www.g33k.us I guess - Ha! :eek: Anyway back to the story, your too kind. I really enjoy your Avatar. Best one I have seen yet anywhere! Bar none. :lol:

http://www.xoxidewholesale.com Modded Cases are real cheap here and no cuts and brusies either, Ha! :cheesy:

I quite like that, and your avatar is the one that rules :). unfortunately I can't purchase from that site because I am an Australian without a credit card so I have to buy from www.pccasegear.com.au I haven't got anything from there yet but I am looking at getting one of those Blade cases for my next case :D anyways. Best be doing some work :).

I quite like that, and your avatar is the one that rules :). unfortunately I can't purchase from that site because I am an Australian without a credit card so I have to buy from www.pccasegear.com.au I haven't got anything from there yet but I am looking at getting one of those Blade cases for my next case :D anyways. Best be doing some work :).

How about Paypal? They are a debit system and then they give you a Mastercard to use online, that's what I do all the time. I got a friend in New Zealand that uses Paypal too for domain names at www.godaddy.com I got over 300 domain names myself there godaddy.com I use them for monthly income while I do other things like Moddin Hee Heee! I love Neon for night lights in my room.

Yeah I have a domain name with godaddy too, I just have a friend who pays for it though. Don't you need a credit card for paypal? Anyways, pccasegear are cheap and closer so postage would be cheaper... think I might stick with them :)