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Those slots you see in the black channel that surrounds the white fascia do not help the fan draw in any reasonable amount of air whatsoever.
The best thing you can do is either pick up the 'Yin Yang' version of the case (white body and black front panel with mesh) which is available on some websites or add a spacer between the fan and the mount on the case. That way at least the fan has room to circulate air inside the case and cool things like the HDD and flow some air over the MB to cool components. Although its not fresh cool air, its better than nothing.
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