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| System Name | Filtration tower |
|---|---|
| Processor | i9 7900@4.4ghz |
| Motherboard | ASRock X299 Taichi |
| Cooling | Air |
| Memory | 64g 3200 quad channel |
| Video Card(s) | ASUS GTX 1080Ti |
| Storage | 500gb Nvme, 200gb SSD, 1700gb HDD |
| Display(s) | 34" Acer Predator 3440x1440 |
| Case | Thermaltake v71 |
| Power Supply | EVGA supernova 850 T2 |
Hi all, im sure everyone faced a dust crises at one point or the other. Well, i probably got the dustiest room in the house, and computer being on most of the time always thought of putting its 120mm fans into good use besides cooling inner components. Antec 1200 got good airflow but the filtets that came with it were only good at catching bigger dust particles, so they had to go and in was a thicker home AC type of filter thats easy to find at ur local homedepot.
First filter mod was simple, replacing the original filters with a thin, charcoal filter which was easy to cut into preferred shape and insert into original filter's slots, but cleaning them was not, plus it didn't let through as much air as with original case filters.
Second mod i used a thicker non charcoal filter(green) which did a decent job and was easy to clean, but smaller dust particles were still getting through.
Third and hopefully the most useful mod Goal: increase/maintain air flow, and trap more dust by using both filters and increasing filter intake area
here r the filters
second mod, looked good but filters were too close to the fans, smaller dust was still coming through
3 120mm fans move plenty of air
charcoal filter, there is some space between the filter and fans thus increasing the air intake area of the filter to its full dimensions instead of just the round 120mm diameter of fan blades.
second filter, doesn't look pretty but looks are not important since the case is facing a sofa
lights off
airflow is actually better then in previous 2 mods thx afcors to 3x120mm 1x135mm(PSU) and 1x200mm fans exhausting and 3x120mm fans intaking air, but largely because of the increased filter air intake area which did increase because of the additional space between filter and fans
First filter mod was simple, replacing the original filters with a thin, charcoal filter which was easy to cut into preferred shape and insert into original filter's slots, but cleaning them was not, plus it didn't let through as much air as with original case filters.
Second mod i used a thicker non charcoal filter(green) which did a decent job and was easy to clean, but smaller dust particles were still getting through.
Third and hopefully the most useful mod Goal: increase/maintain air flow, and trap more dust by using both filters and increasing filter intake area
here r the filters
second mod, looked good but filters were too close to the fans, smaller dust was still coming through
3 120mm fans move plenty of air
charcoal filter, there is some space between the filter and fans thus increasing the air intake area of the filter to its full dimensions instead of just the round 120mm diameter of fan blades.
second filter, doesn't look pretty but looks are not important since the case is facing a sofa
lights off
airflow is actually better then in previous 2 mods thx afcors to 3x120mm 1x135mm(PSU) and 1x200mm fans exhausting and 3x120mm fans intaking air, but largely because of the increased filter air intake area which did increase because of the additional space between filter and fans
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