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Cut case grid

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Limp Gawd
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I have Dreamer II case with 120mm exhaust fan in the back, 80mm exhaust fan on top and on side, two 80mm intake fans on front. I got the fan controller to lower fan speed to the lowest noice level. However, I still noticed some noice coming from the front pannel where the two intake fans located.

I am thinking about cutting the case metal grid at the back, where the 120mm fan is, and the grid at front, where two 80mm fan are. my goal is to reduce the noice level.

anyone tried this yet? does it worth it in term of reducing noice and increasing airflow? the case metal is very thin; does this cutting reduce the case structure strength?

thanks,
 
cutting out the grids around the fans shouldnt hurt anything, but if you want silent, I would go with water
 
It all depends on the case really. I have seen cases that had grills with holes so small that I dont know how any air gets thru, and also seen cases with really good open grills. removing any grill will increase airflow and reduce noice, but it all depends on how restrictive the grills are if you will actually notice a differance or not. At the very least, if you do cut out the grills, Put a wire grill on the rear fan, you dont want any stray fingers getting into the fan blades. the wire grills are about the best there is when it comes to airflow and protection.
 
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