Replacing X-QPack windows with mesh?

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Firelord

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I was thinking of replacing the right hand window with a piece of mesh to aid cooling of the VRMs and more importantly memory but would this cause airflow problems and have a negative effect? I was considering doing all windows but think the dust would be hell!

Any thoughts?
 
Firelord said:
I was thinking of replacing the right hand window with a piece of mesh to aid cooling of the VRMs and more importantly memory but would this cause airflow problems and have a negative effect? I was considering doing all windows but think the dust would be hell!

Any thoughts?
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On my large case (see sig and newegg), dust will build up on it every so often (like 2 weeks till you can notice it), and it actually keeps my comp much cooler than everyone else's temps that I see.

Last night, I had the window open for a sec, and the temps shot down to 20C...but the room was still nice and warm...lalala

I recommend mesh/grating...
 
Why not just place filters behind the mesh to keep most of the dust out? There are quite a few cheap, easy-to-find materials that work as great filters. I know pantyhose is one of them.
 
You can do the entire mod with gear from walmart, pick up a mesh garbage can and some nylons...

Should be quite easy...
 
CRaZYMoFo said:
Why not just place filters behind the mesh to keep most of the dust out? There are quite a few cheap, easy-to-find materials that work as great filters. I know pantyhose is one of them.
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Err...it might look fairly ghetto by then friend :D

Mesh isn't much different than a window. I can see the inside of my case fine though it. Putting a big filter over it would be the ultimate ghetto.
 
Ghetto is a matter of opinion :D
Can look quite professional if done carefully and neatly. Find a decent colour etc.
 
Or you could just invest in a big pack of canned air. Stick it through the mesh, spray, done.
 
MikeyB said:
Or you could just invest in a big pack of canned air. Stick it through the mesh, spray, done.
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Thats what I do. It only seems to attract dust at the end of every month for me anyways, so it's not a big cleaning deal.

Mesh is fun/good/pwning windows.
 
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