Opening my P182B side panel drops my video card temp by...

mtx · Post by **mtx** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:17 pm

-8 degrees!

Is the airflow for this case really that bad?

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:09 pm

The two doors in frnt of the intake fans are quite bad - try removing them.

mtx · Post by **mtx** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:10 pm

Thomas wrote:The two doors in frnt of the intake fans are quite bad - try removing them.

how do i remove them without breaking it?

ive also thought of cutting the lines

seraphyn · Post by **seraphyn** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:52 pm

Push a bit on both the upside and low side the door at the hinges. It should come off easily.

Cutting the lines, cutting the grid and removing the filter makes for quite a difference.

mtx · Post by **mtx** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:57 pm

ook just done

took the top door off but couldnt budge the second one as i couldnt get my fingers underneath

....i guess the bottom one doesnt matter much since there's no fan there anyways?

can i just cut the fan grills with normal metal cutters?

that fan grill at the lower hdd cages is pretty useless, they should have put enough space to fit a fan there like the antec 900

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:38 am

mtx wrote:took the top door off...

I'm curious... How's the temps before and after?

mtx wrote:that fan grill at the lower hdd cages is pretty useless, they should have put enough space to fit a fan there like the antec 900

I agree.

Otto69 · Post by **Otto69** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:03 am

I think it's fair to say that no-case is going to run cooler than any case. So removing the side panel doesn't surprise me.

mtx · Post by **mtx** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:20 am

Thomas wrote:
mtx wrote:took the top door off...
I'm curious... How's the temps before and after?

mtx wrote:that fan grill at the lower hdd cages is pretty useless, they should have put enough space to fit a fan there like the antec 900
I agree.

58 vs 50

my ambient temp is pretty cold because my pc sits in the basement and it's winter time

Lensman · Post by **Lensman** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:34 pm

mtx wrote:took the top door off but couldnt budge the second one as i couldnt get my fingers underneath ....i guess the bottom one doesnt matter much since there's no fan there anyways?

Look at the door you took off. The top "peg" is on a little semi-flexible stub of plastic that gives slightly. I took a screwdriver and pressed down on it to get the bottom door off.

that fan grill at the lower hdd cages is pretty useless, they should have put enough space to fit a fan there like the antec 900

I agree, though as you can see from the state of the filter that air does flow through that section.

I think you can fit a thinner 20mm fan down there. I've been looking for a quiet one because I also want to remove the fan that's between the HDD cage and the PSU because I want more room to work down there. The cables are just too tight down there for me to comfortably route things.