Grill for new hole in case

mikeo · 6 Sep 2007 at 17:56

Hi

I'm looking to improve ventilation in my current case and was thinking about cutting a new 80mm hole in line with the CPU cooler and fitting an 80mm fan. And had sort of assumed that I would be able to buy a grill to fit on the outside of the case, to tidy up the new hole and make it look more professional... but I can't seem to find anything like that!! Does anyone make grills like this?

Thanks...

Raikiri · 6 Sep 2007 at 17:58

Why not 120mm?

But yeah, you can... Google products for fan grill and there's 100s of results.

mikeo · 6 Sep 2007 at 20:28

Raikiri

Thanks for that.

Now why didn't I just think to try that. I'd just gone looking at the usual suppliers I use and not seen anything I liked. Just looking for a plain grill, nothing fancy. Just found some Radgrillz that look like what I want.

Question. Would you have it blowing, or sucking (so to speak)? I'd thing "sucking".

Think your comment about 120mm is probably a good one.

Raikiri · 6 Sep 2007 at 20:52

Blowing into the case if it's over the cpu cooler, as that's the direction the cpu fan will be blowing it will supply cool air.

mikeo said:
Raikiri
Just found some Radgrillz that look like what I want.

Yeah, they look nice... the hex ones in particular (wish I had known about them).

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/7028/dscf3234copyfj7.jpg One of my cases with one fitted to the top.

Skree · 7 Sep 2007 at 09:38

have your fan blowing into the case, slightly offset from the cpu cooler, and trust me, raikiri is right, get a cheapish 120mm fan and turn the speed down till you get the desired temp-noise level. 120mm fans move more air for the same noise level than 80's

mikeo · 7 Sep 2007 at 16:35

Thanks folks. Just cut the hole (found a template O/L) and just off to order the necessary bits.

Raikiri · 7 Sep 2007 at 17:15

Any pics?

mikeo · 7 Sep 2007 at 18:31

Though went for http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-003-AF&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=819 in the end. Also has a choice of three speeds and gets the thumbs up for noise level (or lack of them) from a couple of folks.

Reason was... found the right size cutting blade that fitted in my driller. It's really for cutting holes in metal junction boxes (I used to be an electrician). Made a neat job.

Found a nice fan grill, "atomic pattern", for the outside of the case. Also ordered an Akasa fan filter as well.

I'll take a picture when it all arrives next week.

mikeo · 12 Sep 2007 at 21:04

Case now modded.

Must admit that I had not realised that the Akasa fan filters fitted on the outside of the case. So that's what I went with and I've put my fancy chrome fan grill in my oddments box. It's not made a bad job. Though as I've set the fan at max speed, I could have probably saved some money and bought a cheaper fan.

The side panel is double skinned. Outside skin is plastic, inside is metal. The plastic was easy enough to cut with a 74mm hole saw. But the metal panel was a bit of a sod to cut and make a neat job. Filed the edges down in the end to make it a bit more professional.

benji182 · 12 Sep 2007 at 21:19

looks good

misterPK · 13 Sep 2007 at 09:05

That filter fits in nicely. If you hadn't of said I might never have guessed it wasnt there originally!

PK!