I hate fan filters!

Yaayuh! · 10 Feb 2013 at 09:01

The SP120s are great. Quiet and push a lot of air through rads, pricey though. Either that or Gentle Typhoon fans

steveinspain · 10 Feb 2013 at 10:40

So just how good are the DEMCiflex filters then ?

Also has anyone had any experience of getting some custom ones made - I may be asking them to sell me some of the filter material without any of the magnet fixings to cover all the holes in my impending build -I don't like hoovering !

Akagi · 10 Feb 2013 at 11:05

steveinspain said:
So just how good are the DEMCiflex filters then ?

Also has anyone had any experience of getting some custom ones made - I may be asking them to sell me some of the filter material without any of the magnet fixings to cover all the holes in my impending build -I don't like hoovering !

The filter seems to be great, if you have decent fans

There is a noticeable amount of dust on it after just one day.

steveinspain · 10 Feb 2013 at 11:38

Cheers acme15 !
I have Noctua fans as quiet is important to me and I guess they are pretty good...
Air flow and heat are not likely to be a problem for me as my build will be pretty basic.

Akagi · 14 Feb 2013 at 14:50

Just picked up a pair of Akasa Venom Vipers for £6, chuffed with that.

Awaiting thier arrival.

~Mike~ · 14 Feb 2013 at 15:26

DEMCiflex filters are great imo. They keep a lot of dust out and I haven't noticed any noticeable increase in temps since using them. They do need cleaning though but this is very easy and certainly a lot easier than cleaning dust out of the case.

hondo · 14 Feb 2013 at 15:30

BluD said:
Filters? Doesnt everyone just take the vaccum cleaner to their computer every no and again or is that just me? Mine even has a computer cleaning attachment with a brush on it

Ahh the good old fashioned way to inject static electricity into your system

::Risky!!::

Akagi · 14 Feb 2013 at 19:24

hondo said:
Ahh the good old fashioned way to inject static electricity into your system

::Risky!!::

+1

I always say this to people, this is why I don't use vacuum cleaners on the rad. (unless I take the rad out of the system)

BluD · 14 Feb 2013 at 23:09

I must be v lucky then, been doing it for 20 years and never noticed anything corrupted or dead after.

Akagi · 14 Feb 2013 at 23:11

BluD said:
I must be v lucky then, been doing it for 20 years and never noticed anything corrupted or dead after.

I used to do it :L then I got told it was a bad idea. I didn't kill anything either, but I just don't like to take the risk

doyll · 15 Feb 2013 at 07:10

I've heard the "vacuum static charge damaging electronics" and think it's a myth. I can find no proof it's ever happened.

I've vacuumed electronics for over 40 years and never had anything not work better afterwards.
Not saying that a static charge couldn't damage something.
Just saying it's probably more likely you will get struck by lightning, suffer a shark bite or go to the moon than having a static charge from a vacuum damage your computer.

Uncle Petey · 15 Feb 2013 at 13:13

I regularly use the brush attachment to hoover out my cooler and have seen no ill effects so far.

Akagi · 23 Feb 2013 at 18:43

The Venom Vipers have not made much difference either... I think it is time to come to terms with the fact that faffing around with fans is achieving nothing, and my radiator is just too skinny

greenbrucelee · 23 Feb 2013 at 21:27

static discharge is rare but why risk it?

I would never use a vac on my system always compressed air.

BluD · 23 Feb 2013 at 21:35

i luv risk, makes life more fun and saves lots of time, till it all goes wrong!!

ridgway90 · 23 Feb 2013 at 21:38

i would never use a vacuum cleaner on my PC, there may not be much of a risk, but there's still a risk :S

Anox · 24 Feb 2013 at 21:25

Vacuum is a disaster waiting to happen in my eyes.

troops · 24 Feb 2013 at 22:50

I tend to use one, but not directly on boards etc.

Spangles · 25 Feb 2013 at 00:47

Some chap at the compressed air factory probably made the rumour up

Devrij · 25 Feb 2013 at 11:46

Gentle Typhoons have great static pressure. I use them to pull through my filters, and apparently they make great rad fans as well for the same reason. Nice and quiet too.