Leaving side panel off?

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Ever since i got my 8800GTS, the overall case temperature has gone up as you could imagine. I did a test today and found that with the side panel on im getting ~60C idle and with it off im getting ~52-53C idle.

The case im using is a generic, plain brand and i only have 1x80mm fan at the back. Now i know everyone else says not to leave your side panel off because of dust collection etc, but what if i just had it off when im on the pc and put it back on when im not? Or should i just get another case fan? Because i can see a grill at the front of the inside my case, but the whole front on the outside is completely solid so i cant really see where the air would come in.

Thanks for any help.
 
Thanks for the tips guys. Ill probably just leave it on after reading that these cards are stable at these temps. However, after i play a GPU intensive game (like the Airborne demo) my idle temps stay at 66C. Is this normal after playing games like that?
 
Ok, i bought 2x80mm Xilence fans and a 120mm Xilence fan for the front of the pc. I 7v'ed the 120mm to make it a bit more quiet, however, going from only one 80mm case fan at the back to two at the back and one intake, the temps on my GPU have only went down about 3 degrees. The fans shift a good amount of air, the same as Yate Loons or Sharkoon's.

Do cases determine the overall temperature? I have the cables tucked away as much as possible. Just seems like a wasted £15 on case fans that only dropped temps by a few degrees.
 
I think i get it :P Im pretty sure i have the fans the right way round. When the fan is pointing outwards (meaning the sort of 'X' design on the fan is pointing outwards) that is the position for exhaust isn't it?

And the 120mm at the front is position in the same direction but the 'X' shape on the front of the fan is pointing into the case, thus meaning intake?
 
Yea unfortunately there are no markings to tell you which way the air flows.

I took some pictures of them in motion (obvious they look still because it is a picture, but the pc was on at the time):

Back fans in exhaust:

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The front fan in intake:

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Is this the right configuration?
 
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