Removing fan grills/holes

Mikey1280 · 5 Apr 2006 at 18:41

I heard that the small holes between the fan and case are responsible for lots of the noise produced, is it ok to just cut these out the so that the fan can be touched from outside the case. Will it improve airflow/noise/temps? Will removing these reduced structural stability?

Mikey1280 · 5 Apr 2006 at 18:55

Ok thanks, I dont have a dremel but I'll find something else to suffice, hopefully it will improve airflow a little?

Mikey1280 · 5 Apr 2006 at 19:37

Small hacksaw blade is what I just picked out of the draw!

Mikey1280 · 5 Apr 2006 at 21:26

My attempt with a hacksaw was unsuccessful, I suppose a dremel is needed

Mikey1280 · 7 Apr 2006 at 16:15

Thanks for the advice guys, looks like I'll be borrowing my friend's dremel copy. Should I take everything out of my case? Oh yeah and I got the intake fan grill out using a hacksaw blade but it was a slow and painful process.