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Case Fan Filters

Spacehog85Spacehog85 Registered User
in Help / Advice Forum
I have an Antec 900 which, keeps my computer cool, only problem is its not so much a case, as a wind tunnel. It sits about a foot and a half off the floor, but dust is still a problem. I was thinking about getting filters for the two front intake fans, but ive heard mixed results with them. Any help would be great.

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  • BoomShakeBoomShake Registered User regular
    I don't have filters on my fans, but my entire front faceplate is a giant filter, so some fans do draw air through it. I haven't done any real testing as far as temps with and without it, but I will say that it catches a crapload of dust. I'd say worth it to keep dust bunnies from nesting inside.

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  • _J__J_ Pedant Registered User regular
    The way I solved this problem was to find a filter substance and then place that between the fan and the case. The substance I use is grey and game from a filter for something in the basement. I think it was either the filter from the inside of the Shop Vac or the filter which goes over the intake for the air heating system. If you cut that sort of material into a square with holes at each point you can place it between the case and the fan and use the fan screws to hold it in place.

    Look around in hardware stores for some sort of filter substance. It can't be solid material because the fans on your computer are not strong enough to pull air through that. If you can look through it and see the holes and mentally navigate paths through them for air then it ought to work fine. Just be sensible when selecting it. Find something air can easily pass through yet will also catch dust.

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu ___________PIGEON _________San Diego, CA Registered User regular
    A good filter substitute is the Swiffer pads that they sell in any supermarket. Those catch dust like crazy.

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  • Blake TBlake T Registered User regular
    If you put a filter on there you will reduce air intake which will cause almost as much trouble as dust.

    Buy a can of compressed air and clean your computer once every two months.

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  • ComahawkComahawk Registered User regular
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    A good filter substitute is the Swiffer pads that they sell in any supermarket. Those catch dust like crazy.

    You're putting an electro statically charged pad in your computer case?

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu ___________PIGEON _________San Diego, CA Registered User regular
    Comahawk wrote: »
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    A good filter substitute is the Swiffer pads that they sell in any supermarket. Those catch dust like crazy.

    You're putting an electro statically charged pad in your computer case?

    I'm not making a little cozy sock for my hard drives or something. It goes on the outside of the fans.

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  • EclecticGrooveEclecticGroove Registered User regular
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    Comahawk wrote: »
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    A good filter substitute is the Swiffer pads that they sell in any supermarket. Those catch dust like crazy.

    You're putting an electro statically charged pad in your computer case?

    I'm not making a little cozy sock for my hard drives or something. It goes on the outside of the fans.
    My brother and his boss actually put in a patent for this very thing.. since it seems it doesn't exist. Basically they have these little filters that have almost no restriction to airflow, are not prone to holding a static charge, and are very thin and flexible. They are using them for Home theater equipment, but it's the same concept for PC components.

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