Question How does airflow work on this thing?

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So this:

https://www.banggood.com/462154_5cm...r-ATXITXM-ITX-p-1402686.html?cur_warehouse=CN

is the case that Im looking at for my gaming rig that Im building next month. It looks like the fans that are supposed to blow air out of the case end up right against the acrylic glass. The outside acrylic panels do not have holes in them. So how are the fans supposed to blow out hot air? It looks like they are just right up against the 4 solid panels. Am I just completely stupid here? Or am I just missing something simple. I don't get how this works. Anyone care to explain??

My other questions is: Given the fact that its white, will it yellow after a few months??
 
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I don't think the case is as bad is they are making it sound. It is overpriced tho in my opinion. If you look at all the pictures and zoom in, you will notice quite large openings on the tempered glass that would allow some airflow. The glass front panel also has a space around it for the intake fans (if it didn't it would be the most pointless case). The case wouldn't be too bad if I was to guess, your thermals would probably be ok, but why would you invest in a case that is just ok for that much money. It definitely has a unique look though.
 
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spencer.cleaves2 said:
I don't think the case is as bad is they are making it sound. It is overpriced tho in my opinion. If you look at all the pictures and zoom in, you will notice quite large openings on the tempered glass that would allow some airflow. The glass front panel also has a space around it for the intake fans (if it didn't it would be the most pointless case). The case wouldn't be too bad if I was to guess, your thermals would probably be ok, but why would you invest in a case that is just ok for that much money. It definitely has a unique look though.
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No air filters, some of the entrance holes are on the wrong side of the fans, the fans at the bottom on the PSU tunnel, where are they getting air from? All 'style' (and that's questionable) and no substance, designed by someone who has seen a PC case, and hasn't quite figured out how it works.
 
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No air filters, some of the entrance holes are on the wrong side of the fans, the fans at the bottom on the PSU tunnel, where are they getting air from? All 'style' (and that's questionable) and no substance, designed by someone who has seen a PC case, and hasn't quite figured out how it works.
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It isn't made by a reputable brand, and its way over-priced but the PSU can be mounted upside down from the regular configuration and that would help the air flow. I'm not saying it is worth buying but you could definitely make the case work if you have a decent grasp on how airflow works. I've seen some reputable companies make cases with worse designs than this. Again, I don't think this is a good case but I do think you could make it work with ok thermals if you bought some good fans and knew what you were doing. As far as having no filters... there is high end cases that don't even come with filters and still manage to work well. I don't have filters on my build and it is fine, it is positive pressure in the case so there is never much of a dust problem (I do spray it with compressed air on a bi-weekly basis).
 
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If you set your fans up properly and have them running at the right speeds, dust is hardly ever an issue. The only reason I spray it down every couple weeks is because I like my hardware to be meticulous. I could let it sit for months and not see any dust in it with no air filters in it, but if I clean it every couple weeks/months, then it never has a chance to get dusty. Especially if your PC is off the floor. If you have it on a table or anything up off the ground, you can definitely get away with no dust filter if your case fans are setup right
 
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