Hi guys, thanks for looking.
I have this old case from back in the early 2000s, and since I'm poor I need to use it for my build adapted from an SFF PC. It's a pretty old case, and the fact that it has been in a garage for a few years and hasn't been cleaned out at the time of these pictures doesn't help its appearance.
Anyway, I'm worried about the airflow in this case because there is no exhaust fan in the back, and only one small intake fan in the front. It's going to have a Core 2 Duo E6700, Geforce 8800GTS, Corsair ram. Nothing that gets too hot, but it's already fairly old gear and I want it to last as long as possible.
My question is where the ideal spot would be to cut a hole for a 140mm or larger exhaust fan. Would mounting a fan in the side of the case, across from the CPU heatsink be a good idea? Would it interrupt the front-to-rear airflow? Any other ideas in keeping this old case cool?
I have this old case from back in the early 2000s, and since I'm poor I need to use it for my build adapted from an SFF PC. It's a pretty old case, and the fact that it has been in a garage for a few years and hasn't been cleaned out at the time of these pictures doesn't help its appearance.
Anyway, I'm worried about the airflow in this case because there is no exhaust fan in the back, and only one small intake fan in the front. It's going to have a Core 2 Duo E6700, Geforce 8800GTS, Corsair ram. Nothing that gets too hot, but it's already fairly old gear and I want it to last as long as possible.
My question is where the ideal spot would be to cut a hole for a 140mm or larger exhaust fan. Would mounting a fan in the side of the case, across from the CPU heatsink be a good idea? Would it interrupt the front-to-rear airflow? Any other ideas in keeping this old case cool?