illram
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So if standoffs on mobo are "stamped" does this mean people can't replace them with shorter ones? Replacing the standoffs was the only way a few people here were able to fit in otherwise too-tall coolers.
I think an exhaust fan above the PSU or somewhere on the top panel makes more sense. Intake is not really the issue, getting air out of the case is. Hence people taking the IO panel off. I'm not sure how much a fan intaking air under the PSU would really help, if anything?
Idea for an intake fan, if we're on the "eliminate SSD" bandwagon, could be adding one or two to the front of the case, extending the front cover panel out a little bit, with vents on the side between the front cover panel and the inner panel and fan holes on that interior front panel. Probably too drastic a change though.
Any thoughts on selling a replacement mobo tray maybe as an add on, with a backplate cutout for mounting coolers/m.2 drives? One could run the GPU riser on the other side of the tray if they wanted to use it, since otherwise that would be in the way.
I think an exhaust fan above the PSU or somewhere on the top panel makes more sense. Intake is not really the issue, getting air out of the case is. Hence people taking the IO panel off. I'm not sure how much a fan intaking air under the PSU would really help, if anything?
Idea for an intake fan, if we're on the "eliminate SSD" bandwagon, could be adding one or two to the front of the case, extending the front cover panel out a little bit, with vents on the side between the front cover panel and the inner panel and fan holes on that interior front panel. Probably too drastic a change though.
Any thoughts on selling a replacement mobo tray maybe as an add on, with a backplate cutout for mounting coolers/m.2 drives? One could run the GPU riser on the other side of the tray if they wanted to use it, since otherwise that would be in the way.
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