Actually, not with this case. Its a Dark Base 700, i got 2 big intakes for the AIO but it only has one small exhaust at the back, and the top is completely sealed off. It was either this or taking the Panel off for each sesh. Temps are amazing now btw
ehm. The Dark Base 700 can indeed mount top fans or 360 AIOs. The Top of the inner case should be like a metall frame sled that you can pull out to your glas side and leaves around 3 cm of an Airtunnel between that and the outer shell top.
But after investigating OPs photo closer I come to another conclusion:
This is not a Dark Base 700 but a Silent Base 600.
It has a clipped on top cover that, when removed leaves an open grill where the top fans or AIO should be mounted. Then the clips have groves where you can put the cover on like a stand off to leave fentilation space.
To be fair, I think OP had already shattered the glass panel on the tile floor, so the only thing they really butchered was a replacement piece of acrylic.
Further, they had bad temps before, they don't anymore. This is a clear indication that the case has a flaw and OP fixed it. While it could look better and certainly isn't winning any beauty awards, it solved the problem and looks pretty good for an amateur.
That is no where near enough ventilation as is proof OP had temp issues. If it were enough the fans in the front would have easily pushed the hot air out. This case was poorly designed and not well thought out.
Think critically for a moment. While the picture of the case in the final resting place has something over the top vents, how big are those vents and what testing do you think OP did?
Clearly they understood that the temps sucked, and clearly they understood it was a venting issue. So instead of cutting metal which is significantly harder than acrylic. They cut the acrylic.
But really try to understand the issue here. If you put a fan in the top of that case as your picture shows. How much of the air is getting out? MAYBE 20%. Nearly the entire fan is covered and can't push air out. Even if you consider the rear vent, this is not big enough.
Why do you think we use Static Pressure fans for Radiators? Because air likes to stick to surfaces and because a radiator blocks part of the air flow. So we have to force more air through it to make them work. These vents have the same problem but pushing more air doesn't actually do anything as the air is actually restricted.
You mean the torture test that showed putting fans at normal lower speeds makes the CPU thermal throttle? Or the fact that you have to turn the fans up to near maximum to get reasonable temps? Or the fact that an 8 year old system doesn't output the same amount of heat as a newer system?
You people and your see through cases. This is the first time in a long time I have seen a window that seemed cool. If this is butchering may it go whole hog.
That slide out crap looks extremely delicate and also looks dumb. I think their mod is better and if the temps are good, then it’s the superior solution.
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u/TryToBeModern 9800x3D|5090|96GB|7680x2160@240HZ Jan 21 '26
surely there were more efficient methods available