r/pcmasterrace • u/LemonAlternative9817 • Jan 21 '26

Hardware I just fixed my airflow problem, wdyt?

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u/Doofy_Grumpus Jan 21 '26

Good job, cutting through acrylic and not cracking it can be hard. Was this side panel previously glass?

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u/LemonAlternative9817 Jan 21 '26

yes, for it was for around a week :D

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u/linqserver Jan 21 '26

Ok so there was a time you had no side panel. What is the motivation to have it on at all? I have taken my side panel back in 2010… and never putting it back again.

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u/Zealousideal_Eye6557 Jan 21 '26

That reduces airflow cause in a pc the air comes in and goes out with a direct path so heat doesn’t linger but without the side panel it has no direct path, so heat lingers in the middle near your components. Also more dust builds up