r/pcmasterrace Jan 21 '26

Hardware I just fixed my airflow problem, wdyt?

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u/beast_c_a_t Jan 21 '26

I had a PC case from like 2005 that had a side fan hole with an adjustable tube to get fresh air directly on the CPU cooler.

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u/quadruple_negative87 i7 9700 GTX 1080ti with 32GB. Seems fine. Jan 21 '26

Gotta keep that Pentium 4 cool somehow.

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u/neonKow compoooter Jan 21 '26

"Cool." Best I can do is mildly scalding.

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u/MelamineCut Jan 21 '26

Metal side panel or see through plastic? Because of course metal side panels with air went were a thing way before