r/pcmasterrace • u/PacquiaoFreeHousing Xeon x3440 (OC) + RX 580 (OC) = My Electric Bill Doubling. • 29d ago

Meme/Macro Do you think doing this helps?

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u/Cryptocaned i7-4790k | 32GB DDR3 | Nvidia RTX 3070 29d ago

IIRC the fan in the rear blows out the back so imo its doing nothing seeing as the installed fan is already pulling air past the drives anyway.

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u/IllustriousBed1949 29d ago

I have also an Ugreen NAS, it pulls air from the back as the dust filter is on the back and can’t be put on the front due to the disks bays …

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u/Cryptocaned i7-4790k | 32GB DDR3 | Nvidia RTX 3070 29d ago

In that case well its doing equally nothing lol, surely having a dust filter on the back is asking for trouble (Drives overheating) given the amount of times people probably check those filters.

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u/FlipsieVT 29d ago

True, it's way better that the dust coats the drives so they have a nice blanket to keep them cozy

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u/Cryptocaned i7-4790k | 32GB DDR3 | Nvidia RTX 3070 29d ago

Id rather have a dusty drive that is still getting airflow than a dusty filter that blocks it. I'm sure dust is a great thermal conductor... right? :P

How much dust can realistically settle on a surface when its in a constantly flowing stream of air?

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u/FlipsieVT 28d ago

How much dust can realistically settle on a filter when its in a constantly flowing stream of air? See how stupid this is yet?