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Anyway, the unique feature of this case is that the airflow is back-to-front (in contrast to the typical front-to-back). I thought this would be pretty effective, but it's not. My "steady state" temps are CPU: 54 degrees C, MB: 41 deg C, Raptor: 39 deg C, Seagate: 42 deg C. Note that, for me, "steady state" is running two instances of seti@home (one on each core). I think those temps are safe, but not optimal.
Just for kicks, I pulled the front cover off the case. All temps went down a whole 5 degrees Celsius. My theory is that the hot air blows out the front of the case, but "pools" in the small area between the front cover and the chassis. The side of the cover has P150/Solo-style vents, but obviously they are insufficient to evacuate the heat quickly enough.
Any thoughts as to how the airflow can be improved (and temps lowered)?
My best idea so far has been to reverse the air flow through the case (i.e. back to a "typical" configuration). However, the PSU is the tricky beast. I thought I could cut a hole in the bottom of the case, then build a duct around the PSU frame and reverse the direction of the PSU fan. Then, both the PSU and the front case fan would be pulling. But I'd rather not void my warranty on the PSU.
My other idea was to do as above, but not reverse the fan direction on the PSU. I would also add a "divider" to the front of the case, that would isolate the "sucking" of the case fan from the "blowing" of the PSU fan.
Open to suggestions!
Thanks,
Matt