TailsNZ wrote:
I wonder if you have any thoughts on noise impact from putting a dust filter right in front of the fan? Either way I'm sure it's better than a dusty computer.
You mean, dust filter right
behind the fan?
I think it is a good idea to avoid dust filters unless they are really necessary for your environment. Fan fins suck air from behind and blow it forward. If it is not easy to get the air from behind, then they will end up recirculating the air that is already inside the case. I am sure that Akasa and Nexus do the best job they can but they can't do magic. Kama Bay might be a good design because it encases the fan and filter and, thereby, obstructs the recirculation of the inside air.
I think that, if a case has good air flow, the amount of dust that settles inside is relatively small. I always get surprised how little dust there is inside my case. (But I shouldn't generalize. I live in humid England in a quiet residential area.) I would think that it is a lot more hassle to clean the dust filter than to air-dust the case periodically.
I can't think of anything inside a computer case that is particularly sensitive to dust. Chips and PCBs are not. The drives are sealed. So the only things that might go bad in a dusty computer are the fans!
