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Alok
Alok Original post #1
Jul 12, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Hey guys ,
i have a full size cheap case (say a full size iron-foil box) . It has some holes on left panel . Three fan space on back panel. One fan space is being used by my PSU (its corsair gs600, though its fan is inside down in my case.)

i want it to mod for better airflow. Want to replace those holes on left panel with a fan.

What i have >

¤two cheap stock extra psu (one is blown, other is working) obviously i have two fans.:-D

¤ Lot of Patient.

. Now tell me from where i start ,
never tried this before but i can do with instructions.

PS : no laser cutting please. I'm in a decent city.
d6bmg
d6bmg #2
Jul 12, 2012 at 4:13 PM
Cut 2 square sized place of the side panel. But no laser cutting? How will you make the holes?
T
Jul 13, 2012 at 11:02 AM
So you can put 2 Fans in the Back? What size?
A couple of 120 mm Exhaust Fans in rear can be good enough for most Cases unless you have high end GFX or Overclock GPU/CPU.

Is there any room in Front or Top? Laser cutting is expensive and manual cutting will be crude.
Alok
Alok #4
Jul 13, 2012 at 11:58 AM
^ not 120 there are 92. Ok i cut one square on left panel. What if i reverse my tower (upside down) ? And connect a fan on upper panel?
Also tell me where to connect those fan in mobo. I'm pulling these out of psu.

Fan's parameters are 12 v and 0.14 A .
saswat23
Jul 13, 2012 at 12:25 PM
What's your mobo model?
And post pics of you cabinet for better suggestion.
Also ask forum member 'Nipun' for help. He is an experienced guy. :D
Alok
Alok #6
Jul 13, 2012 at 2:05 PM
^ok thanks , i made it , searched a local hardware shop and got a side panel with fan holes already there:-D and there is one already on back panel.

Seated both fans.
Now i'm ready to go.

Inspecting motherboard >

¤. there is a "4 pin male slot" named cpu fan , in this cpu fan wire connected already.
¤ there is another "3 pin male slot" named cha fan . I'm sure this is where i'll fit my extra fan. Will have to search a "female 3 pin connector" :-|

Sent Pm to Nipun.

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see at bottom right corner . Two white things , one for cpu fan and one for cha fan.
*www.fidohub.com/upload/product/pic/200901152128407057.JPG
T
Jul 13, 2012 at 2:47 PM
Cha Fan = Chassis Fan. Thats where you connect the fan cable. Btw the fan will come with the 3 Pin Female Connector.
Alok
Alok #8
Jul 13, 2012 at 3:27 PM
^ yeah but this is fan i extracted from psu:-D
i'll will search market at evening for 3 pin connector.
d6bmg
d6bmg #9
Jul 15, 2012 at 12:07 AM
You need to use some 3 pin to molex connector mate!
Alok
Alok #10
Jul 15, 2012 at 12:18 AM
^ Yeah one fan is working from mobo . Now will connect other from molex.