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Hey everyone, about two weeks ago I decided that I wanted a filter for the side of my Coolermaster HAF 932. Now I remember reading (not sure if it was here or not) that using stockings works ok, so I decided to give it a shot. Now I can't give you airflow readings since I have no way to measure that but what I can tell you is that none of my temps changed and there is a ton of dust that didn't make it into my case. Here is what I used: nylon stockings, some velcro, a pair of scissors, and a lint roller to clean it off every so often. I know this sounds ghetto (and it is ) but it works.
Pic one - my amazing supplies minus the velcro since I used it all
Pic two - is the nylons stretched over the side of my case, the gray area is all the dust!!
just thought I would share in case some one was looking for a decent and cheap solution to help keep there case free of dust, hair and what ever else some of you guys with the crazy cfm fans might suck in
Edited by bradical - 11/15/08 at 9:06pm
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post #2 of 36
I personally would have gone for fishnet, but... Oh wait, you used it on your computer?

Good job, and nice pic of the effectiveness.
    
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Just don't get runs...
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post #4 of 36
WOW.. Thats a lot of dust..lol..I never use filters.. I just blow it out every week or so.
    
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Grreat Idea....Love the inovation.
    
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post #6 of 36
lint roller is epicly smart way to clean
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post #7 of 36
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Thx guys. I'm still amazed at how much crap is kept out of my rig.
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post #8 of 36
yea this case brings in alot of dust, i find having to use my air can every week. When they do a revision of this case they def need some filters.
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post #9 of 36
Filters inhibit airflow. I clean my Antec. All for the sake of low temps.
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+rep for the Ghetto-mods! Love that stuff!
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