Removing Fins

[ShadeZeRO]

"This case is great!! I would love to get one for the next time around. The only thing I would suggest doing to help cooling even more would be to take out some of the fins on the rear fan holder. I droped 10C of the proc just by doing that...and now I can actually feel air coming out the back of the case."

I saw that at newegg.com..

Where is the Fins? and how do i take them off

Thermaltake VM3000 SKULL Screwless

[fishybawb]

I can only assume they're referring to the fan guard at the back of the case... You know, a lot of the time they just stamp holes out of the back of the case for the air to exhaust from. You get better airflow if you cut the whole thing out (with a Dremel or something similar) and put a fan guard on that has less metal and more "space"

[crossedup]

I have done that and it does blow a good bit more air out, feels like it anyway. Didnt help my temps but I think they were as low as they could go already for the room they were in.

[ShadeZeRO]

So is it about the metal thing on the outside... or the plastic fan holder thingy in the inside...the fans aren't mounted you know...

[crossedup]

The ones i was refering to are the metal one son the back, specifically a pattern of stamped holes.

[ShadeZeRO]

but i dont have any tools or anything to take that thing out...plus i need to buy a new grill if i take it out...

Hmmm..what do you use for that and how much do they cost?

[crossedup]

If its not really mounted as you state you might not want to mess with it, you will have no where to mount a grill if you do.

As I stated before, it really did not help my temps at all, if that helps you decide.

I just used a dremel, BTW.

[crossedup]

is this your case

If that is the case you are talking about then it is those series of stamped holes on the back and it looks like you do have a place to mount a grill if you dremel ( or cut ) the holes off.

Those ones in particular look as though they could restrict airflow a bit. Might be worth your time after all

[ShadeZeRO]

Yes that is my case...but the thing is i dont know where to cut and all that...never been handy with that kind of stuff

[dell8200]

this is a very cool case here is a nickname for it the "lazy man" case

[crossedup]

Just cut in between the holes all the way around the outside of the the stamped hole circle