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Covering up fan slot

#1 Post by I7Iz490N » Mon Feb 17, 2014 7:58 pm

lol
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Re: Covering up fan slot

#2 Post by palmboy5 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:04 am

I'd rather you make sure that top is the main exhaust port...

What about... cut up a wood panel to fit and use that area like a small table?

Black construction paper?
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#3 Post by I7Iz490N » Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:12 am

lol
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Re: Covering up fan slot

#4 Post by palmboy5 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:26 am

Dust isn't getting in that way if it's an actual exhaust ;)
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#5 Post by I7Iz490N » Tue Feb 18, 2014 3:25 am

lol
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Re: Covering up fan slot

#6 Post by Directive » Tue Feb 18, 2014 6:24 pm

The winking is making shit really weird
THF is that LOL :rofl:
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Re: Covering up fan slot

#7 Post by palmboy5 » Wed Feb 19, 2014 4:46 am

I7Iz490N wrote:What about when the computer is turned off ;)

The winking is making shit really weird
Fine lol :ph34r:
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Re: Covering up fan slot

#8 Post by Directive » Wed Feb 19, 2014 6:45 pm

palmboy5 wrote:
I7Iz490N wrote:What about when the computer is turned off ;)

The winking is making shit really weird
Fine lol :ph34r:
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Re: Covering up fan slot

#9 Post by 2005 » Tue Feb 25, 2014 8:25 am

I probably wouldn't cover it, but I think your choices are awfully limited for something that wouldn't look stupid.

To make it look good, I think you'd actually have to but another case and cut a piece of it with a dremel to fit.
Maybe you can get a broke one cheap on ebay?

I was actually thinking construction paper myself lol. I think a piece of wood might stick out like a sore thumb,
even if you painted it black. Might not look too bad if you used a semi gloss paint.
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Re: Covering up fan slot

#10 Post by palmboy5 » Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:43 pm

Oh yeah I remember my old cases (P180/182) have an angled thingy on the top exhaust.
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Could try applying that concept.
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