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I have been slowly overclocking my pc. I started with my vid card and got an extra 500 on my 3D marks. Then I started on my processor. So far I have upped my XP2200 to XP2400 speeds and gotten an additional 1000 on my 3Dmark scores. Thats all nice but I had to turn my fnas up to the point that the noise was unacceptable. This bothered me as I spent extra on quiet fans, round IDE cables to promote better airflow and a nice big case.

When I took a better look, I saw that the front case fan (intake) was mounted to virtually a solid wall. The aluminum case had a nice fan grill, but the plastic front was almost solid and airflow sucked. It was blocked by the front panel usb, gameport and audio jacks (nice upgrade :rolleyes).

This left me with three choices - Quit overclocking (where is the fun in that?), buy a new case, or create my own airflow grill. Since option three meant I got to play with power tools, and if I did screw up my case, I could always fall back on option two, I went with option three. Fifteen minutes and 17 hidden holes later, I have a case that lets me run the fans 1000 rpms lower, the processor 5 degree C cooler, and still lots of room to crank up the processor.

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What's my point? None. Just wanted to share. Anyone else do any amatuer case mods?