Replace plexiglass with wire mesh?

[ericjmense]

I can take the plexiglass off and replace it with some wire mesh to improve air flow but is it bad to have have wire mesh instead of the plexiglass?

[jester]

Naw wont hurt it any. The Coolermaster Stacker already has a side mesh screen.

There is also a 25cm fan out now.

[Bio-Hazard]

Only problem it will cause is more dust inside your case...........;) Maybe a bit more noise as well.

[IvyBat]

why not cut fan holes in your plexi window?you could have an intake and buy a nice filter or something

[ericjmense]

No more airflow problem


It's done. I cut the plxi-glass so that it could help hold in place the wire mesh. As for the case I'm still working on my new vid card power problem so wire is messy.


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[Avalanche]

All I can say is "NICE"!!! Looks great!

[IvyBat]

hey you did a great job, all you gotta do now is clean up those wires =P

[Bio-Hazard]

Mesh is the only way to go IMHO............ :mrgreen:

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/7430/4qp7.jpg

[TazDevil]

Mesh looks nice but dangerous around kids.
There seems to be a lot of cables in that rig...some cable management will also help.

[Joco]

Yea, that mesh looks great. Will consider that for my case as well.

[Bio-Hazard]

Mesh is all I use these days.........;)

[Joco]

Well, the only con is dust and other particles that easier get into the case but it is still better than leaving tha case open as I do.

[Bio-Hazard]

Dust isn't a problem if you clean out the case as often as I do....................;)

I even use mesh to make all my custom fan brackets, its just so much easier to work with and still looks pretty good.

[fstroupe]

That expanded metal looks really nice.