Want Case With Cleanable Filters

Budget:
4,500+

Expectations:
Same as my new Velox: 7950X3D + RTX4070ti + 64GB RAM + 4 TB SSD

Usage:
heavily modded FPS/RPG gaming

Special Needs:
heavily modded gaming = 64GB RAM + 4 TB SSD

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Specifications:
Velox: 7950X3D + RTX4070ti + 64GB RAM + 4 TB SSD

AND:

I want a Velox-sized case with detachable, cleanable fan air filters. Filters exactly like the one that protects all DS PSU's on the bottom of the case. It'd be great if there was also an attachable filter that could fit over the GPU intake port.

Thank you! Didn't know the front filter was detachable/cleanable.

But regarding GPU airflow, isn't the back panel of the unit its' main air intake point? This is where I was talking about as a location for installing a detachable filter: *outside* the case. Not inside the case. And certainly nothing attached to the GPU inside the case.

Back when I built my first gaming PC about 18 years ago, the back of the case where the GPU was installed was otherwise a solid wall, making air intake for the GPU through the intake port that much more important. And being a mid-size case, effectively cleaning the interior radiator baffles of the GPU was definitely a challenge. And on every subsequent gaming PC has remained an issue.

Subsequent builds--including my current Velox--have cases with vastly better design regarding airflow. It's also roomy and provides better access to the GPU But the issue of microparticulate dust accumulation inside case components remains.

For those of us without workshop-grade air compressors, taking our PC's into the shop periodically for a good cleaning is a necessity. My new Velox weighs about 60 pounds, which, at my age, and because of some physical injuries, is a real challenge to wrestle down the stairs to the shop.

I would like better dust filtering capabilities for my DS builds, to reduce--even greatly reduce--the intervals between shop visits. And I believe the best way to accomplish this is to filter air before it enters the case.

Originally posted by hoserator You don't need an air compressor to clean the inside. There are electric blowers that work real well. You can look for them in Amazon. You don't want to restrict the air flow too much with filters. It can lead to higher temps. Keeping the pc off the floor helps a lot in getting cleaner air.

I discovered a good trick a few years ago: Keep a high quality HEPA air filter running in your house. I have a few of them running all the time, and it's dramatically reduced the amount of dust in my house. I recently looked inside my Velox, and after 2 years it's almost perfectly clean inside.

Edited by hoserator - 08 Oct 2023 at 4:03pm