[JAFO]

Living in New Orleans and lost my pc in the storm, since then i have bought a Dell (Insurance reasons dont ask ) and its a decent machine but i plan on hacking it apart and building a better machine using some of its parts. Since the storm theres an amazing amount of dust in my home and well its really making my computer unhappy.

So .... is there any company out there that makes a Dustproof case? I understand the ventilation issues, but my A/C needs ventilation to....in short, does anyone make one with filters to limit the dust? All i could find in searches were these massive industrial boxes.... and theres no chance in me putting that in my home.

Any ideas?

[cristobal03]

You don't need a special case. Most chassis have two fans: a front/side fan and a rear fan. You can use a standard air filter--the same kind you'd put in your home's HVAC--to prevent excessive dust infiltration. Simply cut small sections of air filter and tape them over the intake (on the inside). Remember to check them with some regularity; if they get too clogged, you won't have any air movement and you might run the risk of overheating.

GL

chris.

[gotrootdude]

Use filters over the fans, but also you want to have positive pressure in the case. (IE. more airflow coming into the case than going out the back) This will prevent dust from entering around the drive bays.