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Thats the first time I've seen that design, thank you for pointing it out. The layout is very similar other than the fan position. Did your brother make any progress with the design?

There were a few reasons that I opted for the intake fan to be positioned on the side:
The hard drive cage is to be positioned against the front of the case
Most motherboards position RAM width wise across the front of the motherboard, which would sit in front of the fan and partially block the direct flow path to the CPU heatsink.
Reading all the various threads on this forum, there is a common theme of preference towards a clean look, although personally I think fans can add to the detail and aesthetics, I get the impression that a large fan on the front would detract from the aesthetics for most people. Does anyone have any comments on this?
I preferred the look of the slightly wider form rather than a pure cube shape
It is something to think about though, I also like where he has located the HDD's, very good use of the space. Although they may run cooler if they sat the other side of the PSU attached to the side panel away from the GPU.

<blockquote data-quote="K888D" data-source="post: 10625" data-attributes="member: 267">Thats the first time I've seen that design, thank you for pointing it out.&nbsp; The layout is very similar other than the fan position. Did your brother make any progress with the design?There were a few reasons that I opted for the intake fan to be positioned on the side:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The hard drive cage is to be positioned against the front of the case</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Most motherboards position RAM width wise across the front of the motherboard, which would sit in front of the fan and partially block the direct flow path to the CPU heatsink.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Reading all the various threads on this forum, there is a common theme of preference towards a clean look, although personally I think fans can add to the detail and aesthetics, I get the impression that a large fan on the front would detract from the aesthetics for most people.&nbsp; Does anyone have any comments on this?</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">I preferred the look of the slightly wider form rather than a pure cube shape</li>
</ul>It is something to think about though, I also like where he has located the HDD's, very good use of the space.&nbsp; Although they may run cooler if they sat the other side of the PSU attached to the side panel away from the GPU.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="K888D, post: 10625, member: 267"] Thats the first time I've seen that design, thank you for pointing it out. The layout is very similar other than the fan position. Did your brother make any progress with the design? There were a few reasons that I opted for the intake fan to be positioned on the side: [LIST] [*]The hard drive cage is to be positioned against the front of the case [*]Most motherboards position RAM width wise across the front of the motherboard, which would sit in front of the fan and partially block the direct flow path to the CPU heatsink. [*]Reading all the various threads on this forum, there is a common theme of preference towards a clean look, although personally I think fans can add to the detail and aesthetics, I get the impression that a large fan on the front would detract from the aesthetics for most people. Does anyone have any comments on this? [*]I preferred the look of the slightly wider form rather than a pure cube shape [/LIST] It is something to think about though, I also like where he has located the HDD's, very good use of the space. Although they may run cooler if they sat the other side of the PSU attached to the side panel away from the GPU. [/QUOTE]

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