Optimum Tech Tests Custom Baffles for Air Cooling
Ali of Optimum Tech, seen above in daylight finally dispelling the myth that he was a vampire, has used his 3D printing skills to make custom fan ducts or baffles with excellent results. Air baffles (fan ducts) used to be more commonplace. OEMs such as Dell and Compaq would often use them to guide airflow over components instead of using direct fans, and many older cases used baffles to allow cold air to directly contact a specific component. However, the use of baffles has all but disappeared in the last decade. Ali has resurrected the the practice by designing, …
