Where to find grilled backplates

[ysith]

I have been searching everywhere and simply can't find those grilled backplates (you get one with the AC accelero S1). Does anyone know where to get them?

Attached picture shows what I'm referring to:

[SmasherBashe]

Take a regular backplate and Dremel it?

[ysith]

I might try that

[PossumAwesome]

I've seen a bunch of Lian-Li's coming with them now.. Not really a help, but an observation, I suppose..

[RCH flight]

less metal

[phillipjos]

if you have a steady hand or drill press just get a plain one and drill 5/16 holes in it,mite work

[mpilchfamily]

Might be easier just to leave the back plate off. Thats what i do with my older cases so that air can be drawn in threw the slot and to the video card.

[Giannis86]

check this one out:


http://www.silentpcshop.nl/index.php?pnr=05&product=355

i remember seeing another one (not with mesh, kind of like the one you posted) but i deleted the bookmark and i cant seem to be able to google it (forgot the name)

[mpilchfamily]

Those are great but they would be clogged with dust in a month.

[Giannis86]

indeed..however there is a fast and easy solution^^
just go slightly over it with the vacuum cleaner. i got a silverstone 5.25" hdd cooler and the front is covered with mesh. it does get dusty after a few weeks but if you go over it with the cleaner for 2-5seconds it totally clean again

personally i think thats better than having no pci slot bracket..then dust will collect more on the mesh than in your case

[monkey7]

When the dust doesn't come on the mesh, where does it stay? In your heatsinks, which are much harder to clean. I'd really prefer vacuuming my meshes every 2-3 weeks rather than cleaning my heatsinks every two months.

[ysith]

Those do seem interesting

[mirror]

Check http://www.performance-pcs.com/ for Lian Li replacements.


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[bftek]

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=23098

[Giannis86]

Originally Posted by bftek

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=23098

cool, thats the one i was missing from my links

[ysith]

Thanks for the links guys, but I already bought the mesh ones along with three of these: http://www.silentpcshop.nl/index.php?pnr=05&product=175 just so the postage cost would be more worth it.

[mirror]

Wow, those look pretty cool. Hmm, I think I need to grab one to test it out.


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[monkey7]

Wow thanks for pointing at the pci slot coolers. Bought one of them to cool my new passive ATi HD3450. Also ordered 2 packs of the mesh plates with it, total cost €8,40 of which €2,50 shipping

[SmasherBashe]

Who cares if they get dirty in a month? Do you really go a month without cleaning? You're going to screw around one day and find a rabbit running around chewing up your PSU cables.