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rotarypower101

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Sep 28, 2007
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Possible anyone knows if any of the examples above "Restrict" airflow causing the Mac Studio to ramp the fans under no/low load?

Made a filter for the front of the cheese grader MacPro, and despite that machine having a Far Larger surface area to work with, the machine was Very sensitive to the restriction in flow for the filter media, and the fans would almost immediately respond by doubling in RPM at Zero load, and would go from a reasonable low sound to a immediate and noticeably audible fan drone!

Curious if a filter media is utilized with the studio, will it likely respond in a similar kind?
And if yes, might a pleated media to vastly increase surface area be advisable VS a single sheet of media ~surface area of the footprint of the studio?


The dust filter media I used before was ~3mm thin, partially nearly transparent because of its open cell nature, was Incredibly surprised how restrictive it was despite those attributes.
Are there filter medias that are optimized at blocking particles, yet less restrictive?
 

Wheel_D

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Jan 13, 2016
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Possible anyone knows if any of the examples above "Restrict" airflow causing the Mac Studio to ramp the fans under no/low load?

Made a filter for the front of the cheese grader MacPro, and despite that machine having a Far Larger surface area to work with, the machine was Very sensitive to the restriction in flow for the filter media, and the fans would almost immediately respond by doubling in RPM at Zero load, and would go from a reasonable low sound to a immediate and noticeably audible fan drone!

Curious if a filter media is utilized with the studio, will it likely respond in a similar kind?
And if yes, might a pleated media to vastly increase surface area be advisable VS a single sheet of media ~surface area of the footprint of the studio?


The dust filter media I used before was ~3mm thin, partially nearly transparent because of its open cell nature, was Incredibly surprised how restrictive it was despite those attributes.
Are there filter medias that are optimized at blocking particles, yet less restrictive?

@rotarypower101 - There was discussion of exactly this issue earlier in this thread; you'll want to check the first few pages.
 

Shazaam!

macrumors regular
Apr 12, 2009
179
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Proctor VT USA
Possible anyone knows if any of the examples above "Restrict" airflow causing the Mac Studio to ramp the fans under no/low load?

Made a filter for the front of the cheese grader MacPro, and despite that machine having a Far Larger surface area to work with, the machine was Very sensitive to the restriction in flow for the filter media, and the fans would almost immediately respond by doubling in RPM at Zero load, and would go from a reasonable low sound to a immediate and noticeably audible fan drone!

Curious if a filter media is utilized with the studio, will it likely respond in a similar kind?
And if yes, might a pleated media to vastly increase surface area be advisable VS a single sheet of media ~surface area of the footprint of the studio?


The dust filter media I used before was ~3mm thin, partially nearly transparent because of its open cell nature, was Incredibly surprised how restrictive it was despite those attributes.
Are there filter medias that are optimized at blocking particles, yet less restrictive?
The Studio will ramp up fan speed only when CPU or GPU temperatures reaches a set point. If you restrict air flow with a dirty filter, more power (1-2 watts) will be sent to the fan motor to assure fan speed is maintained until the filter is cleaned.
 

dimme

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Feb 14, 2007
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SF, CA
I wanted to follow up on the Ifcase stand with filter. Is anyone using it. I have had the Spigen for about a year. When I clean my desk the desk is dusty but the Spigen is clean. I not sure if it is working great or it does not work at all. I try to vacuum the vents of the Studio and the Spine with a rubber hose attachment on my Dyson onece a month or so.

 
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enrique.aliaga

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May 15, 2024
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If a 140mm fan filter will fit here is one of the choices. As far as I am concerned if this is the case this solves the filtering issue. I have used this type of mesh for years, good air flow, and very easy to clean, swish it in soapy water, rinse, and blow dry.

Hi there, @transmaster !

I purchased the IFCASE stand a few weeks ago for my Mac Studio M2 Max. It comes bundled with 3 of these cheap-looking foam filters. I have one of them installed and the other two sealed in a ziploc bag for the future. I'm doubtful about the effectiveness of the included cheapo filters, so your suggestion of the Silverstone fan filter caught my eye.

That Silverstone fan filter looks great if we can make it work inside the IFCASE. However, the filter is magnetized around its periphery (which facilitates attaching it to a normal PC fan, of course). My concern may be unfounded, but is there any chance the magnetism of the filter could affect the components of my Mac Studio (the SSDs in particular)?. Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I just wanted to be sure before ordering one. :confused::)

BTW, even though it's plastic, the silver-colored IFCASE stand is a very close match to the color of the MS, so they look great together.

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designerdave72

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Aug 18, 2010
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Just wondering, does the riser provide any improvement in BT or WiFi antenna reception?

I never really thought about it but I suppose it could do yes. I do get some broken signal when using my AirPods when connected to the MS and walk into another room or go downstairs.
 
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