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Q: Since FT03 intake most of the air from the bottom, should I prop it up higher off the ground? And would I need to worry about

excessive dust intake?

A: Extensive testing was conducted during FT03’s development to determine the optimal height of the case stand for air intake so there

is no benefit to increase the height any further. The bottom of FT03 has an integrated fan filter that can effectively cut down dust intake

into the case so as long as the filter is cleaned on a regular basis, there is no need to worry about dust or cooling performance.

Q: I have limited space, can I safely place the FT03 in a corner during operation?

A: Yes you can, FT03’s rear and right panel have no ventilation holes or other uses so we actually recommend users to place their FT03

into a corner to further take advantage of its incredibly short footprint.

Q: I have a custom cooler, how do I know which way the heat pipes should be situated to obtain the best performance in the FT03?

A: There are two main types of heat pipes used in popular aftermarket coolers, they are groove and powder. Groove heat pipes are very

susceptible to gravity while powder heat pipes are less so. To achieve best performance in either heat pipe technology, they need to be

placed horizontally or have the heat source side located below the other end of the heat pipe. We recommend choosing and installing

components with heat pipes carefully by taking into consideration of the following examples:

The illustration here shows a VGA cooler that will not work well in the FT03

because the heat source side (touching the GPU) ends up being located higher

than the other end.

Example:

Motherboard

The orientation of an enthusiast

motherboard in a normal ATX case.

The orientation of an enthusiast motherboard

in the FT03 As the illustrations above show,

most enthusiast motherboards with heat pipes

will work fine in the FT03, the heat source is

located below other parts of the heat pipe.

Good orientation.

Many CPU coolers can be rotated when installing on motherboards, the illustration here shows a SilverStone NT06-E.

Good orientation. Bad orientation.

Q & A

CPU cooler

Horizontal style cooler

VGA cooler