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Thanks!
I've only just begun. I spent this afternoon stripping unneeded parts (three fans, the tool-free clips on the 5.25" cage, etc.) and parts that are in the way for now (such as the HDD cages) and trying to figure out what kind of surgery is needed, etc.
Supposedly it is; it's the newer version plus I would have used it only on the front fan but I've just about decided to put the front fan on a MOBO header, based on recent research. I would clip the leads off of the fan switch and leave it in place to fill in the hole. I'm waiting to hear back from Cooler Master on how much current the Megaflow draws since, according the ASUS forums, the MOBO fan headers are rated at only 1A and I just can't afford to burn up MOBOs.
I'm not especially crazy about magnetic fan filters; to me, they look a little Mickey Mouse. I am using one on the PSU in my current rig, however, mostly to keep dropped screws out of the PSU since it's mounted fan up. The PSU fan in the new case will face down so I won't need the filter for that. I am going to get some of them to get the finer filter mesh they have to put on the bottom and front filters of the 650D (the original mesh is coarser than I care for) and on the filters I'm going to put on the two side fans I'm going to add.
I totally agree about the only place air should come in should be through filters. I have plenty of blank covers to replace the ventilated covers, although only one or two will remain uncovered when I migrate my computer into the case. I put in one of the blank covers yesterday to make sure it would do the job.
LOL! Not gona happen. I don't totally trust water cooling and don't really need it. That part of the case is giving me the most grief on how to deal with that hugeairdust leak without making it look Mickey Mouse.
Thanks for your suggestions!