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#284649 7-May-2021 10:07

What sort of cabinets does everyone keep their consoles in?

I have a closed cabinet as I don't want all the lights visible, and both consoles sit horizontally. I cut large holes in the back, but I'm still not sure I'm getting good airflow since the front is still closed (also not a lot of clearance between the back of the cabinet and the wall). I'm thinking about drilling a series of holes through the front of the base of the cabinet so it (hopefully) draws air in from the front as it exhausts out the back (the base sits about 40-50mm off the floor).

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#2703331 7-May-2021 12:07

MInes in a cupboard in the lounge....I just open it when it's in use. Close when not.

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#2703340 7-May-2021 12:28

My PS5 is in a fairly confined space - open at the front but closed at the back. I've cut a (non-visible from the front) slot about 2 cm high across the top of the backing panel to let warm air out. Haven't had any issues or noticed any fan noise.

Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.

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#2703412 7-May-2021 14:11

I have mine at the back of the TV.

I keep all my other gear in the tv cabinet cupboard and have two fans running. One drawing air in and one exhausting it.

Sat in there are two intel Nucs, one 4011 tik router, android media player and all the power supplies.

No issues with heat

The little things make the biggest difference.

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#2703413 7-May-2021 14:11

Mine is sat on top of my hifi/tv rack, below TV which is wall mounted and next to my HiFi amp.

Completely open to the breeze on all side

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#2703421 7-May-2021 14:38

Not quite on topic, but I have a 140mm computer fan on top of my receiver to pull air through it. If you want something fancier there's this range on Amazon which look very nice, they have all sorts of variations, front and rear blowing fans, sizes, etc.

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#2706450 12-May-2021 10:09

Didn't get around to drilling my holes in the weekend, but realized I also either have to shorten a shelf or drill holes in the shelf. I have the Xbox Series X on the upper shelf, and with the door closed the shelf would impede any air flow coming up through holes in the bottom. I'll probably just run a skill saw across it to take 30mm of the front of the shelf. I'll also change the orientation of the Xbox so the exhaust is facing to the back of the cabinet - this would look terrible in an open cabinet, but looks don't matter in a closed cabinet.

I really want to avoid having the doors open when using either of them.