Sorry bud I didn't mean for those questions to come across as a negative critique or anything.
Just curious is all.
I always thought the bigger the area the more air the bigger the filter n fan.
My cabinet is roughly the same size as yours and I only use a 4" filter. I was able to remove my loud ass fan and now only have a 4.5" ball bearing pc fan and smell isn't an issue.
Nah its cool dude. Didn't mean to sound upset or anything.
Think of the larger filter as having more holes. More holes makes the larger filter easier on the fan.
I know you went cobs and it makes it cooler.
I want to go cobs and was fixing to order some. My brother in law had some stuff happen and needs some money. I am going to give it to him so it will be a bit before I get cobs.
To be honest the filter is bigger than I expected. Its weird how you can take a tape measure and know the dimensions and it still surprise me.
I may cut a hole in the top and build a box. I think it will fit in the top and not lose any space.
The main reason is that its illegal here and the cops have knocked on the door for various reasons.
I cant have a failure.