I've been messing around with PCs for a long time. Over the years I've managed to acquire a lot of parts either for free via a trade (my time for the parts), deal hunting, or finding great or sometimes not so great deals buying new.
When I fix my PC up and put it back together, I plan on reversing the air flow to see if it makes a temp difference with all the mini's glass in place. Then I'll throw the waterblock on the cpu for S&G and use the River 5 tower cooler in a different build.