You could make holes in the back (needed anyway for cables) Make a 5 cm hole in each corner and you'll have enough natural draft with warmth going out of the 2 at the top and in at the bottom. Also, monitor the temp sensors. There should be a few in the pc. Much different software for that
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Something open backed like TROFAST is a better option than being enclosed on 4 sides. You need enough volume that the thermal output of the system is less than what is needed to heat the space to “bad” temperatures. Linen closet might be ok, but it’s hard to say for sure.
If you keep the back of the cabinet open I imagine it’ll be ok. Or stick a couple fans to cycle air through a cutout if you are handy.
On the ground it’ll pick up a lot of dust, fast.
Yeah I was looking at the Fjällbo for that reason, but just aesthetically I would prefer closed at the front. Open at the back would be great. The one I linked I think has small cable holes at the top and a full wide cable gap at the bottom which was part of the reason it's near the top of my list.
Re them being on the floor, this was always intended as temporary until I get something better. But they're sitting on a wooden board rather than directly on the carpet, specifically to minimise the degree to which that's a problem.