It's hot today, summer fun. My stuff was hitting around 60 degrees with h50 and 2 other good fans in my case, I take my side panel off put my normal fan up to it, and it kills about 20 degrees why don't cases just have 1 big ass fan on the side / top instead of little useless fans ? Also reference fan that I used :
also how do you put a side panel back on with your tower standing up :p I got it half way on but can't be bothered to mess with it after many fails
hold the bottom and push the back.
It depends for lots of ppl noise is an issue as well as size. we're getting into small form factor so relatively 120 is big for a 150 case.
in some configurations, having a large fan could cause heat pockets. It could trap the hot heat inside, and "Suffocate" the parts. Your CPU may have been cooler, but other parts may have been warmer.
They would also look and sound terrible in cases. as well as the noise and required power. and the size is an issue, as rollymaster stated.
You should have a look at the Phantom 630 or 820, they have 200mm fans in front, side, and 200mm on top with space for a second.
I mean like basically the size of the whole case fan
I don't know about the heat pockets, but I seriously doubt it if the case was made for it and had specific ventilation i'm sure it would work out fine.
And as far as noise goes, It wouldn't have to be on full blast pretty much ever, only when things got seriously hot, then it would only be on full blast for a couple minutes and would create a bunch of cold air.
You know what looks terriable in cases, 20 little stupid fans
Thats a 200mm fan, as opposed to one GIANT box fan in the side. Also. Ironic case name. Admittedly, the last time I tried this, I was on a white-box HP. But the fact that it also has fans in the front helps the airflow.
Basically; Case manufacturers put a lot of time/effort/money into finding cooling solutions that are best for the design and needs of the consumer. They probably already tested it, seeing as how its a very basic/plausable idea. And a very good idea in theory.
I agree with your idea, and have thought about this before, I just dont think it translates well into practice.
Well, there are no good fans at that size that provide enough CFM or static pressure to cool the entire system. If Noctua were on this, they could make somefantastic fans.
What I'd rather see, though, are more options for the 180mm and up category. Right now, our options are Bitfenix, NZXT, and Silverstone, with the only good option being the 180mm Silverstone AP. I want solid 200mm and 230mm fans for radiators, and all around good, insane CFM case fans. Having more fans as opposed to a huge box fan allows for more targetted cooling, and would avoid the issues of heat pockets and dead zones.
well, because more fans look better, are more versatile, and can direct air to where it's needed. one fan works well in your case, however, computer fans are very specialized.
it's like using a giant fan to cool your house, versus the normal HVAC ducting....
Damn, the motor must've been working real hard to move that hunkachunk
meh. electric motors produce more torque at low rpms... and less is needed at higher rpms anyways.
aww yis
I really doubt that, its really hot now since it's summer and my computer is idling at 60 degrees with water cooling and a bunch of little fans, If I put the 1 big fan on the side on it's lowest setting for about 2 minutes it will lower the temperature of everything by about 20 degrees, say you had a big ass fan on the side of each case, they wouldn't have to be at full blast, or even on most of the time. Just when things get hot they could kick on for a couple minutes and cool everything down.
That one fan is working with everything else, as well.
Also, if you have a loop, you can cool the fluid to drop temps.
Also, there is no way that the fan dropped temps 20C.
It did, when the water in the water cooler is room temperature when going through the loop I'm pretty sure. So if the cpu would only make the water hotter, and after running a while in a hot room it is a double whammy on the temperature, SO when I put the fan on it it cooled down the water in the loop and everything else. Then 20 degrees gone. I doubt it could lower 20 degrees during the winter, but right now it sureeeeeeeee did
This thread is too fun. I love the idea of a big ass fan cooling the crap out of my PC, but i also like not hearing it. What if you took of both side pannels and put annother 10 inch fan on the other side for push/pull?
A fan of that size if the blades were designed correctly could produce a large quanity of CFM at a very low RPM of around 500-600. As DC electromagnetic motors produce high torque at low RPM this wouldn't be an issue.
Bigger fans are actually more silent, because they spin at lower RPMs.
multi removes single point of failure (or at least helps)
