Fan Boy

[Zap]

A picture is worth a thousand words:
http://www.bloodyfist.net/fanboy.jpg

 

[EglsFly]

What the heck was that person thinking!

Without equal air exit capacity, that is not going to work out too well...

 

[Anubis]

i bet is he made them all exaust thethink would hover

 

[aphex]

Someone is overcompensating for something...

 

[RadioactiveMagpies]

what are the before and after temperature readings?

 

[boyRacer]

And that helps how?

 

[talonts]

People, it's a goof. That looks like a rackmount air mover, used at the top of rackmount cases. I mean, it even has a serial # tag on it!

Personally, I think it's just propped/taped against the case for the pic, to get foamers all worked up.

 

[Egrimm]

You're right talonts, doesn't look like something homemade. I sure hope he made it as a joke, else I know a person who'll have trouble hearing soon...

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I've always wanted to remove the side panels of a case and replace them with boxfans (you know, the 24-30" ones that people put in thier windows). My only worry is that the CPU might be in an eddy and not getting any airflow whatsoever.

 

[lsman]

if u see the picture closely, thro the fan blades, the case door is "closed" and u see the color of door right there.

 

[Metalloid]

lsman, you are right. It looks like he just set it up next to the side of the case.

 

[herbage11]

I have a question.. I just got some new fans for the system I am slowly building. I found that more older system (P3 500) has one spot on the back for a fan. There is not much for intake (or a place for a fan there too) but I am not stressing it too hard. Should I have the fan I put on the back be intake or exhaust? Thanks

 

[Egrimm]

<< I have a question.. I just got some new fans for the system I am slowly building. I found that more older system (P3 500) has one spot on the back for a fan. There is not much for intake (or a place for a fan there too) but I am not stressing it too hard. Should I have the fan I put on the back be intake or exhaust? Thanks >>



Exhaust, removing the hot air from the case is better than adding cold air (which then gets hot). The best thing is both intake and exhaust though, but if only one of 'em then exhaust.

 

[Zap]

An explanation... the computer is mine. It is a P4 1.6A overclocked to whatever (sometimes). All the fans on the side came out of a rackmount chassis, a USR Total Control box (for RAS, etc.). The fan tray unbolts from the bottom of the box. I saw that it was the same size as the side panel of my case, so I just propped it there for the picture. I thought it would be amusing.

 

[hudster]

it *was* amusing. what would be even more amusing is to see somebody actually seriously put this to use on the side of their case like that, along with and another one on the other side of their case for exhaust! Now THAT would be some serious air-cooling!

-hudster

 

[Packy]

What the hell would happen if, say, your cat walked by though??