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PC Fan of the Future?
baptiste writes "While we marvel at the latest CPU release or new motherboard chipset, we still put the same old fans in the neon lit cases and then complain that it is too loud. Well, maybe someone has finally come up with the next generation PC fan. Y.S. Tech has announced a new fan which is driven at the blade tips by a magnetic motor in the housing. Without the motor in the middle they claim a 30% airflow improvement meaning, potenitally, you could get the same airflow of today's fans at a lower RPM meaning less noise. They also claim the fan tips result in the bulk of fan noise. In this design they are sort of enclosed, reducing noise further. There is also a PDF datasheet available."
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So with my blinkenlights all taped up, and my fan silent.. I just need a way to find out if my systems are still running.
It's probably not the best of ideas. There's so much electromagnetic noise in your PC case, it will seriously degrade the usable lifetime of the magnet.
Who needs a fan when you can buy a new Imac from apple thats so quiet and flow-efficent ya dunt even need a stinking loud fan or a quiter one!! and u can run linux on these macs!
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And do you want to explain how you came to the conclusion that a cpu based on .13 micron and a SOI process is going to need advanced cooling techniques?
This sounds very simmilar the the way a Technics turtable is driven. If it is I'm getting one just so I can say I have a "direct drive" fan!
(air, that is.)
Which makes them ideal for your WinXP box.
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I agree, since the current fans work with magic.
I'm a PC fan, so does that mean I get to be plugged into the back of a computer?
Then again, I also used to like tractors, so does that make me an ex-tractor fan?
....sorry... I couldn't resist it....
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Why use electric fans? Everybody has to breathe, so put on a gas mask, connect it with a long straw that terminates at the CPU heatsink, and breathe really hard for extra cooling!
;-)
Maybe this way coders will write more efficient programs. If they don't - they'll hyperventilate, hmmmmm
A caveman dreams of being us, the incalculable power and riches. We dream of being Q, then what?
Squirrel cage fans are even more expensive then you said. You forgot to factor in the cost of the squirrel and squirrel chow.
And forget about cleaning out the damn things. Most squirrels don't last more than a week.
Poor little bugger, being made to power a fan by application of 110 volt AC. It's inhumane I tell you.
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