PC Fan of the Future?

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Posted by michael on Thursday March 14, 2002 @07:28PM from the winds-of-change dept.

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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Background by LadyLucky · 2002-03-14 19:46 · Score: 5, Funny

Im not sure i trust a website with a background like that.
Euck!

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great! by kaoshin · 2002-03-14 19:52 · Score: 5, Funny

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.
1. Re:great! by Some+Dumbass... · 2002-03-15 04:06 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  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.
  
  There's a device which is generally used to monitor whether or not your system is responding to your input.
  
  It's called a monitor.
Who needs a stinking fan!!! by phunhippy · 2002-03-14 20:10 · Score: 5, Funny

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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Re:Coinciding With Hammer by yobbo · 2002-03-14 21:13 · Score: 3, Funny

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?
One thing is for sure... by scorcherer · 2002-03-14 23:07 · Score: 4, Funny

These new fans really, really suck!
(air, that is.)
Which makes them ideal for your WinXP box.

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Re:Magnetic fans... by wheany · 2002-03-15 01:03 · Score: 3, Funny

I agree, since the current fans work with magic.