140mm Fans

moon111 · 07-04-2007, 08:40 PM

My current SuperFlower PSU has a 140mm fan. Frankly, I'm loving it. It's very quiet and moves allot of air.

140's are hard to find, but do you think they'll become norm soon???

NicePants42 · 07-05-2007, 08:33 AM

You can get 140mm Yate Loon fans without too much trouble these days.

I think it'd be great to have more 140mm fans on cases and PSUs. I also wouldn't mind a couple radiators designed with 140mm fans in mind.

Rory Buszka · 07-09-2007, 09:20 PM

I think that 140mm fans may become more prevalent, but only as a gimmick. The trend in computer hardware in general is away from high-wattage processors ( = lots of heat output) like the AMD Athlon and Pentium 4 and toward more power-efficient designs. Other heat-producing parts like the Radeon HD2900XT GPU and other high-end video cards vent their heat outside, typically. There really isn't a need for even larger fans than the now-common 120mm fans, unless you just want to run them really slowly to push air very quietly.

NicePants42 · 07-10-2007, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taterworks

There really isn't a need for even larger fans...unless you just want to run them really slowly to push air very quietly.

I like how your post mentions silence as an after-thought.

07-04-2007, 08:40 PM	#1
moon111 Partition Master Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 266	140mm Fans My current SuperFlower PSU has a 140mm fan. Frankly, I'm loving it. It's very quiet and moves allot of air. 140's are hard to find, but do you think they'll become norm soon???

07-09-2007, 09:20 PM	#3
Rory Buszka Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 388	I think that 140mm fans may become more prevalent, but only as a gimmick. The trend in computer hardware in general is away from high-wattage processors ( = lots of heat output) like the AMD Athlon and Pentium 4 and toward more power-efficient designs. Other heat-producing parts like the Radeon HD2900XT GPU and other high-end video cards vent their heat outside, typically. There really isn't a need for even larger fans than the now-common 120mm fans, unless you just want to run them really slowly to push air very quietly. __________________ Best Regards, Rory Buszka

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07-05-2007, 08:33 AM	#2
NicePants42 Partition Master Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 369	You can get 140mm Yate Loon fans without too much trouble these days. I think it'd be great to have more 140mm fans on cases and PSUs. I also wouldn't mind a couple radiators designed with 140mm fans in mind.