Radiator Fan Orientation and Shroud Testing - Possible Sticky

[OLDPHART]

Hi Member's + Mod's, Please read this review > Radiator Fan Orientation and Shroud Testing Would also Apply to Your CPU -

Basicly its about fan's in different orientation single, single + shroud, push, push + shroud, push + pull, etc, with results you get my drift its worth reading. It might be worth making it a Sticky, so member's can see
what different fan orientation can do toward's cooling a rad but this would also apply to your CPU.

Link > http://martin.skinneelabs.com/Radiator-Fan-Orientation-And-Shroud-Testing-Review.html

Just a thought > Oldphart.

 

[Sayso]

Wow fans in push/pull are better shocker

Have seen this before instead of buying shrouds just strip out the internals of a fan and use that works the same.

Also if you can fit a fan/shroud/RAD/shroud/Fan combo you have to much space

 

[MikeTimbers]

Bottom line:

Weak fans should pull not push.
Strong fans should push not pull.
All fans do better with shrouds.

BUT

This was with one radiator - a slim one. Is the above true with all radiators? At best, unproven.
This was with two types of fan - a 38mm and a 25mm. What happens with a 38mm when run at 7v? Or 5v? What about a fast 25mm?

I like this review for what it identifies about exactly what it tested but I don't believe it tells you very much about any other scenarios.

 

[OLDPHART]

Hi MikeTimbers, got your point about posting a sticky, review come guide was was done some while ago all he is doing is a dead basic test with fan's in different orientation's to give you a rough idea what single fan, set at push > pull, push/pull, then using shroud's, etc. So people could understand how they perform in layman's term's.

I see where your coming from with the point's you have made, it definitely need's updating.

But recently there have been a few post's asking about how fan's perform and what set up to use, just thought this simple review would make a good sticky for the beginner's, etc.

Oldphart.