Funny how these things do the rounds and become a 'new' idea again. I've got fan gaskets in drawers that came with Thermochill radiators ~20 years ago
thats a gasket not a spacer.
gasket's have always been good for rads.
Time for everyone to use 5mm spacers?
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thats a gasket not a spacer.
gasket's have always been good for rads.
Soldato
Yeah but its essentially the same thing, sets the fan back helps with air seal. Its like spacers like this haven't been available before
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no, one is about 1 to 2mm and made to seal a high static pressure fan to a rad. the other is about 6mm and made to stop turbulence when a fan is mounted next to a case grill
Soldato
ok I'm sorry, Noctua invented this, you win....
ok I'm sorry, Noctua invented this, you win....
no they didnt, and yes i have seen them before. but its not the same as the rubber gasket
its just not
Soldato
no they didnt, and yes i have seen them before. but its not the same as the rubber gasket
Gaskets and shrouds,basically the same thing. Shrouds have been available for many years is various shapes and sizes. Your just being pedantic about it. The for the record the Thermochill gaskets were 5mm thick.
Soldato
I know that. My first posted which for whatever reason you've decided to drag out into where we are now was simply saying that the concept of spacing a fan away from the radiator, case, heatsink or whatever to reduce noise isn't a new concept and has been a thing for decades. I used the word gasket, hindsight wish I went with shroud as they are generally bigger and it may have avoided all this but whichever way you try and spin it shrouds and gaskets do a similar job. Move the fan away to help reduce noise and also if made of a soft material like a most gaskets help reduce virbrations and provide a air seal
Soldato
x570 kinda didMeh - bring back 15000prm 50mm north bridge fans I say - then you'll appreciate the beauty of real fan noise
