Antec Cyclone Blower Case Fan for Any Expansion Slot
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Customer Review: Perfect for HTPC
Summary: 5 Stars
One of these came with my Antec NSK1380 case. At first I thought it was some kind of gimmick and I decided to not use it. I then found things were running hotter than I liked. I decided since I had it anyway to give it a try. It dropped my internal temps 20F. It was running so quiet I had to put my hand up to it and feel the air coming out to know it was working. I've since put it into another case that has a few fans unlike the NSK1380 and it's by far the most powerful fan in the case. It also dropped that PC's temperature by a good 10F. Since it vents right out the back it's perfect for my HTPC that sits inside my A/V rack. It's also the quietest fan in the case. I recently ordered another one so I can have one for my office PC and my HTPC.
With how much air it moves and how quiet it is I highly recommend this product and Antec products in general.
Customer Review: Extremely quiet and does a great job keeping my PC cool. Was getting error messages that my cooling fan configuration was hot
Summary: 5 Stars
Was getting error messages that my cooling fan configuration was failing and my PC was automatically shut down due to getting too hot. Then messages would alert me to high CPU usage. I opened my PC and did a thorough dusting as that was the real problem. There was an open bay which I ignored when purchased and it had to be sucking in dust for the past year. This Cyclonic Blower Case was very easy to install and my PC hardly makes any noise. Before adding the fan the rear case fan was working loudly. This cured that issue. Purchased this used PC with a manufactured date of 2004: a Gateway E4100 desktop tower. Still love this system with the next project of cleaning the CPU in order to add a new heat barrier also sold through Amazon. A memory upgrade is in order as well. For right now this little blower case allows me to use my PC until affording further (2 other) upgrades.Customer Review: Go fan, go!
Summary: 5 Stars
This fan makes a world of difference - the crappy fan Dell provided me left the computer hot inside for long periods of time, making Beryl effects (Linux stuff) and my games run slower, or become darker for no reason, etc. etc...
At one point it almost made the Hard Drive malfunction. Too much heat, and I was saving a couple of gigs of info.
Well, found this little guy and I have to say I'm more than impressed. From the start of booting to the end of the shut-down script, this little guy just keeps blowing. Decided to put it under my video card - makes a world of difference now! Better performance, fan is blowing at a good rate (along with craptastic Dell fan, which doesn't blow much anyway)... I definatley suggest getting this if you have an extra expansion bay (I had to take out my 56K modem... Oh well)!
Customer Review: Does what it does...but in a mediocre way
Summary: 3 Stars
I added this expansion card fan since my PC now resides in a desk with a front closure. I didn't have a problem with overheating, but did notice the fans going at full blast, since there was no airflow coming from the front. I added the blower as a precautionary step, and although it does blow air out, it's the air created from the blower itself! So, most of the air being pushed out is fresh air from the blower & not the case. Also, the noise level is quite high. I have since just removed the door to my desk (although that defeats the purpose of a new desk, but oh well) that was blocking the front of the PC and this seems to be a better solution.
I can see the idea behind this product, but until they decrease the fan noise & increase the air flow from WITHIN the case, there are other solutions.
Customer Review: Looks like a fan. Works like a fan.
Summary: 5 Stars
I had been having a problem with my computer running really hot, so for quit awhile I had been operating my PC with the cover off. That helped the cooling but exposed my PC to dirt and the noise level was high. I decided to get this fan because I could place it in a vacant slot right under my video card. My only concern being that it may interfere with the video cards fan and damage the cards fan, but that doesn't seem the case so far. Time will tell.I read someone is having noise problems with this fan. I haven't had any problems with noise so far (no buzzing like my video fan does at start up) and my computer is a lot quieter since I can put the cover on. Thats a load off my ears.
I would say you are safe with this fan if you can spare an empty slot to put it in.