Corsair made an RGB fan with a diameter of 500 millimeters. The single piece case boasts a fine figure cut as a fan. Used as a replacement for a side panel, the temperature drops dramatically. What seems strange at first glance may be a harbinger of a trend.
General data of giant fan
The Gamers Nexus put the experimental, hand-assembled fan in front of the camera. Its design matches that of the LL series, which also has a perimeter ring of RGB LEDs. Corsair left it open whether it was a study, a concept or just a joke. In principle, the fan is fully functional.
Only the printed display information turned out to be wrong: the maximum consumption of 36 watts turned into the measured 10 watts. Lowering the maximum speed measured via an integrated rotary control resulted in further savings: from 280 to 290 rpm to 100 rpm at full power, consumption dropped to 1 watt – the level of typical case fans in the 120 mm format.
a benefit as a side part
Gamers Nexus tested the fan as a replacement for the glass side panels using the MSI Sekira 500X. The site chose the case because it was a combination of expensive materials and “some of the worst design decisions we’ve ever seen”. As a result, the tower can throttle components at or above the temperature limit.
Processor temperature observed in this worst case scenario. In the load test, it reached a temperature of 67.8 degrees above room temperature. Without the side panels, this value dropped to 61.2 degrees, with the 500mm fan fully on, remaining 48.2 degrees at around 290 rpm.
an idea for the makers
Such a fan doesn’t have to be a pure liar. This may sound strange, but it fits with the trend: After housing has been provided with more glass for years, manufacturers are increasingly opening up their towers in search of cooling performance – given the high consumption values of high- End zone, even out of necessity. Products like Fractal Design Torrent are witness to such a change. Putting the glass side panels back in the box and installing a large format fan instead would not be a novelty, but would bring to the fore the old concepts used by Thermaltake in the 2000s, but at the same time almost contemporary again.
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