Air Penetrator Question

[mdempsey]

Would the Silverstone Air Penetrator fans be good for cooling a rad or is the flow too one directional. What i mean is other fans blow a more sporadic flow where as the ap's blow in a tunnel form. Thanks

[scraps]

I believe the question you are asking is the one the air penetrator was created to answer, a more efficient way to pas air through an object. But I have no experience with them, or air dynamics, but I really should buy some. Can't wait for others with more experience to give some light on the subject.

[ablatman]

The *concept* is sound -- that's why a lot of Delta fans use it. The issue with the ST Air Penetrator fans is whether or not they push with enough pressure to be effective at cooling a radiator.

[mdempsey]

so what would u recommend for good rad fans

[LowBrowser]

The current consensus seems to be for low noise applications, you can't get much better than Gentle Typhoons.

[Hondacity]

i wanna try these....

link to cheapest fan?

thanks

[mdempsey]

I dont want to do this but here is a link for them

www.marksgoatsmellingassshop.com

[Kuro]

I thought Joel hated Frozen?

[Floyd]

I thought Joel hated Frozen?
He does hate them... Thats why he said "I dont want to do this...."

[scraps]

Wow 3$ less then most retailers.....what a deal :rofl:

[mdempsey]

hey scraps i did find a lil more discussion on this topic right here at home...

http://www.realredraider.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=25012

[scraps]

Yeah, I knew about that thread...but noone has yet to buy any that I know of, and if they hadm they're being dicks for not talking bout them.

[mdempsey]

i am surprised someone like bundy hasnt tried this yet

[Cruiza]

Wouldn't a shroud do the same thing, if not better? I suppose if you don't have the room, though...

[Gonzo]

i thought the air penetrators were meant for positive pressure in the silverstone cases, if thats the case they should work great on rads. i know the mora3 rad has a 180mm mount version.

[KaptCrunch]

Air Penetrator AP121 demonstration

see for self ...... made for thick cores but are 120 would need adapter fir 140

[scraps]

I bought these awhile ago, fucking hate them. You'r welcome to your own opinion of course

[KaptCrunch]

I bought these awhile ago, fucking hate them. You'r welcome to your own opinion of course

what they didn't do for you Scraps explain so i can feel the hate too

[scraps]

what they didn't do for you Scraps exp so i can feel the hate too

Well they are quite I will give them that, but they did not seem to push the air through the dads I have save for the lowest fpi fax I had and even that was not noticable with my bare hand, nor would it blow a match out. They might work better with a shroud but idk. I would take any scythe gt over them. 1800 rpm gt's produce a better sound then these while moving air better. I only set them up in a mock loop with a i7 860 stock on a single 120 hwlab sr1 I think it is the low fpi ones. And it performed worse than when I put a stock coolermaster case fan on the rad. But then again these were obsviously the 120mm ones and I've heard better word of the large ones though I am not gonna waist resources on them

[FaRKle!]

AP121/141 fans weren't designed to be rad fans. They were designed to direct air more perpendicular to the frame of the fan as opposed to a high pitched outward spiraling "V."