Why is this a "cooling device" and not just a centrifugal fan? It's not even an evaporative cooler. What justifies the high price? Thanks.
1675526
the word choice is not perfect, you're right...but it cools better than a general fan. I clipped it on to a rear facing car seat in the bakersfield heat and it functioned well to "cool" my baby. I can only give you a mom perspective as I don't know the mechanics of it all. Hopefully you get a response from the manufacturer. Good luck.
1675527
Its simply a fan and nothing more. The device is heavy and bulky and not worth the expense.
2258147
I'm using it for basically the same thing, blowing down into the top of a power amp to cool the main heatsink. Works great and it's silent. Based on my experience with other similar fans and all the servers/workstations I've serviced I expect many years of use.
117143
Hate to be that guy but if anyone says theirs IS "liquid cooled" could you possibly at all upload a pic of the cooling system? I have this and like others said: unless it uses futuristic cooling tech that I wouldn't recognize I cannot find any liquid cooling system. My prior computer had it and it was pretty obvious.
89974
just air but it feels cool there is just not a cooling unit in it. It is focus air rater than a tyopical fan.
1747455
I have the dual fans (4000 cfm) ... using to cool a 355 SBC they are quality units, work fine, however, they draw a lot of juice and are noise. I had to go to a 140 amp. alternator to carry the load. I'm going to put seperate switches so I can run 1 fan on cool days and 2 only when needed to drop the load and noise. engine mounted in a '74 260Z roadster conversion with tight engine bay so cooling, even with an alum. rad. and ceramic coated headers a task. Fans did the trick.
1687280
It's a marketing statement. It's simply stating there's enough room in the case to accommodate a water cooling fan. Which it does, I have a water cooling fan in my case.
1419915
This is not an air conditioner. It's a very good fan. Cooling a room down has several factors unknown to me. So, we enjoy ours because it is unique and it allows air to move in the space it is placed. If you need that to happen, then will enjoy it as much as we have. So much, we ordered a 2nd one. Good luck!
1937779
It's not an air conditioner... Just a fan. It has quite a few different speeds and oscillates, although is rather loud.
1564879
I bought two of them, and they can be used as a case fan at the back or as a case fan at the top. Topside requeres a lager fan though but I have a Coolermaster CM690 II and it is designed to make even a smaller fan that fit.Hope this answer helpes?
2008449
I purchased this to be a strong personal fan for myself....as our summers in Hawaii are very hot and extremely humid. As a fan, it is effective. I never noticed that it actually cooled the air. Hope this helps.
1709401
I considered both the NH-U12S and the h100i to cool an i7-4790k @ 4.7GHz. The difference on paper was 8-10 degrees, but the cost was another $40 for the water rig. My PC runs 24/7 and I have yet to see the CPU over 40C, whether gaming or doing digital forensic work on it. Other than being able to say "it's water-cooled." I really see no reason to spend the extra money. The NH-U12S does an excellent job cooling and runs very quietly, even on one fan.
519255
The fan cools only as much as a fan would cool the air. It is not an air conditioner. But this fan is taller than most, so it does a much better job of cooling a room, in my opinion.And it absolutely is not noisy, as some reviews stated; also, the blue light doesn't 'light up the whole house' as others have said. We absolutely love this fan. Hopefully you will too.
382452
If you want to "freeze your buns off" you need to look for a fan that will produce a high velocity concentrated volume of air. Tubeaxial fans and centrifugal blower fans will do that. No fan by itself will create cooler air temperatures, but rather helps to evaporate the body's heat produced, either through sweat or just rise in temperature. A large fan like this is designed to move a large volume of air through it's size and power, but isn't necessarily going to create a hurricane type feel that you would with a centrifugal fan (what's used in a furnace).
956154
Ok to answer this question. Why would you need better air flow in the first place? This case is on the top of the scale when comparing to others for airflow. Not only does it support Water cooling units it also can support multiple 200mm fans, 180mm fans, 120mm fans. Out of box from manufacture it already has a rating of 9 out of 10 for airflow. If having issues with the airflow perhaps should move away from enclosed area's. Or clean out the vents with a good shot of compressed air once a month.
1711349
It's just a fan. The temperature I get out of it depends on the temperature of the airflow. It keeps me from sweating so that's enough for me.
1458767
its ultimately only a fan, so it moves air and makes it feel cooler, it does not truly cool the air. If you don't mind a little noise, it can be very good at 3 blades and high speed. at slower speeds, it still does a good job of blowing air and providing a nice breeze. hope that helps.
637859
To be honest, i don't know. Couldnt tell a big difference in my bill. I do not compare this to an air cooler though. Unless mine doesn't work properly, it is no different from any other fan to me. I had bought it because everyone was saying it was like an air cooler. I could of bought a cheaper fan the does the same thing. Just so you know.