250mm fan in the side - pros/cons?

[malicious]

is it worth it? really that quiet? really that much better cooling?

i'm torn

 

[sebastian___]

Well, it's strange the 250mm fans didn't become mainstream yet. Considering the fantastic features / performance.

I know this thread is a month old but I had to respond. Simply put : they cool very well, not only a spot like the northbridge or something, but the entire case - and the noise they generate is quieter or the same as a regular 120mm fan.

How clever you have to be to choose this ? More air / better cooling with less noise .

Some people complain about the newer mainboard with passive cooling . But with a case equipped with 250mm fan - it's a perfect solution.

 

[-=Antimatter=-]

I would say that a side fan screws up your front-to-back airflow, but if you need direct cooling for an SLI setup or motherboard cooling as he said it would be ideal.

 

[blade52x]

I would say that a side fan screws up your front-to-back airflow, but if you need direct cooling for an SLI setup or motherboard cooling as he said it would be ideal.

With a 250mm side intake I would consider having the rest of the fans as exhaust.

 

[Matt Bachand]

Exactly. Remember, a 250mm fan is 4x the size of a 120 fan.. its HUGE.VERY QUIET. all other fans are exhaust.

I love mine.

 

[BillParrish]

Pretty old post..

The only con is replacing it when it fails, buy a spare from the case manuf if you can. Othewise as mentioned above they are wonderful.

 

[Markistehnamezor]

Why not get the aerocool racer it has a 400mm fan 9x the size of a 120mm fan.