While working at the project I didnÂ’t pursue an object to make the FAN better to use. I only wanted to make it more beautiful and original.

Thats really nice man, Good clean cuts. Did you just use a dremel?

The blades look awesome...when not spinning, anyway.

Wow. That looks like some damn fine craftsmanship. As one who doesn't leave my computer on 24/7 (meaning I see my fans off quite often) this sort of detail work is extremely intriguing. Those fans would definitely add some depth to a full mod.

You know, I was thinking if doing something similar to that with my fan blades... it looks awesome. Does it affect the fan's performance much, in terms of the air it can move, or, more importantly, the sound level? If it doesn't make the fans excessively noisy, that's awesome.

Quote: Originally Posted by Baka Sempai You know, I was thinking if doing something similar to that with my fan blades... it looks awesome. Does it affect the fan's performance much, in terms of the air it can move, or, more importantly, the sound level? If it doesn't make the fans excessively noisy, that's awesome.

Of course, it will affect noise and the fan's ability to push air. It looks like about 1/3 of the fan blade that matters most--the curved edge--is removed from the inner part of the blades. It might be hard to tell without a flow tester, but I'd expect the fan to have a larger-diameter dead spot as a result of the fan mods. I also expect the holes in the blades would contribute somewhat to a whistling sound. On the other hand, visually it's really cool, and not every fan has to do optimal cooling or spin at high speeds. Running this fan in a system or a location that doesn't need great cooling, and rotating at a reduced speed to cut down any added noise from the fan blade modifications, would be perfectly pimpin'.

I sure as hell wouldn't use this on my CPU, though!

Yanno,t hat was my first impression, that a hole int he fan blade spinning at high rpm's would cause it to whistle, even if only slightly. Still, really cool to look at. It'd be neat if it ran at, like, a really low speed, like a factory fan.