PC Fans ...always looking at the good side ?

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Question :

I have a NZXT S340 Elite case .
I need intake fans that have their best viewing side pointing in towards the case .

So I want to see the front side of the fan , not the back .

If not possible , which fans have the most aesthetic back ?

The blue airflow is the default airflow and view.
I want the opposite (Yellow) airflow direction
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CASE FAN.jpg
 
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crysis said:
Never seen fans that blow in the opposite direction before. Not sure where u can find them.
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That leads up to the next question , which cooler has most pleasing aesthetically view from the back ?
 
Don't think such a thing exists. Looking from the front the all turn anti clockwise.
 
DrJohnZoidberg said:
That's what OP is asking, which fans?
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I completely missed that somehow :o

Zyraz said:
Question :

I have a NZXT S340 Elite case .
I need intake fans that have their best viewing side pointing in towards the case .

So I want to see the front side of the fan , not the back .

If not possible , which fans have the most aesthetic back ?

The blue airflow is the default airflow and view.
I want the opposite (Yellow) airflow direction
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How about something like this if your case can support a 200mm fan? https://www.wootware.co.za/coolerma...4-lus-07ab-gp-uv-blue-led-sleeve-bearing.html
 
Check if you can reverse the polarity?
 
This is the setup i want to build but the fact that I will be looking at back of the fans fitted at the front spoils that whole idea aesthetically.

Trying to avoid having to fork out quite a bit for CORSAIR HD Series, HD140 RGB LED, CO-9050068-WW, 140mm High Performance Individually Addressable RGB LED PWM Fans

They are pricey but also virtually the only fans that does not look too bad from the back.

CASE FAN 3.jpg
 
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Urist said:
Check if you can reverse the polarity?
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Won't work properly. The fan blades are designed to blow air in a certain direction. If you reverse the direction, im guessing you will hamper what little airflow those small fans can provide.
 
crysis said:
Won't work properly. The fan blades are designed to blow air in a certain direction. If you reverse the direction, im guessing you will hamper what little airflow those small fans can provide.
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+1
 
genetic said:
If you knew anything about blade design and airflow, you'd realise that reversing polarity is not the sharpest idea. :erm:

i.e. It won't work.
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If you could swap the blades with changed the angle/inverted blades , that would work even though the motor spins in the same direction ?
 
Detachable fans are already available , so in theory providing a combo pack with to sets of blades should be easy enough.
One fan with blades angled for pull and the other for push airflow .
 
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