66-fan case mod exemplifies overkill

We've seen some pretty questionable case mods involving additional fans, but this one will likely hold top honors until something even more extravagant comes around. The "Super Cooler" straps a grand total of 66 fans around the tower, which probably doesn't do a whole lot of good when all's said and done. Truth be told, we've all ideas that this thing was created more so for people to gawk at than to actually enable users to run uber-overclocked CPUs and graphics cards without the use of water, but whatever the case, it's an interesting (if not cacophonic) take on cooling. Hit the read link for lots more images, and keep those fingers a safe distance away, k?

[Via Uber-Review]

[Kavoriken Posted Nov 25th 2007 8:55AM]

Hm, this blows

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 9:45AM]

Some must suck.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 2:53PM]

I think the word is "cacophonous" not cacophonic.

It's Latin, not Greek.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 1st 2007 10:24PM]

While it should in fact be cacophonous, it is a Greek word, not Latin.

[Freakin Ijit Posted Nov 25th 2007 8:53AM]

Wow - that's really cool!

(...)

[PDOG Posted Nov 25th 2007 3:48PM]

no it's not. All those stupid fans will just work against each other. the only things it will do are waste energy and make a bunch of noise. This shouldn't have even been posted it's so stupid. I can cool my case better with a $10 box fan.

[JBerg Posted Nov 25th 2007 8:30PM]

@BBT:

Uh, and exactly WHY would the fans be working against each other? The front fans and left side fans could pull air into the case; the top, right, and rear fans could push the air out. This would work incredibly well and would most certainly keep the case cool. Unfortunately, the pictures don't have enough clarity to determine if that's what's happening.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 8:57AM]

I can see the next one would be using LED light case fans.....

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 9:03AM]

But will it fly?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 9:29AM]

also it may not blend but will definitely sound like a blender :D

[tastypotato Posted Nov 25th 2007 1:45PM]

I think a better question would be to ask

"Will it blend?"

[I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY Posted Nov 25th 2007 6:46PM]

Better yet, put a skirt around the bottom and make it a hover craft.

[Generic Posted Nov 26th 2007 4:28AM]

(for those who don't get it, this is a joke) :p

idiots, what does this thig look like, it is an all directional hover-craft...

[Ricardo Posted Nov 25th 2007 9:08AM]

This probably creates so much turbulence inside that it will do more harm than good.

It must also be hard inserting a DVD without losing a finger or two.

Well, at least it must be a good mosquito killer.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 10:41AM]

what I want to know is if it crashes how do you hold the off button for 5 SECONDS?!

[ethana2 Posted Nov 25th 2007 6:56PM]

Where did you get the idea that turbulence in cooling is a bad thing? The point of the flowing air is to cool, not to go as fast as possible. Turbulence is an aid to this.

Naturally, the number of fans aiming in and out would be equal. The guy who made this may be a little excited, but I don't think he's an idiot.

[NineT9 Posted Nov 25th 2007 9:10AM]

if a computer had Gonorrhea thats what it would look like

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 9:25AM]

I wonder how big the PS must be to keep all those fans running. I also question the effectiveness of having all the fans blow....if there's enough turbulence then it's all worthless.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 9:27AM]

I'll take that with me on my trip to India.

[Chiraag Posted Nov 25th 2007 10:56AM]

gotta keep cool :0

[Neebs Posted Nov 25th 2007 9:31AM]

If you throw things inside, will it blend?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 1:25PM]

no . . . it will hover . . .

[t0 Posted Nov 25th 2007 9:33AM]

Haven't we seen this before? This isn't a new concept...

[t0 Posted Nov 25th 2007 9:45AM]

http://www.peteredge.orcon.net.nz/casefan.html

Here, and it's been put on Slashdot and a bunch of other sites too:
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/10/0245207

[Freakin Ijit Posted Nov 25th 2007 10:13AM]

The first comment to the Slashdot article is interesting.

Great minds think alike?

Lol!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 10:35AM]

I remember seeing this over a year ago via StumbleUpon.

[web2oh Posted Nov 25th 2007 12:32PM]

I thought this was familiar...it's over 2 years old! And what's really great is not a single blog posting this today links to the original source. WEB TWO POINT OH!

[LetsHaveWaffles Posted Nov 25th 2007 9:37AM]

I don't want to see this persons electric bill...still funny though..

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 11:38AM]

I have 9 fans for my cabinet..

But this is gross :P

well the 66 fans wont create any tubulence if mounted properly, taking into account the air flow.
wid equal exhaust and intake fans rotating at the same rate place symmetrically wont cause any turbulence..

[tavisjohn Posted Nov 25th 2007 12:27PM]

If the fans were all properly mounted maybe... However using Cable Ties to hold it together... Hardly the most secure agenst vibrations.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 10:49AM]

Does his family sell fans???

[spongebob92 Posted Nov 25th 2007 9:54AM]

Mods like these just blow me away...

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 27th 2007 3:52PM]

I can only imagine how noisy it is...

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 10:21AM]

This configuration is yet another upgrade recommended for running Vista.

[JKooL Posted Nov 25th 2007 3:18PM]

I think you meant vista home basic, ultimate requires 132 fans. Does no one read the minimum requirements anymore?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 10:22AM]

Thisis what happens to people after their laptops explode....damn you Sony :p

[Phil P Posted Nov 25th 2007 10:25AM]

For anyone interested an another all fan case, look at this mini-itx one. Much the same idea as the one above, but far better looking, neater and not as stupidly big

http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/coolcube/

[dark star Posted Nov 25th 2007 1:19PM]

wow! that looks pretty cool! a lot better

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 10:28AM]

lawl

[dark star Posted Nov 25th 2007 11:02AM]

interesting mod. but it looks ugly as sin

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 10:48PM]

well someone's all geared up for all the global warming

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 10:47AM]

I still bet the xbox 360 is louder than that.

[ruperto17 Posted Nov 25th 2007 11:01AM]

hello

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 11:03AM]

Now that's a venti case mod!

[TallestSkil Posted Nov 25th 2007 11:24AM]

If you meant that as a pun, you're amazing. (Venti... vent... fan... get it?)

[t0 Posted Nov 25th 2007 12:42PM]

Not to mention the Starbucks size...

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 12:55PM]

Exactly! You guys rock!

I admit that I have dabbled in the dark arts of punning. Some may say that puns are the lowest form of humor, but if that's true, then why don't more people get them?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 11:07AM]

interesting

[hapa77 Posted Nov 25th 2007 11:12AM]

i hate to see this in a month with all the dust bunnies . this is one loud case

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2007 11:19AM]

Well i guess hes not to worried about dust getting all over inside is he?