The cheater has been number one on the fan showdown since last season. Today one fan made of multiple pieces takes aim at knocking it off the top spot.
The fan showdown started out with a bunch of people trying to design a fan to outperform the Noctua A12x25, some said it could never be done. Well you all completed that task pretty quick, however in doing so you have created a fan that has been untouched for some time. The cheater, the cheater has been first place since season 3 and now fans are being submitted with 1 goal in mind, beat the cheater.
Today we are going to do some improvements to the fan showdown. I have seen many comments from people recommending we find a way to better mount the fans in the smoke tests. Many want a partition between the intake and exhast to keep the smoke from flowing past the fan. I think that’s a great idea so I went and got some acrylic and that’s what we are going to try and do today.
After episode seven of season four I received tons of comments from people wanting to see the bladeless fan tested with many other types of fans. Well I hear your request and today we will do just that, let’s see just how far we can push this design.
WELCOME back to the fan showdown season 4 episode 10. Have you ever looked at a PC fan and thought, that thing is designed backwards. Well Andrew has and today we see a fan set up unlike anything we have ever seen before. The Neater Cheater Beater takes how normal fans are designed and flips it on its head, up until today no one has done this before.
t’s time for the next episode of the Fan Showdown, today we answer a question asked around the world, what if Nocuta made a turbo. Derek took it upon himself to figure this out and in the process created the best designed and fitting fan I have ever seen.
During season 4 of the Fan Showdown, two fans have risen to the top. The Cheater, dominate since season 3 and the unswirler, the new comer who was just a hair behind. However, in my V400 review we made some gaskets for the unswirler and with those it was able to beat out the cheater. However, I didn’t count this as a win and this has caused a rift within the community. Well today we settle this once and for all, I have a new A12x25 and new prints of these two fans. Im going to retest them in an apples to apples comparison to see which on really is the top dog.
It has been 4 seasons of the fan showdown, over those seasons one of the most common request has been to take the winners of each season and pit them against each other. The people want to know what is the best fan ever created on the fan showdown. Well now that its season 4 I can think of no better time to go ahead and do it. I took the winners of season 1, 2, 3 and 4 resin printed them and tested against each other. Who has created the best fan in fan showdown history.
Been a while since we wrapped up season 4 of the fan showdown, well we are back. Today marks the start of season 5 of the fan showdown. With a new season comes changes to how we are judging the contestants. Last season we focused on just airflow, however you said you want this season to focus on static pressure. So that’s what we will do, this season the fans will have to push air through a standard 120mm AIO radiator. Fans prioritize static pressure in there design should have the upper hand this season. Oh, and the cheater came along to season 5, the cheater was undefeated in season 4 let’s see if someone can topple the champion this season.
Welcome back to another episode of the Fan Showdown, Youtubes favorite series where you try your hand at designing what you think is the best PC cooling fan. Today we learn that sometimes the simplest solution is sometimes the best solution.
Today we have a fan who pays homage to the country of Uruguay and the run they made for the world cup, unfortunately things don’t go according to plan. In other news we see if trial and error can overcome the simple 13.
Sometimes the things you all come up with are mind blowing. In todays new episode of the fan showdown we have a fan who blade angle automatically adjust to optimize performance. A fan who takes its inspiration from a jet engine and an underdog who takes the cake.
I while back I made a video where I tried to take MIT research into toroidal propellers and use it on a PC fan. In that video we spoke about a propeller that's been available for boats for some time. Well today Tom decided to find out what would happen if you took the Sharrow marine toroidal propeller and turned it into a PC fan.
Have you ever wondered what an Noctua A12x25 would look like inside a Noctua A12x25. Well today is your lucky day because that's what we will be testing. Also, one of the most asked for designs finally gets it's time in the spot light, the Tesla Turbine.
I'm willing to bet when you have been walking around you home town or some large city looking at the architecter you have wondered, would that building make a good PC fan. Probably not, however sometimes those thoughts do come up and what better building to give the fan treatment to than the Sydney Opera House.
Today we have a look at 4 more of your designs in this episode of the Fan Showdown. One fan offers a creative solution to a problem we have all faced during a PC build, however its design created another rather noisy situation.
Have you ever wondered if a fan with no blades could work. well today we look at one modeled after a natural phenomenon that performed better then I could have predicted.
Prepare to be amazed in Fan Showdown Season 6 Episode 2! Join us for an exhilarating battle as contestants compete to craft the ultimate static pressure fan. What makes this episode truly remarkable? Well, brace yourself for a jaw-dropping twist – the fan I least expected to win not only clinched victory but also surpassed all expectations, leaving its competitors in awe! In this thrilling installment, Major Hardware puts four top-performing fans to the test, but none could have predicted the outcome. Watch as the underdog rises to the occasion with an unconventional design that defies convention and steals the spotlight! Experience the thrill of the unexpected, the suspense of the competition, and the triumph of the underestimated in this adrenaline-charged episode. Don't miss out on witnessing history in the making! Hit play now to immerse yourself in the heart of PC fan competition and discover how one fan's comeback shook the world of Fan Showdown!
Welcome to Episode 3 of Season 6 in our thrilling "Fan Showdown" series! In this episode, we're diving deep into the world of cooling innovation as we test four new fans, each equipped with its own unique intake design. What sets this episode apart is the groundbreaking inclusion of an anti-stall ring in one of the intakes, designed to significantly enhance static pressure performance.
Join us for an in-depth exploration of PC cooling technology as we conduct a precision static pressure test on a 3D printed PC fan featuring an innovative Anti-Stall Ring. In this follow-up to our fan showdown series, we use a Fluke 922 airflow meter and a custom static pressure test bed to measure the fan's performance under controlled conditions.
In this episode, a groundbreaking fan modification takes center stage as an ingenious hack transforms the renowned Noctua A12x25 into an unstoppable blower fan.
In this episode, we've got four incredible new submissions from viewers, all competing to see who can design the best PC fan with a focus on static pressure. Last time, the Noctua A12x25 set the bar with 2.4mm H2O, but today, one of these fans completely shatters that record with an impressive 125% more pressure! This fan may look like a typical axial fan from the front, but when you see the back, it appears almost completely blocked off—so much so that you might think it wouldn't work at all. Yet, it’s a true powerhouse!
In this jaw-dropping episode of Major Hardware's Fan Showdown, we put 4 insane subscriber-submitted blower fan designs to the ultimate test. The spotlight is on a groundbreaking 2-stage fan featuring a colossal 200mm impeller paired with a smaller secondary impeller. I wasn’t expecting much from this fan, but it absolutely crushed the competition, delivering the best performance of the season! Could this massive blower fan be the future of the fan showdown? Watch now to see the epic results and find out if blower fans have a hidden advantage this season!
In this episode of Fan Showdown, we're taking things to new heights—literally. A subscriber has modified the iconic Noctua A12x25 into a 3-stage axial compressor inspired by jet engines, specifically those from the legendary Vulcan V bomber. The goal? To create a fan that doesn’t just cool but has the potential to dominate the leaderboard! With multiple stages working together, this jet engine-inspired fan design isn't just for show; it’s engineered for serious performance. Will this ambitious mod be the ultimate fan in PC cooling? Watch as we put it through the tests to see if it has what it takes to make cooling history.
In this episode of the Fan Showdown, we're tackling a unique challenge. While every design we receive is impressive, not all of them turn out as expected. This time, however, we're determined to change that. When Jagsnd submitted their fan design, “The Pump,” I was immediately intrigued. I knew it would face a tough journey to function properly, but I decided to give it a shot anyway. After printing, it quickly became clear that the fan wasn’t quite working as intended. But instead of giving up, we’re trying something new! In this episode, we’re doing a remix. I’ve redesigned Jagsnd’s fan using parts not typically available in the Fan Showdown submissions. Join us as we explore how “The Pump” might have performed if it had worked as intended.
I see two comments pop up quite often in my videos. The first is, how much better would these fans be if they were printed in on a SLA printer. the second is, how much performance is lost just by 3D printing process. Today we look at both of these comments and try and figure what the answer is. I took the Nocuta A12x25 and tried my best to design a copy of it. I then took that copy and printed two fans. One is printed using the FDM process the other printed using the SLA process. We will take those two fans and compare them to each other along with the OEM A12x25.
