Just ordered 5 TY-147s from Amazon.co.uk. They'll take a few weeks to get here it looks like, but I'm in no hurry and they're $10.4 USD per fan shipped. For perspective, that fan won't sell for less than $15-17 shipped bought in the US. Methinks someone's pricing scheme is a bit funny.
The plan is to set them up in a variety of ways to see what produces the best cooling scheme.
- Rear exhaust, top (r) exhaust, top (f) blocked, side intake, bottom intake, with 0/1/2 front fan intakes
- Rear intake, top (r) blocked, top (f) exhaust, side intake, bottom intake, with 0/1/2 front fan exhausts; CPU cooler fans reversed
- Rear exhaust, top (r) blocked, top (f) intake, side intake, bottom intake, with 0/1/2 front fan intakes
- Rear exhaust, top (r) blocked, top (f) intake, side intake, bottom intake, with 0/1/2 front fan intakes
- Rear exhaust, top (r) blocked, top (f) intake, side exhaust, bottom intake, with 0/1/2 front fan intakes
- Rear blocked, top (r) exhaust, top (f) intake, side intake, bottom intake, with 0/1/2 front fan intakes
There are several things I'm looking for in this. First, whether I can create CPU and GPU specific cooling zones, and if so, whether they are an improvement over industry-standard front-to-rear cooling schemes and newer 'positive pressure' cooling schemes. I don't believe reversing the flow (rear-to-front) will be useful, but it's worth trying out. There are two constants in this: bottom fan will always be intake, and CPU cooler will always be oriented front-rear. I cannot envision a top-bottom heatsink orientation being at all conducive to creating an organized air flow.
I guess I need something to do with my time before I can afford to drop $400+ on water cooling stuff.
