What are reverse blade fans anyway?
299Prawn here with a look at Reverse Blade PC fans. I thought it might be worth talking about what reverse blade fans are, how they work and how to install them for the correct airflow.
You can get reverse blade fans from a number of different brands now. I've seen reverse blade fans from Lian Li, Montech, MSI and more. Phanteks do them, as do ThermalTake. But it might not be immediately obvious what they're for.
Well...usually when installing PC fans, the front of the fan is where the air is pulled from. So, for example, if you're mounting an exhaust fan (to get rid of hot air from your case), you'll put it face inward on the rear or top of your case. If you're mounting standard fans as intake fans then they have to face out of the case. If that's on the bottom of your case that means the front has to face toward the bottom and only the back is visible. Which is a real shame when you have Infinity fans.
That's where reverse blade fans come in. The fan blades face in a different direction, so you can put them face forward into the case, but still use them as intake. The performance might not be as good, but they look loads better!
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Lian Li SL-INF 140 fan install tips https://youtu.be/6HUpX6v1qTE
Lian Li SL Infinity Reverse Fans are fantastic https://youtu.be/JxhIPQJlZ2E
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https://youtu.be/uPIMv30Vs3w
How to connect RGB fans to your motherboard https://youtu.be/BUNguZBWE5w
Are your PC fans too loud? https://youtu.be/mhfN0b9i_kc
How to use different fans on your CPU cooler https://youtu.be/Mm85qMEYlDI
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Motherboard - MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI https://amzn.to/43Q3iLM
CPU - Intel Core i9-14900K (https://youtu.be/jP7nERdD-Gk)
Thermal Right contact frame - https://amzn.to/3xukXfU
Case - Lian Li Dynamic Evo XL - https://youtu.be/RjUwRy6FOs8
Fans - Lian Li SL-INF 140 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HUpX6v1qTE
And Lian Li SL-INF fans (https://youtu.be/W_ApiN_Wueg) (120mm)
And Lian Li SL-INF 140 reverse blade https://youtu.be/ZdoCrYgZyE8
CPU cooler - NZXT Kraken Elite 360 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5r3SG3ACwE
RAM - Corsair Dominator Titanium 32GB 72000MT/s https://go.corsair.com/baya19
NVMEs - Crucial T700 (Two 2TB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B08Cv8Pb9nI)
Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjOyCB7Vqjw)
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPSnnKGYl54)
PSU - Corsair RMX shift RM1000x https://youtu.be/yafbKAuyntw
GPU - Asus ROG Strix RTX 4090 OC White Edition (https://amzn.to/3tr1nzc)
RGB - Lian Li Strimer Plus V2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTnzx75cw3s)
RGB GPU - 600Watt Strimer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjOyo2H69vw)
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