SALES! (Tech and Game Gear)

**HeavyG** · 01-17-14, 03:45 AM

Originally Posted by AetheLove

Um, ok. Help me out on this one because I don't get it at all.

It's: a fan.

It's in your case. Where does looks enter into it? This isn't a ceiling fan, or a window fan, or a fan on a stand that sits on counter or floor.

I want it to move more air and/or make less noise. The only thing I want to know about the guy who designs the visual aesthetics of the fans is that he got fired so that the company can sell me a fan that works just as good and costs less.

If the majority of reviews of fans on newegg mention the way they look, then I just learned all I need to know about the value of fan reviews on newegg.

What am I missing?

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If you have a case with no window or mesh that allows you to see the fans, then sure. On my case, there are 8 x 120mm fans that are visible, and they are all black and grey (Gentle Typhoon AP-14). While I think Scythe makes a great fan, I feel that they are simply ugly to look at.

That being said, the HTPC in my bedroom has 2 x Scythe 80mm fans and a Scythe CPU cooler. One of my retro rigs also has 3 Scythe fans in it. Since I can't see them, I decided Scythe was a great choice based on CFM and DB ratings.

**Guyver** · 01-17-14, 04:07 AM

Scythe fans > All

**WileECyte** · 01-17-14, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by AetheLove

Um, ok. Help me out on this one because I don't get it at all.

It's: a fan.

It's in your case. Where does looks enter into it? This isn't a ceiling fan, or a window fan, or a fan on a stand that sits on counter or floor.

I want it to move more air and/or make less noise. The only thing I want to know about the guy who designs the visual aesthetics of the fans is that he got fired so that the company can sell me a fan that works just as good and costs less.

If the majority of reviews of fans on newegg mention the way they look, then I just learned all I need to know about the value of fan reviews on newegg.

What am I missing?

Æ

Some people are into aesthetics. My case has a huge window on the side of it. I don't want some turd colored fan in my case, regardless of how well it performs. I can find other fans that perform as well and look a lot nicer doing so. If the interior of my case was not visible, I wouldn't care.

**AetheLove** · 01-17-14, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by salty99

LOL functionality should be what people are talking about; you are correct. Some people just like to color coordinate their fans to match their case. People don't like the noctua ones because they are light beige frames with dark brown blades; they definitely stick out like a sore thumb (maybe that's the idea the marketing people went with?) and you know the second you see one that it's a noctua fan.

Originally Posted by HeavyG

If you have a case with no window or mesh that allows you to see the fans, then sure.

Originally Posted by WileECyte

Some people are into aesthetics. My case has a huge window on the side of it. I don't want some turd colored fan in my case, regardless of how well it performs.

Thanks for the serious responses. I have to admit that my post was mostly just posturing and spouting off.

I think case windows and interior lighting effects are silly, but I won't get down on a brother for dressing up their rig. Sisters either. I think it's good that people take an interest in their gear, and pride is part of that.

My personal preference is for understatement. That's an aesthetic statement too.

Salty's got a good point - if you look at a fan and can instantly tell that it's a Noctua, then mission accomplished for the Noctua marketing dept.

Cheers,

AetheLove

**DJ Ms. White** · 03-15-14, 11:03 AM

The three main versions of Bitdefender are all on sale for $29.
Note:
-All three work with W8, however there is still a separate W8 bitdefender. The only thing extra it offers is "app scanning" I think, which is meh...unless if you just love to use that metro app window yo. It is not on sale. The other three are and fully support W8.
-If you already have Bitdefender go to the upgrade page, it will charge you the normal price to upgrade, which is more expensive than just buying a new license

**salty99** · 09-17-14, 08:30 PM

The new 730 series of Intel SSDs are $90 off right now on newegg. 240GB for $170. These are their enterprise edition SSDs that are rebranded for consumers. They were throwing them out to fans at QuakeCon

**BuddyLee.** · 10-08-14, 12:23 PM

Big price drop on AMD R9 290 and 290x video cards. Cant get the damn link to paste.
BL

**GrandMasterGuess** · 05-17-17, 04:07 PM

Get a SkyTech Omega gaming PC with GeForce GTX 1080 for $1,393

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**Kanati** · 05-17-17, 08:04 PM

Cool. That's a damn good deal. Just so happens I have a buddy looking to buy/build and we were looking at a Ryzen 7 build for ~1250... Soon as I saw your post I went "GET THIS INSTEAD". Warranty and prebuilt is worth it by itself, but those parts are almost 400 bux off retail.

**rossi123** · 01-09-19, 01:52 AM

Originally Posted by salty99

LOL functionality should be what people are talking about; you are correct. Some people just like to color coordinate their fans to match their case. People don't like the noctua ones because they are light beige frames with dark brown blades; they definitely stick out like a sore thumb (maybe that's the idea the marketing people went with?) and you know the second you see one that it's a noctua fan.

In my opinion - the color isn't enough to keep me from buying them. They are great fans that move air and are more quiet than the competition. Perhaps some people put a little too much emphasis on aesthetics, but it can be important to some people. I myself have a black/orange theme going on with my case/keyboard/mouse - but none of my fans are visible through the case so I don't really care what color they are Tutuapp 9Apps Showbox

i agreed with you bro