how the **** do i measure a computer fan???

korky122 · 05-02-2006, 10:53 AM

well. do i measure the side of the square where the fan sits in. can someone plz post a picture of where to measure.

harry18 · 05-02-2006, 10:59 AM

not totally sure what you mean, but the size of say...a 80mm fan, is the whole thing, not just the blades, the blades them selves would be say...70mm

NosBoost300 · 05-02-2006, 11:04 AM

well the fans may very well come in 120 mm, those seem to be the two standard sizes, 120mm, and 80mm.. but you could clearly tell the difference between the two...

TheMajor · 05-02-2006, 11:12 AM

There's many different sizes. Case fans are mostly 80mm, 92mm and 120mm. There's also 60mm fans for CPU's.

harry18 · 05-02-2006, 12:23 PM

yea they go right down to 30mm

reggie_da_man · 05-02-2006, 06:27 PM

And up to 140mm.

Apokalipse · 05-03-2006, 05:26 AM

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Originally posted by korky122
well. do i measure the side of the square where the fan sits in. can someone plz post a picture of where to measure.

you measure the side of the fan. don't take the measurement exactly, just get an approximation. 60mm, 80mm, 90mm, and 120mm are the most common fan sizes

Edward · 05-07-2006, 09:49 PM

I have a 25MM fan in my comp.

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05-02-2006, 10:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
harry18 Ultra Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 823	not totally sure what you mean, but the size of say...a 80mm fan, is the whole thing, not just the blades, the blades them selves would be say...70mm

05-02-2006, 11:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
TheMajor PowerQuest / Opera Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 10,046	There's many different sizes. Case fans are mostly 80mm, 92mm and 120mm. There's also 60mm fans for CPU's.

05-02-2006, 12:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
harry18 Ultra Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 823	yea they go right down to 30mm