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we all need to cool our computers and since you can't just Chuck them into an

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ice bath we use fans to move hot air away from vital components but fans have

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issues of their own they're loud and they wear out over time but there's

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actually a type of fan out there that's super quiet and will probably last

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longer than the rest of your PC they're called magnetic levitation or maglev

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fans and yes they operate on the same Principle as those Ultra fast trains in

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Japan and stuff you see every fan needs a bearing near its Center to hold the

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fan shaft in place and allow it to spin in the proper direction and the way that

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magnetic bearings work is really cool maglev bearings do not require any

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physical contact between the fan shaft and the bearing itself instead magnets

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both keep the fan balanced and calibrated in midair so it doesn't go

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off axis and also make the fans spin with differences in magnetic polarity

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very similar to how a maglev train is suspended off the tracks by magnetic

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repulsion and polarity differences on the rail both push and pull the train

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forward but unlike a train the big advantage of maglev fans isn't about

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going at crazy speeds instead the fact

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that the shaft doesn't make any physical contact with the bearing means there's

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almost no friction most bearing types commonly found in computers involve

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contact between the shaft and the bearing itself which creates both

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unwanted noise as well as wear and tear common sleeve bearing and ball bearing

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fans try to cut down on these issues by using oil lubricant But ultimately

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friction and lubricant loss will get the better of these fans and they'll need to

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be replaced at some point but since megala fans don't really have these

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issues they can last a really long time Corsair one of the big manufacturers of

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magular fans claims a 200 000 hour mean

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time before failure yes that's nearly 23 years of continuous operation continuous

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and I'm guessing you probably won't be using your next computer for quite that

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long of course the lack of friction doesn't mean it'll last forever dust and

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dirt can still damage the fan and the underlying electronics that make the fan

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blades turn can also wear out over time but at the end of the day most users

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won't have to worry about searching for a replacement fan within the lifespan of

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the computer so that's just one last thing

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the other big advantage of a maglev fan is the reduced noise output because the

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moving parts of the fan aren't actually touching anything the only noise you'll

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hear is the sound of the air moving through the fan blades meaning megala

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fans can be nearly silent at lower RPMs and quieter than competing fan types

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once you crank them up during a gaming session or editing session there's

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another big advantage to Mega fans that you'll see immediately and will tell you

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below so magma fans are fantastic we all get it but are there any disadvantages

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it turns out there are actually are not really any trade-offs versus other fan

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types in terms of performance and features but as you might imagine they

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are among the most expensive computer fans available if you're looking for the

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cheapest fans check out our video on the other bearing types but be careful as

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one common type is not suitable for being mounted horizontally do you have

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this found in your PC I don't know a couple of other caveats that don't involve price since magla fans are less

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common than the other fan types it may be more difficult to find them in

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exactly the aesthetic that you want for your build and also remember that maglev

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fans typically don't give you a big increase in cooling performance above

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the other fan types so while the long life and low noise are nice don't expect

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them to magically make your temperatures plummet but hey there are other features

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still make them a cool addition to your PC huh right sorry

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okay that joke flows thanks for watching guys if you like this video hit like hit

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