Thermaltake TMG SL1 A2414 80mm Blue LED Dual PCI Slot Fan

Pros: Looks kinda cool. Blue light is pretty.

Cons: Weak, weak, weak. No umph. Moves less air than my lungs do when I exhale. Compared to other fans you could get, its expensive.

Overall Review: I got it to cool my GeForce8800gts in my Dell XPS410. I see no significant drop in celsius. Rivatune download had more of an impact on getting it to run cooler.

Pros: - Extremely powerful, yet quiet - Upto 20°F cooler - Can be mounted faceup or down - Cool blue hue enhancement

Cons: - Takes two slots - Sticks out too far into the computer

Overall Review: After using 2 fans and noticing marginal temperature improvements, I decided on a $12.99 fan. Oh boy, am I glad I did, this quiet fan lowered the temperature of my box by 15° right off the bat. Many customers remarked that fans face down rather than up, this is very simple to fix. Simply pull off the silver grille (careful not to break the clips that hold them (4)), flip the fan and snap it back in. Presto!

Pros: Decent amount of air flow in the bottom of my case, where there was none before/quiet/nice LED's/fills up those last 2 empty PCI slots.

Cons: None, besides would have liked to had a little more length on the molex connection. Still not a problem after pulling an extra psu cable down.

Overall Review: Added the SL1, Vantec PCI slot case cooler, and 2 Tt 80mm case fans venting air flow up across my 9800gt and out the back of the case. Dropped my temp on the vid card about 12 degrees and stayed constant after a few hours of gaming. All in conjunction really get air flowing, and blue LED's all look great together.

Pros: The orientation of this PCI cooler works great for cooling the back of your GPU at the same time as moving lots of air out of the case.

Cons: NOISY.

Overall Review: In the end I decided to yank this product from my system. The noise from this cooler negated the benefits IMO. 16dBA? Get real. This thing is louder than a high end GPU at 100% fan speed. If you already have a noisy system and just want to move air out of your case, it's a good product for the price.

Pros: This is one of the better slot fans around - it's a decent size and runs at a high enough RPM to move some air. Sound isn't one of it's strong suits - a little whiny and annoying, but this type of fan (centrifugal) is harder to make quiet than propeller type. It also doesn't do well against resistance - if your case doesn't have a good intake area this fan won't do much.

Cons: Noise - the noise is mostly in one frequency band; it's not anywhere as annoying as a whining two year old but it's always there. I slowed mine (the fan, not the two year old) down with a Zalman speed controller and got it into the tolerable range but, of course, it doesn't move as much air.

Overall Review: Air is actually difficult to move - you can move water more easily, but water has other problems. Air likes to go in straight lines or in wide arcs - tight bends are a no-no as are obstructions with sudden changes in shape (i.e., sharp edges). All these things create turbulence and noise and reduce the amount of air you can move. You need at least as much intake as outlet area and more is better. So it's not necessarily the fan that's at fault if your system doesn't cool down.

Pros: Works well. Moves lots of air. Very quiet. Pulls air from both sides of the fan.

Cons: None

Overall Review: I have used other PCI slot fans before. The ones that only take up one slot do not work very well in my opinion. If you can use this one it is a very nice option. Make sure you do not put it up against another fan that may be on your video card.

Pros: Mounted flawlessly in LianLi PC-105B case. This case flips the mobo so the PCI slots are at the TOP. SUPER quiet. Exhausts plenty of hot air from the top of my case (heat rises!). My other system fans are spinning slower - whole system is quieter.

Cons: Wish it had mother board connector with adjustable speed, BUT I actually did some research and knew what I was buying before I purchased it.

Overall Review: so many complainers in the reviews. Do you people NOT read the specs? When you buy food do you close your eyes and pick stuff off the menu and then complain when it's not what you thought it should have been? How do you give a BAD review for things YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN?!?! Duh - it's not going to pull hot air from the bottom slots of your tower. Heat rises and this fan is only moving 10CFM. Use some common sense.

Pros: * Easy to install * Improves case temperature * Fairly quiet

Cons: * Hogs up 2 PCI slots * Lacks Slow/Medium/High speed controller, which would help balance noise vs. effective cooling

Overall Review: I don't notice any additional fan noise after adding this unit. However, I do notice a slight drop in case temperature, which is what I was shooting for. This can help remove heat generated by your video card, where it would otherwise contribute to higher case temperatures.