My Console is Cooler Than Your Console
In this generation of gaming consoles, it’s common for them to be packing some serious technical power under their hood. Such processing power generates a large amount of heat. When putting in long hours in a serious gaming session, the risk of overheating is always a primary concern.
Third party accessory manufacturers have tried to come up with cooling solutions, such as Nyko’s Intercooler which is available for both the PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. But the general consensus is that these console attachments can do more harm to your console than good, and they can be quite noisy.
We’ve found a silent but effective alternative that can help keep your console cool, even in these hot summer months.
Whether your console is couped up in a home entertainment cabinet, or if it’s out in the open and you just want to be cautious. Cooler Guys have the perfect solution for next gen consoles. Their USB powered fan with grill, is whisper quiet and is powered via your console’s USB port. So the fan only runs, when your console is running. The USB cable is 20 inches long, perfect length to position behind your gaming console, or any home theater component for that matter.
Do not point the flow of the air directly at the vents of your console, so you aren’t pushing dust into your precious and expensive console. Instead use the fan to blow warm air away from you console, not at it. This will lower the ambient temperature around your console, and reduce the load of your console’s internal fans, in turn keeping your console cool as can be.
Cooler Guys USB Fan is priced at under $13 and at that price it’s well worth the peace of mind, and will prevent you from having nightmares (or realities) of ‘Red Rings’ or ‘Yellow Lights’ of ‘Death’.
Description from the site:
Coolerguys 120×120x25mm USB Fan with Grill
This unit is powered by a USB Plug, compatible with all standard USB outlets.. Great to set on top of any component that is in hard to reach or enclosed cabinet .
Adds extra cooling to extend the life of your components and stop problems associated with overheating.Most cable and satellite boxes as well as video game consoles already have an extra USB plug in back so why not put it to work and help keep things cool.
Can also be used in conjunction with a USB powered hub so you can power more than one at a time.Includes:
- USB supplied Power Cord (20 in length)
- Extremely Quiet 1200RPM Fan
- Rubber feet included so you won’t scratch any component
- 120mm back finger grill pre-installed.
Fans can be set to blow up or down by reversing the grill cover to other side of fan.
Specifications:
- Dimensions 120×120x25mm
- Rated Voltage: 5 Volts
- Connector USB
- Tail 20 inches
- RPM: 1200 +/- 10%
- CFM: 44
- dB: 19.7
- Bearing Sleeve
- MTFB 30,000 hrs
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August 4th, 2009 at 10:27 AM
Meh, I would rather just buy a $2 fan that does the same thing.
August 4th, 2009 at 10:42 AM
pretty cool
August 4th, 2009 at 11:09 AM
not feeling
August 4th, 2009 at 11:27 AM
where’s the innovation?? They just took a computer fan and put a USB cable on it. I think most people who have issues would rather have one that looks cool attached to the PS3 or they could just make one of these for themselves.
August 4th, 2009 at 11:27 AM
Thats a good deal considering that if you buy a name brand cooler its gunna run you about $45, but I agree with Fencefry.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:15 PM
I’ve been using this one on my ps3 for 2 years now during the summer months.
It has a rheostat knob so you can tweak the speed, much better that way.
http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Mobile-Fan-External-Cooling/dp/B00080G0BK
works great with the laptop too
August 4th, 2009 at 1:03 PM
You are aware that adding a cooler to your system voids your warranty? Most run there AC in the summer and there entertainment system are ventilated.
08/04/2009 at 2:56 PM
True, but not with this one. It is an external fan. It literally just plugs into one of your USB ports and it starts.
August 4th, 2009 at 3:11 PM
I would rather make my own USB fan.
August 4th, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Thanks for the article guys, will be picking one of these up once I have the DOE.
August 4th, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Cool but I went ahead and did a liquid cooling mod on mine and yes it would’ve voided the warranty except that my warranty had already expired.
August 4th, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Guys dont use intercoolers…. i used a Nyko intercooler on my last PS3 and it trashed my power supply 1yr later, if u dont have the 60Gig ps3 thn ur fine, the ps3 is meant to tolerate heat, sorry but i just dont want any of you guys 2 waste 400$ to get a new ps3 because ur worried about urs getting hot =(
August 4th, 2009 at 11:09 PM
I could care less if the PS3 itself is hot, I just hate how it heats my whole damn room!
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August 5th, 2009 at 7:25 AM
guys DO NOT! and i mean DO NOT! buy a cooling system for your ps3 it makes it worse.
i rang sony up because my ps3 was not reading bluray disks and was running extremely bloody hot i couldn’t touch the plastic around the vents thats how hot it was.
and said may be i should get another intercooler and the guy asked me you dont have one connected to your ps3 do you?
and i said no why he told me they make things worse and can void your warranty.
ever since i got it back its whisper quiet and cool as my liquid nitrogen OC PC.
ok not that cool but close.
August 16th, 2009 at 8:57 PM
i wonder if this pervents the system for freezing.