• An old desktop case fan
• 1 USB cable
• A piece of stiff wire
• Some electrical tape
• A pair of pliers
• Cutter

Here are the steps to take:

1. Cut of one end of the USB cable, and unsheathe the main cord it to reveal a red and black wires. These two wires pull power from a computer’s USB port.
2. The next step is really simple: Strip the red and black wires of the USB and the old desktop fan, then twist them together. Red to red and black to black of course
3. Get some electrical tape, and wrap the red wire connection with it twice. Continuing the roll, wrap twice around the red wire and black wire. This will keep the red wire from touching the black wire.
4. Bend the stiff wire to form a “U” and insert the “legs” through one set of the desktop fan’s screw holes. The legs should thread towards the side where the fan blows the air.
5. Bend the stiff wire so that you can insert both legs into the other set of screw holes, threading the wire towards the opposite side.
6. Cut off any slack stiff wire, leaving around half-an-inch.
7. Place the desktop fan on a hard flat surface, with the U on top. Push down hard on the fan frame to “finalize” the stiff wire bends.
8. Use pliers to bend the slack stiff wire, and hammer it into the frame to make it as flush as possible.
9. And voila! There you have it! A video of the entire procedure is available here.
   

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   Well, not quite. But it was inevitable that someone (in this case AeroCool) would realize that you could make a PC case fan as large as possible. Obviously, such an endeavor involves turning one whole side into the fan itself, and offering said feature as a PC case.

   testfreaks.com recently posted a review of said colossus, amazed with the fans relative quietness and satisfied with the build-quality, yet unsure about the price. Money quote and more pics follow.

   

   

   The AeroCool AeroRacer Pro could be a great case for overclockers looking for good airflow, this thing will give you a huge amount of it.

   The AeroRacer is well made, and there’s a lot of room in it as well for most any system.

   The lack of intake and exhaust fans is something that doesn’t matter too much when considering the performance without them.

   This case comes in at a little over $100, which I think is a bit much really, the only real feature is the 40cm fan, other than that the case offers not much else to deserve such a high price tag. You can easily get a comparable case for about half price, just without the 40cm fan on the side.

   The AeroRacer Pro PC Case scored an overall 8 (rounded-down) out of 10. Got any experiences with this big rig? Feel free to share below.

   (images by testfreaks.com)

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