mapesdhs :
"Gigabyte said the three 3D Active fans"
All fans are 3D objects.
"...fan blade design tuned for air intake."
All fans are designed for air intake.
"...The fans blow air through an array of fins with an angular design."
All fan blades are angled designs.
Please don't parrot the manufacturer PR like this, it just sounds silly, especially on a site like toms.
Wanna bet it'll offer the same cooling as a more conventional design such as EVGA's ACX 3.0? Or the noise will be not so good, or the cost too high, or the clocks not so impressive. We've seen all of this before.
3D Active fans are the name Gigabyte assigned to its proprietary fan design. It's a trademark name, hence the capitalization.
If you're going to call someone out about their writing, don't take parts of the phrase out to fit your context.
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sickle fan blade design tuned for air intake" - the key being the sickle fan blade, not just a standard fan blade. This is refering to the small protrusion coming out of the fan blade on the inner curve. it cuts through the air to reduce turbulance and enhance air intake - IE tuned for air intake. - would adding some hyperbole, like "tune for maximum air intake" make it more clear?
The angular fins i was referring to are the fins from the heatsink, not the blades of the fan. most heat sinks have straight up and down fins that let air pass through unobstructed. The Xtreme Gaming heatsink has fins that have a kink in them so more air actually touches the sides of the fins.
This isn't a review, its a news piece. We don't generally do a deep dive into the details for news.