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Mike Adams reduced the temperature of his GPU workstation by 7 degrees Celsius by mounting a centrifugal turbofan between the GPUs.

Posted by The Health Ranger Report, Checked

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The Health Ranger ReportAug 14, 2026
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No provided source covers Mike Adams' workstation or his centrifugal turbofan test, so the 7°C reduction can be neither confirmed nor refuted. The claim faithfully reflects the post, which is the claimant's own account and not evidence; generic cooling sources only show that fan and airflow changes typically yield a few to a dozen degrees.

What was said

… But I found a really cool solution by rigging up and mounting a centrifugal, uh, little turbofan between the GPUs, almost like the way you would do it in a server. I was able to drop the temperature by 7 degrees Celsius, which brought it right back into a very safe range for these GPUs, which, by the way, is 80 degrees Celsius. So I'm gonna be running them at 80 degrees, which is great, because you typically don't want to run them over 90 degrees Celsius. That's getting very hot. …
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What we found

Context. The Health Ranger Report post itself states the 7°C drop after mounting a centrifugal turbofan between two GPUs, but the claimant's own words cannot corroborate the claim.

Context. A 2021 forum thread on centrifugal fans near GPUs reports only small temperature changes (about 83°C to 81–82°C) in a different setup, which is not about the claimant's workstation.[1]

Context. General cooling guides report that airflow and cooler upgrades can lower GPU temperatures by roughly 2–12°C, a range that makes a 7°C drop plausible but does not address this specific test.[2][3]

Sources

3 sources: 3 not rated

  1. 1Removing hot air around GPU with centrifugal fanforums.anandtech.com · not rated · cited for: context
  2. 2AI Workstation Cooling Guide: Thermal Management for GPU ...localaimaster.com · not rated · cited for: context
  3. 3GPU cooling best practices 2026 guide - Hardware Dealshardwaredeals.co · not rated · cited for: context

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