Quote Originally Posted by largon View Post
Solus Corvus,
The thing is, VRMs are between fan and the mounting bracket, not between fan and the proverbial holes.
I can see that. But I can also see that there doesn't appear to be any ducting from the holes to the intake side of the fan. Just because the VRMs are close to what they are powering doesn't mean that there isn't a heatpipe or heatsink fins/pins on the side that we can't see.