Has anyone replaced the fans in this? I bought one and the included fans are a bit noisy.
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I think they are 40MM fans, but in my case, I just unplugged the fans from the board, since I am running all SSD in this unit. But the plugs on the fans seem to be the typical 2-pin type. I agree, a bit noisy, would be nice if they were thermally controlled.
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if i close my case its fine; im not sure where you hold your case , it might just vibrate , you can spray a bit of wd 40 right where is the fan; let me know how it works
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I have two of these but in the two rigs I have the 120 & 200mm fans I have in them prevents these fans from kicking in on high.
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I don't know. But that noisy fan is the ONLY thing keeping this from being the perfect case. I'm responding with the hope that someone will post a link to a replacement fan.
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There is some noise at high speed but very little at other two speeds. I use my fan at low mostly as that is enough for me. Sorry I wouldn't know how to reduce it.
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Hi sorry to hear about the issue. If you have tried everything with no luck, would suggest swapping it out for another. 1 of 3 I purchased we ended up returning. Now, we got ours at a local store so I didn't have to hassle with repackaging/shipping. My sister bought one and had issues as well. I commented on the table top version of this fan that unfortunately the manufacturer is not very consistent, or that QA is lacking. Despite the little issue i had, I am very very satisfied with my purchases. Good luck and I hope you get to enjoy your fan soon!
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Interesting. We have yet to install ours. From the demo I have used and tested it was very quiet. You might have a defective one. I wouldn't have even thought about purchasing it if was noisy
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Hi, i have 2 in my tower, the fans are really quiet but makes a little of noise.
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Forgot to mention, the case fan is quite loud so I would either replace it with a quiet one or get a simple fan speed controller. This is what i got.
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There is always going to be some noise from a thermoelectric cooler, but I recently had a few days of loud noise from the fan. Opened up the back and could not find anything loose. Eventually the fan noise went away in over the span of a week or two. Will be monitoring.
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Hello Jerseyboy.The fan is a tiny bit noisy, as in you can definitely hear it. But its really hardly noticeable. The only time I notice the fan is when I first turn it on. but after the sound kicks in, you hafto struggle pretty hard to hear it. J. FisherReplicasUSA
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I've had mine since February 2013 and can't say the fan is loud. I have had issues with it freezing up and having to reboot though.
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It seems that the fans are not working properly to match the energy that is consumed by the equipment. I haven't had the time to check with the Optoma Tech Services to check if there is an option for those fans/coolers.
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The fans are quiet but I also have a ssd that helps keep the noise to a minimum. Some of the fans that came with the case not longer work :-/
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i have the same fan,,this is not normal,,i would send the fan back,,i have no noise in any speed or operation from this product,,i have been thinking about getting a second one,,,sorry to hear your having problems.
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Yes, I have the same problem. I have learned to work around it. I make sure that I turn the main switch off, when I am not using the fan. I will check the channel switch, as suggested by other users. It is a very good fan, I would not replace it.
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Agree with Pbear's response. Love the fans -- I have installed three of them.
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Hi Roger, Yes! you are in luck! I ran into the same situation setting up my fan system. I bought my fan kits at Amazon, and purchased extentions directly from coolerguys.com. By the way, I've had my fans for almost a year now, and they are just as quiet as the day I set them up. Do yourself a favor and buy the fans with the thermostat option if you have not done so already. It is the way to go. Good luck with your system, your making the right choice, its a high quality product.
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I replaced the stock fans because I considered them to be to noisy, the pump is silent, noise is equal to the quality of fans you use.