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Possible to replace the fan for the NV+?
Had the NV+ on for two years straight in my bed room and last night was the first time I had it turned off since one of the HD is failing (HD replacement coming in soon). I almost forgot how quiet my ...
A lot of people have replaced the stock fan with the Noctua NFB9 with good success
http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=16&lng=en&set=1
I just replaced mine and it's definitely quieter. I took a reading with my sound meter about 12 inches to the side and when it was booting up, I measured at least a 6-10 dB drop in noise. My temperatures are about the same, peaking at 40C for my hottest drive, and about 34C for the chassis, which is no worse than my old setup.
http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=16&lng=en&set=1
I just replaced mine and it's definitely quieter. I took a reading with my sound meter about 12 inches to the side and when it was booting up, I measured at least a 6-10 dB drop in noise. My temperatures are about the same, peaking at 40C for my hottest drive, and about 34C for the chassis, which is no worse than my old setup.
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