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Upgrade to Quieter coolers on rackmont ready nas model RN 3138.
I bought on Amazon the ready nas RN 3138. I found it a little noisy. Would there be a way to replace the coolers with a quieter model? It comes equipped with 3 12V, 3 pin, 40x20mm coolers model MGT4012XB-O20. This cooler has 10.46 CFM (0.26 CMM) and a noise level of 33.7 dB (a) each. My first thought was to exchange it for a noctua, but they have less than half of the air flow. Any other suggestion?
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I believe that would void the warranty - though if you purchased it used, it wouldn't matter (since the warranty is not transferable).
- I bought it from Amazon in the US, but I'm from Brazil, so I believe that the guarantee does not apply. In addition, it seems that during shipping the heatsink came loose, and ended up damaging a capacitor, which I soldered in place and that alone must have void the warranty anyway.
The case is fairly obviously made by Chenbro, so you can Google for any suggestions for their 1U chassis. A lot of Chenbro's newest ones use a single large squirrel cage fan instead of the multiple 40mm ones, but I doubt you could fit that in. The only quiet 40mm one I am aware of is the Noctua NF-A4x20, which I suspect is the one you are talking about because it only has about 5CFM capability.
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