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CPU and Fan upgrades
Hi there, I'm new here - just wanted to confirm that my current upgrades all worked as planned. My "old" ReadyNAS PRO 6 bought in 2012 - at first equipped with 6 X 2TByte disks - in 2013 upgrade...
I too took the plunge and upgrade the RAM (4GBG.Skill) , CPU (Core 2 E7600) and fans (Nocta P8 & P12). All choices were made after looking at the fabulous contributions on this forum.
However, as it's pretty hot out here in Singapore and my NAS doesn't run in an air conditioned room, the system temp hovers between 60-64 C. CPU and hard drives all hover around 36-40 C.
Has anyone considered reversing the direction of cpu fan to exhaust instead of intake?
Thank you
However, as it's pretty hot out here in Singapore and my NAS doesn't run in an air conditioned room, the system temp hovers between 60-64 C. CPU and hard drives all hover around 36-40 C.
Has anyone considered reversing the direction of cpu fan to exhaust instead of intake?
Thank you
Just as a follow up post, with a few 35-40 degrees C days occurring as we enter the summer months, I can report no issues with my setup, just running 5-7 degrees warmer. The stock fans are holding up fine.
I did try out the Noctua NF-S12A 120mm fan (this is the better-suited Noctua fan to use over the NF-F12A due to the increased airflow and static pressure), but it added another 4 degrees to the reported temps, and that would be pushing things a little further out of my comfort zone, both figuraively as well as in the room! I was a little perplexed as the Noctua appeared to be far superior on paper than the stock fan, but hey.
I've recently sold my three ReadyNASes as I came across a couple of 8 bay Synology units at a price too good to refuse (hello, SSD caching!) However the three new owners have all reported no temperature issues with the units.
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