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gchamish · Post by **gchamish** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:03 am

hey, I got a xbox. damm bugger, so noisy and gets hot so easy. Suggestions on good fan mod?

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:13 am

Do you know what version it is? If its modded you can change the fan speed, if not you can drop the voltage from 12 to 7 by moving a wire

DCFan2004 · Post by **DCFan2004** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:19 am

You can also put in a 80mm computer fan. It takes a bit if cutting of the HDD tray and the corners of the fan itself, but its a hell of a lot quiter and if you use a molex to 3 pin splitter you can run the fan at 12V instead of the 7V it gets from the mobo connector.

gchamish · Post by **gchamish** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:24 am

ya it modded, I rather not, matt slow it down. As it got a custom hardrive in there already and at 7200rpm they get hot.

Alexvrb · Post by **Alexvrb** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:13 pm

Then do as DCFan suggested and install an 80mm computer fan, something relatively quiet but still 12V would probably be your best option. The 80mm Vantec Stealth runs at about 2000 RPM and is a pretty good balance. Quiet, but not so weak that the airflow is poor. But as he noted, it would take a good bit more work to install one.

DCFan2004 · Post by **DCFan2004** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:14 pm

Alexvrb wrote:Then do as DCFan suggested and install an 80mm computer fan, something relatively quiet but still 12V would probably be your best option. The 80mm Vantec Stealth runs at about 2000 RPM and is a pretty good balance. Quiet, but not so weak that the airflow is poor. But as he noted, it would take a good bit more work to install one.

Its not too hard or long to do. I used tin snips and they cut through that plastic like nothing. Clipping the corners of the fan took a bit of work because the plastics thicker, but still not that hard to do. Also you need to cut the clips on the case that hold the stock fan so you can actually get the 80mm fan in there. I'll see if I can find a tut on how to do it.

Alexvrb · Post by **Alexvrb** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:33 pm

I didn't say it would be hard - I just didn't want him thinking it was a drop-in solution.

DCFan2004 · Post by **DCFan2004** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:39 am

Alexvrb wrote:I didn't say it would be hard - I just didn't want him thinking it was a drop-in solution.

No, I know that, I was just letting him know what was involved in doing the mod.

Matisfaction · Post by **Matisfaction** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:31 am

gchamish wrote:hey, I got a xbox. damm bugger, so noisy and gets hot so easy. Suggestions on good fan mod?

That's nothing , My PS2 sounds like a tractor everytime i switch it on

If you google "Xbox silent mods" you should get a few results.

Alexvrb · Post by **Alexvrb** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:13 pm

New for 2006! Tractorstation 3... now with slicker looking wheels.

royhubbs · Post by **royhubbs** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:22 pm

lol, i miss my lil PS2 with the V8 sound too.. vrooom vroom

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