Replacing the MPC4000's case fan with a "silent" one...?

Anyone bothered to replace the case fan in the MPC4000 with a quiet one?

Here's a site with a load of quiet fans for sale
http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/products/casefans

What size is the one in the MPC4000?
Does it just use the same standard connectors as a PC case fan?

Why dont you open it up and see for yourself? Let us know what you find out, though.

JazznFunkPack wrote:Why dont you open it up and see for yourself? Let us know what you find out, though.

Uh oh.....here it comes.....

because, as you well know,
due to the EXCELLENT service-conscious design of the MPC4000,
you have to unscrew, what, 16 screws? to get it open! And I've never managed it in under 15 minutes.

But, knowing how useless most of the n00b mongs round here are,
it will still be quicker for me to do it myself, yes

those 16 screws are there for a reason. btw dont let one of yours drop inbetween them

the reason being: the MPC4000's case was designed by a nitwit who'd never had to work in a repair shop.

Maybe I should have my ears checked as I've not really noticed the fan being too -- at least it doen't bother or distract me.

well you probably can't hear *my* fan in GERMANY, can you??

lol

the fan is pretty loud indeed

It has the 3-pin connector not the 4 pin a lot of case fans have both.

Feline,
I replaced the fan in mine with a Silenx variable-flow-rate fan. It has a thermistor and automatically adjusts its speed based on temperature inside the case. It is very quiet. It is mounted on rubber bushings so that there is no metal-to-metal contact with the case. Highly recommended. I wish that I could give you the exact model name and flow rate, but I don't have the specs in front of me. Somehow I managed to find the airflow rate of the original fan, maybe by looking up the part number, and made sure that the max flow rate of the replacement was at least as great.
hth,
-illiac

I disconnected the fan out two years ago and have had no problems with overheating - it was a very annoying sound.

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owenb wrote:I disconnected the fan out two years ago and have had no problems with overheating - it was a very annoying sound.

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HAH!

a bit daring, innit?

a bit STOOPID, more like.

How would you know that you had no adverse effects? ... until a component fails / melts!

Honestly.

NEXT WEEK: "Oh, I disconnect the mains earth too. It was fine, I didn't get electrocut..........arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh ///sizzle///"