Originally Posted by IQ1:
“I think with a good quality AV HDD you shouldn't have any noise/heat/airflow problems. All I ever hear is the hard drive and that's ever so quiet. I've got the usual 2TB WD drive in mine that a few other users have fitted.”
I don't know what version of the 2TB you have (SATA 3 or 6) I did try to buy a SATA 3 drive (WD10EURS) but the bods at Amazon sold me a 2nd user unit with only 90 odd days of warranty so that went back and i bought the SATA 6 version (WD20EURX) and used the jumper on pins 5&6 to lock it at SATA 3 speed.
The fan in question is a 50x50x15cm unit and the model comes up as a "AUB0512LB" so i know have to look those specs up, I must admit i'm very anal about noise so although i suspect it will be a waist of time i will to see if there is anythimg much better out there.
Stock specs of the supplied fan are as follows:
Air Flow (CFM) 11.67
Fan Speed (RPM) = 4300
Noise Level (dBA) = 24
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Gelid Solutions Silent 5
Air Flow (CFM) 12.9
Fan Speed (RPM) = 4000
Noise Level (dBA) = 23
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