hey guys
i've just got the baikal CUBE, powered it up, but after an hour or two, i was already thinking about changing the fan
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luckily, i've had some fans from my earlier experiences with PCs, etc.. most of them the same dimensions, as the one used on CUBE
1 - first of all - you should use a fan, that has a 4 pin connector
2 - problem is, the connector of the original fan is most likely thinner than the ones used in PC fans.. so what i've done, was to remove a part of the connector (check the image)
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.. you can see that there's a missing part of the white connector (on the CUBE board) so the wider fan connector (black) now fits..
i've powered the CUBE, expecting anything
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but.. everything works fine.. it's significantly quiter than the original fan, although to my ears - it's still a bit loud.. temps are roughly the same (40C - 41C)
i've used the fan from Gelid REV.2 TRANQUILLO cooler
will try also one from Acutake, and one from Noctua (NF-A9x14 PWM - this one is smaller, but it will be nice to see, if it's able to cool the CUBE.. but i doubt it)
i can post my findings, if anyone is interested..
it would be great to somehow overclock this beast - anyone had any luck with this?