Fan to use with BFL 60Gh/s

[DebitMe]

Ok, I have 2 BFL 60 GH/s machines and they are louder than heck.  I am moving into a new place next weekend and the units will have to be in a room with me and I do not think I will be able to handle the noise.  For this reason I have heard that you can replace the fans with quieter ones, but I am unsure about which fans to use.

Could someone who has replaced their fans in their 60 GH/s units please recommend a fan to use?  Will any 120 MM fan work?

Thanks for your help and experience.

[philips]

Try first only with the fan plates removed, you might find it sufficient.

[DebitMe]

Ok, I have 2 BFL 60 GH/s machines and they are louder than heck.  I am moving into a new place next weekend and the units will have to be in a room with me and I do not think I will be able to handle the noise.  For this reason I have heard that you can replace the fans with quieter ones, but I am unsure about which fans to use.

Could someone who has replaced their fans in their 60 GH/s units please recommend a fan to use?  Will any 120 MM fan work?

Thanks for your help and experience.

Hi there.

If you just remove the case (leaving the stock fans) - it will literally cut the noise down by 50% and gets rid of that "whining" noise you also hear. I did that to mine and I can no longer hear it through the walls, ha.

To answer your question- yes any standard fan will work (it's just 2 fans with extension rods holding them).

Case removal + silent new fans = silent and great performer

Will the temperature be fine for the boards by removing the case fans?  What temps do yours run at without the case?

[rammy2k2]

Hey, buy 2 x 120mm SILENT fans, check out their specs.
Fans MUST be with 3 pins connector !
I replaced mines too because of the noise

[r3animation]

I use gentle typhoon 1850rpm fans on my single. These are the fans that most water-cooling setups use. A bit pricy but very quiet and efficient.

I don't use the case fans or the case. The gentle typhoon fans sits on the heatsink in place of the 92mm fans. So only 2 fans are running and the single stays at 60c.