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    echolon79 reacted to ShadowDance in Very noisy fans   
    I replaced the stock fans with Noctua NF-A8-PWM fans. These have slightly lower CFM (airflow) at 32.5 vs 35 (stock) however they have a high static pressure rating at 2.37 mm H₂O. For me they produce better cooling than the stock fans. Their noise level is also rated at 17.1 dB(A) so you will barely hear them even at full speed.
     
    I also had a pair of NF-R8-PWM (discontinued model) from the old days which I tried. They are very close in CFM at 31.4 but have worse static pressure at 1.41 mm H₂O. These fans produced worse cooling than the stock fans.
     
    One additional change I did was place the metal fan grills (finger protectors) on the outside because then the fan is allowed to produce a seal against the case. I thought it was a small design miss to leave a gap between the case and the fan because it might allow air to move back inside. Aesthetically it's nicer to have the grill on the inside (IMO), so as an alternative fix one could design a 3D printed piece to fill the gaps.
     
    It's also possible to adjust speed by modifying the `/etc/fancontrol` configuration and restarting the service (`systemctl restart fancontrol`), but I would not recommend this unless you're using better than stock fans. If the CPU is working full throttle you will want the fans running at full speed to sufficiently extract the heat from the CPU area.
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    echolon79 reacted to NicoD in How to upgrade to new release   
    Yes.
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