What is the decibal number of the big fan the one in the back of the xbox. what is a good decibal number of a fan? Also what is a good brand and were can i get it at?

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The lower the dB(A) the better. I've been looking for ages now for a fan with high CFM and low dB(A) but i cant find anything, i think im being far too picky and looking for something that most likely doesnt exist

EDIT: typo

buy a good CFM 80mm Fan,

if it runs at 35dBa, at 12V

run it at a lower voltage, you'll still get a better CFM than the 70mm stock fan, but it will be quieter!


read the data sheets for the fans, you'll often see a curve of drive voltage Vs CFM Vs dBa noise,

lower voltage = lower CFM = lower dBa

but an 80mm fan will usually have a better CFM than a 70mm fan at max voltage

here ya go good cfm's, and no sound


or just get this fan, its what im using and its definatly a quiete mother fucker, and it keeps my cpu temps down around 44 C here

mine isn't too loud at 20% (stock xbox speed) and still cools me better than stock but i leave it at 50% or 100% and deal with the noise. at 100% my temps are all under 100 (normally 95-98 mobo, 96-99 cpu, 70-90 hdd)

it does sound like the ac is on at 100% tho heheh here is my fan: http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/80smar...fanblueled.html

hahahahaha, here ya goo, this is a very silent fan haha


yea right, read the specs on it

Thing is there really isnt any decent 60mm fans to replace the stock with, i cant be doing with an 80mm butcher the case up fan, not to mention they all seem to have those ugly tacky looking LEDs in them and then the ones that dont have the LEDs in have terrible specs.

Stupid fans and stupid xbox

just get an LED fan, and then take the LED's off
and u dont need to butcher the case to make it fit
just take outthe old fan, remove the clips from it (id suggest getting rid ofthe metal part of the case in front of the fan, allows for better air movement) and then cut a little off the hdd case
thats it

haha, it aint butchering, cuase tachnically the metal shielding isnt part of the case
u dont have to cut ne of the plastic case, and its optional to cut the metal sheilding (buts it simple, a 10 yr old with tin cutters could do it in 2 minutes) and then just use those same tin cutters and cut the hdd case holder, thats simple to, and none of it is noticable from the outside
trust me, its not hard at all

Oh i know its not hard, ive installed several 80mm fans for others, they didnt care about the insides being cut up, i do

Crazy Fan

i still think u should get that 150mm fan, and get a 80mmto 150mm fan adpater,

i guess i see ur point, but whats wrong with a little cutting of the insides?

whast the stock fan size? were can i get one be sides the internet? bestbuy,radioshach,homedepot

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isnt the stock fan 70mm?

the stock fan is 70mm NOT 60.... go measure it

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i dont remember what kind mine is, but I got it off ebay with 4 leds installed, runs at 28 db, and keeps my cpu below 44 even after 2 hours of halo

no Morglum the stock fan size is 70mm, please dont turn this into a argument
you can search the forums, you can ask anybody that knows remotally what thier talking about and they'll tell you its 70mm

again, the stock fan is 70mm
say it with me............7...0.....m.....m

I haven't measured the stock fan that I yanked out of there, but I always thought it was 70mm. Maybe I should go check..

I've got an 80mm Vantec Stealth. Definitely worth the trouble. When I run it at stock speeds I can't even hear it over drive noise, and it still seems to move as much air as the stock one did. At 12v it's about the same as the stock fan is at 20%, but moves a whole lot more air.

see check this thread

and if ur to lazy to, heres a direct quote:

" ya sure specs for stock 70mm xbox fan:

Fan Speed: 3300 RPM +/- 10%
Air Flow: 44.25 cfm
Noise Level: 32.5 dba

the blind spot is pretty huge tho so sum 3X cfm fans can defeat it "