NightBreeze Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) I wanted to switch out the stock fan for a Noctua and still retain some of the OG look and feel, this is the result. Maybe it will be of use to someone else as well. The design is up on Thingiverse and PrusaPrinters, whichever you fancy. Print instructions are there as well. Enjoy. PS. I'm also working on a design that's more compact and easier to print (in two or three parts), I'll post it if I ever get around to completing it. Edited November 13, 2020 by NightBreeze 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benur75 Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Hello, i have just finished printing it, that's perfect, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoTeamScotch Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 I was just looking at 60mm Noctua fans but didn't want to get one if it didn't fit. Anyone willing to print me one (or more)? I'll pay for it of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benur75 Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 Hello GoTeamScotch, where do you live ? If you are in Europ I can send you one, you will just have to pay shipping. bye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossfader Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Very cool mod, i will test it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daefledar Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 (edited) Thank you for sharing these. Has anyone compared thermals? Edited July 3, 2021 by Daefledar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 21 minutes ago, Daefledar said: Thank you for sharing these. Has anyone compared thermals? In my test's the original heat sink paste on a undisturbed heat sink works just as good as Arctic Silver 5 and Prolima Tech PK-2. Changing the heat sink paste for no reason is like pulling the cylinder head from your car/truck to change the head gasket even though it's not leaking, Sure if the heat sink is removed then you must replace the heat sink paste the same as you must replace the head gasket if the cylinder head is removed from your engine. I also found a clean stock fan running at 30% works just as good as the new quiet type of fan that needs to run at full speed to get the same temps. Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightBreeze Posted July 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 I would say @SS_Dave's comment is very accurate. The main benefit of using the Noctua fan is noise reduction and increased lifespan (potentially, haven't really had a stock fan fail on me ever though), and at 60-100% it's comparable to stock running at 20-30%. But even at 100% the Noctua is more silent in my experience. Some more data points from: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4617648/comments#comment-5158371 Quote Thanks! And great question. There is definitely a pretty big reduction in CFM with the 60mm Noctua. The stock fan is, to my knowledge, around 23 CFW whereas the Noctua is ~17 CFM. I don't have a proper benchmark to the stock fan but stock is definitely more effective. Such a comparison should take into account speed, dBm and temperature, at least. Off the top of my head I'd say 20% stock matches 60% Noctua, but that's not a linear scale. But I'd say it performs OK all things considered. Now in winter time, my Noctua can keep the system at ~ CPU 56C / System 49C @ 60% speed while idling in XBMC @ 720p. In summer time I like to increase it to 80% and then the CPU stays at ~60C (or below). So I guess it's a question of what temperatures you're comfortable with your Xbox having? I'd also say 70% is where you start hearing a little bit of the Noctua, but even at 100% it's not that significant, and more silent than the stock fan IMO. In my bios I have set the fan speed to 100%, so it spins up when I launch a game, but not really audible over the sound of the game. When I come back to the dashboard the system/CPU is usually more cool than before I launched the game, so at 100% the cooling pretty good. Edit: For context, this is on a re-pasted v1.0 Xbox. Hope this helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aloe Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 My box gets pretty noisy during play, it's distracting. I'm leaving the case off at the moment but a more permanent solution is needed I think, so has anyone got one of these going spare, or for sale cheap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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