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XBox Cooling Fan Replacement Advice

tetsujin1979 · 2008-03-30 19:55:11

I've recently added XBMC to my XBox using the advice from this thread - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055256404 - but it's really loud and I've decided to change the internal fan as part of the mods I've planned. From this thread on avforums - http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=460917 -…

30-03-2008 7:55pm

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I've recently added XBMC to my XBox using the advice from this thread - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055256404 - but it's really loud and I've decided to change the internal fan as part of the mods I've planned.
From this thread on avforums - http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=460917 - people have recommended the AcoustiFan DustPROOF 70mm fan, available from QuietPC.com and KustomPCs.co.uk as well as the Coolermaster 80mm range, one of which is available on misco.ie here: http://www.misco.ie/productinformation/~100938~WW~all~/Cooler%20Master%20Purple%20Neon%20LED%2080mm%20Silent%20Fan%20(22d.htm

Has anyone bought any of these and which would you recommend? I'm tempted to go with the AcoustiFan because it's the same size as the existing XBox one, even if the CoolerMaster works out about €15 cheaper

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#2 30-03-2008 8:54pm

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Have you turned on thermal throttling in system settings?? Turns the fan down to 2%, much much quieter.

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#3 30-03-2008 9:33pm

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ongarite wrote: »

Have you turned on thermal throttling in system settings?? Turns the fan down to 2%, much much quieter.

Sweet! Have it set for 10%, did the job nicely. Many thanks.
Is there any recommended running temperature for the XBox?

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#4 30-03-2008 9:40pm

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I think it'll shut off at 75 celsius. You can set target temp to 55 and fan will lower to 2%. Never gets near that using XBMC.

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#5 30-03-2008 9:43pm

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Excellent. I've no real intention to use it for gaming, so that'll do nicely

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#6 31-03-2008 11:51am

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problem is with me, theres no gpu fan control

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#7 31-03-2008 4:05pm

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If you use XBMC exclusively on your XBOX, never play games, you can get away without the GPU fan.
Must be an old XBOX to have GPU fan, weeder.

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#8 31-03-2008 6:08pm

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1.0, the other i picked up was a 1.6b which kinda annoyed me(if you remember selling my a badly painted xbox for that reason alone)
i might once more test faith with an executer lpc rebuild and a duox2

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#9 31-03-2008 6:59pm

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true true, it was THE worst paint job i have ever seen on a console.

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#10 31-03-2008 9:01pm

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quite indeed

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#11 02-04-2008 11:45pm

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over on the scene there was a guy who stuck a ram heatsink onto his 1.0 gpu for cooling, i might try similar with a heatsink lying around and monitor the temps for a couple hours on each

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