olokos
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Hey,
So I was looking for a fan to replace in my PS2 as the noise is unbearable, having an SSD helps a bit, but still it's really loud.
I've seen people doing noctua mods, but I couldn't see any file to print in a 3d printer to fit one, buying 40$ premade kit is overkill IMO.
Printing such a bracket and then buying the noctua fan is an option I can do, but I couldn't find any source files to print it, if anybody finds one then this might be worth considering.
On the other hand I've found this fan - Gembird D6015SM-3
I can get it for around 2$, 4$ with shipping and spec-wise it does seem to be a good option.
I saw a post here by @marcvz but I'm not sure if that means that it has made PS2 FAT very quiet with network adapter or not really.
The original fan in my PS2 is Nidec D06R EX 07SS102, but other than voltage and dimensions, I couldn't get much info about dB's or RPMs, so I can't compare it well.
Connectors are non-issue here as I can solder and I don't mind using previous PS2 fan to get the connector, but cutting into the PS2 original plastics is a no-no for me.
Any ideas if this gembird fan will actually be an upgrade or is there something else other than noctua out there worth considering?
EDIT: Knowing that this Nidec fan is a server fan, I suppose noise was not something that was considered when designing this fan, so I think the Gembird fan would actually be a good replacement, as 12V will compensate for any underpowered airflow, but I might be wrong here and gembird could be much louder than stock PS2 fan.
EDIT2: I've seen developments here and I do have a USB TTL/JTAG/RS232, so another option would be that I would just reduce the fan speed by software, instead of replacing the fan, but I'm not sure how realistic it is in practice.
So I was looking for a fan to replace in my PS2 as the noise is unbearable, having an SSD helps a bit, but still it's really loud.
I've seen people doing noctua mods, but I couldn't see any file to print in a 3d printer to fit one, buying 40$ premade kit is overkill IMO.
Printing such a bracket and then buying the noctua fan is an option I can do, but I couldn't find any source files to print it, if anybody finds one then this might be worth considering.
On the other hand I've found this fan - Gembird D6015SM-3
I can get it for around 2$, 4$ with shipping and spec-wise it does seem to be a good option.
I saw a post here by @marcvz but I'm not sure if that means that it has made PS2 FAT very quiet with network adapter or not really.
The original fan in my PS2 is Nidec D06R EX 07SS102, but other than voltage and dimensions, I couldn't get much info about dB's or RPMs, so I can't compare it well.
Connectors are non-issue here as I can solder and I don't mind using previous PS2 fan to get the connector, but cutting into the PS2 original plastics is a no-no for me.
Any ideas if this gembird fan will actually be an upgrade or is there something else other than noctua out there worth considering?
EDIT: Knowing that this Nidec fan is a server fan, I suppose noise was not something that was considered when designing this fan, so I think the Gembird fan would actually be a good replacement, as 12V will compensate for any underpowered airflow, but I might be wrong here and gembird could be much louder than stock PS2 fan.
EDIT2: I've seen developments here and I do have a USB TTL/JTAG/RS232, so another option would be that I would just reduce the fan speed by software, instead of replacing the fan, but I'm not sure how realistic it is in practice.
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