Fans are great but USDT owners read on....
by Lee
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I also had a problem with an HP desktop, mine was an Elitedesk 800 but the USDT form factor means the only fans that will fit are 60mm. These are inherently noisy in such a small case compared to a standard size fan so I replaced them with these which are super quiet when outside the case. However, a word of warning, being 3 pin they spin at full speed all the time and a stock HP desktop like mine doesn't allow fan control via software or bios. Because the case is so small there's no way to get silent running with this size fan at 1600rpm when they're in position. My pc sits a foot away from me so is still far from quiet. I reduced noise further by adding noctua noise reducing cables to intake and exhaust fans, these lower voltage by approx 30% so both fans are now spinning at 1100 rpm and my pc noise is finally acceptable. This is still plenty to cool the pc too which is well overpowered for what I use it for. ( I5 4590, 16gb, Samsung SSD added )
Quiet in HP8000
by John Rogers
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Replaced the noisy fan in a HP8000 Elite PC, Works very well, much quieter, in UK at least the variable speed facility on the HP fan is not needed, the PC runs cool.Replaced the noisy fan in a HP8000 Elite PC, Works very well, much quieter, in UK at least the variable speed facility on the HP fan is not needed, the PC runs cool.Replaced the noisy fan in a HP8000 Elite PC, Works very well, much quieter, in UK at least the variable speed facility on the HP fan is not needed, the PC runs cool.Replaced the noisy fan in a HP8000 Elite PC, Works Used as a replacement for the variable speed 60mm fan on a HP8000 Elite. Works well, much quieter, PC cool.
Very Quiet
by Ian
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Replaced the fan in a Netgear ReadyNAS Duo which was annoying and noisy even from across the room. This is exactly what I wanted - it's virtually inaudible and I can now keep the NAS on my desk. I usually shop elsewhere because of fear of having to return anything to OCUK which is invariably a nightmare. But hopefully not much can go wrong with a fan. Credit where it is due to OCUK for always stocking good gear though.
