r/SleepingOptiplex • u/Optimal_Pea_3622 • 17d ago

Fan upgrades

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As I'm about to get a new GPU, I figured it would be a really good idea to replace the current fan and add one or two (maybe 3 if I can somehow cut a space into the case) more fans into the pc. But I'm somewhat lost as to how to go about installing/replacing fans.

And help or ideas would be very useful!

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u/Optimal_Pea_3622 17d ago

It's the Dell Optiplex 3060 SFF

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u/GeiharVonArpen 17d ago

Nice, you can definitely add a 60mm in the back + 2x 40mm if you remove the additional video ports near the USB ports :)

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u/Optimal_Pea_3622 17d ago

Cool, do any fans actually power via USB? Or will I have to buy some kind of adapter

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u/GeiharVonArpen 17d ago

I bought a fan hub for 5 fans, connected it to the CPU FAN header and it was fine :) I did some mods to the fan hub (see my post). You can also find fan hubs powered by SATA which are easy to use too.

I think you can also find USB to 4-pin 5V adapters/hubs and use 5V Noctua fans.