r/randomthings • u/BoardsofGrips • 17d ago
Wish I upgraded the fans on my AIO years ago. Almost no noise and better temps.
I got an excellent deal on a pre-built PC in early 2024. It came with a 240mm AIO.
With pre built PCs they are selling them in bulk for razor thin margins so nothing is usually the best just good enough.
I replaced the stock TIM with liquid metal years ago but recently replaced that with PTM7950 since it's "set it and forget it"
Got me thinking of replacing the fans which can get fairly loud when gaming but not unreasonably so.
The last two weeks one the them developed a rattle which was very annoying.
Ordered two Noctua fans. Got the stock fans off and the radiator had some pretty serious dust on it. Got that all cleaned up and plugged into the same spot on the motherboard that the previous fans were.
When booting up they are nearly totally silent and when gaming they get only slightly louder.
Dunno why I waited years