Anyone have experience with fan replacement on their S3? I have "free" power in my apartment, making the location attractive to use, but my wife is not happy with the amount of noise generated by my pair of S3's.
I'm having trouble locating actual specs on the stock fans in order to find an equivalent (but quieter) replacement.
You'll be hard-pressed to find many fans that make less noise than the S3s and still keep it cool enough. You might try putting something in front of them to buffer the noise. Maybe a shelf with a rug hanging off to absorb noise. Just be careful to not block airflow.
agreed, even high output corsair fans will not keep it cool enough. you may want to remove the case from the s3 and hookup regular fans (cable tied underneath the s3)and connect them via moelx to add cooling. perhaps that will lower the temp and cause the stock fans to spin at a lower rate and reduce noise. it's worth a shot.