changing the psu fan

[mariosskoutaris33]

i stumbled across a cheap 5 pack of rgb fans and my case only takes 4 and i was wondering if i can change the one that my psu has.(the rgb fans are 6 pin so i wiil remove the psu fan and route the rgbs fan cable to the controller https://amzn.to/2AYFSKq)

 

[jerrylee22]

i stumbled across a cheap 5 pack of rgb fans and my case only takes 4 and i was wondering if i can change the one that my psu has.(the rgb fans are 6 pin so i wiil remove the psu fan and route the rgbs fan cable to the controller https://amzn.to/2AYFSKq)

Opening up your PSU and tinkering with it not only voids your warranty but could very well cause injury or death.

It's not worth it. Either get an RGB PSU or just put RGB strips around it. RGB isn't worth ruining components or even dying over.

Unless you're skilled in dealing with hazardous electronics, you should avoid it. Otherwise, if it comes with one, the PSU should take any 120mm fan, but you may not be able to mount it with the standard fan screws - some PSUs have different mounting mechanisms.

 

[tejayd]

That does look like a good price. Too bad they don't ship to the US, I would be tempted to buy them just to play around with.

 

[mariosskoutaris33]

i stumbled across a cheap 5 pack of rgb fans and my case only takes 4 and i was wondering if i can change the one that my psu has.(the rgb fans are 6 pin so i wiil remove the psu fan and route the rgbs fan cable to the controller https://amzn.to/2AYFSKq)

Opening up your PSU and tinkering with it not only voids your warranty but could very well cause injury or death.

It's not worth it. Either get an RGB PSU or just put RGB strips around it. RGB isn't worth ruining components or even dying over.

Unless you're skilled in dealing with hazardous electronics, you should avoid it. Otherwise, if it comes with one, the PSU should take any 120mm fan, but you may not be able to mount it with the standard fan screws - some PSUs have different mounting mechanisms.

so if i find someone that can change the fan without dying is it okay.im asking because i cant connect the fan to where the old one goes as it is a six pin

 

[Aeacus]

As said above don't open up your PSU. It's a really bad idea.

But if you so desire to have RGB fan inside the PSU then go with Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 650W 80+ Gold PSU,
specs: https://www.thermaltake.com/Power_Supply/Toughpower_Series_/Toughpower_Grand/C_00003253/Thermaltake_Toughpower_Grand_RGB_650W_Gold_RGB_Sync_Edition_/design.htm
pcpp: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/v4L7YJ/thermaltake-toughpower-grand-rgb-650w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ps-tpg-0650fpcgus-r

Above PSU supports all known MoBo RGB solutions, e.g Asus Aura Sync, MSI Mystic Light etc and you can sync your PSU fan with MoBo LEDs/RGB header.

 

[mariosskoutaris33]

what can i do with an extra fan then

 

[Aeacus]

Keep it as a spare.

I've plenty of spare 120mm and 140mm fans since i bought high-end fans to replace the stock fans out.

 

[mariosskoutaris33]

Keep it as a spare.

I've plenty of spare 120mm and 140mm fans since i bought high-end fans to replace the stock fans out.

as the fans are cheap it aint a bad idea to keep a spare one

 

[Signature818]

I recently changed the fan of my seasonic m12evo 750 watts psu. I replaced the loud fan of the season using the 2-pin fan of thermaltake like power 550 watts.

It was very easy, remove the fan of the seasonic, replace with the fan of thermaltake because they are both 2 pins.

The fan of thermaltake is ultra quiet by the way.

I wonder why companies intend to put a loud fan on the psu even its a performance psu. That could be simple to put quiet fan and the sales of that psu model with rise as well.

 

[Aeacus]

I recently changed the fan of my seasonic m12evo 750 watts psu. I replaced the loud fan of the season using the 2-pin fan of thermaltake like power 550 watts.

It was very easy, remove the fan of the seasonic, replace with the fan of thermaltake because they are both 2 pins.

The fan of thermaltake is ultra quiet by the way.

I wonder why companies intend to put a loud fan on the psu even its a performance psu. That could be simple to put quiet fan and the sales of that psu model with rise as well.

M12II EVO series isn't performance (high-end) PSU from Seasonic, instead it's medium-end with good build quality. For high-end PSU from Seasonic from that time (5 years ago), you're looking towards Platinum, Snow Silent and X-series PSUs.

Also, with replacing a fan in M12II-750 EVO, you effectively voided what warranty you had left on your PSU (it came with 5 years of warranty).

As far as fan noise goes and if the load on PSU is lower than about 50% of it's max wattage, the stock fan follows silent profile (Seasonic calls it S2FC). Once you put high load on PSU, the fan will spin up to cool the PSU internals from overheating, hence the audible noise.
In my Haswell build (full specs with pics in my sig) i have M12II-850 EVO in use and on daily usage and even when gaming, i can't hear the PSU's fan at all. I hear my case fans well before i hear my PSU fan.