Obsidian 650D Fan help

[army1506]

Hello. I am replacing all the fans on the obsidian 650 D, as I'd like to increase airflow and possibly make it more silent. I know how to replace all of them besides one. There's one in the front of the case, which I think is a 140 mm fan but I'm not sure. Now this fan is right in between the drive bays and the front of the case, making it a very tight fit. So do I have to take out the drive bays to take this fan out?

 

[mcnumpty23]

looks to me like you remove the front panel to unscrew the fan

edit--cant link directly to the image

figure 6 on the page

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/printpage/Corsair-Obsidian-Series-650D-Case-Review/1252

 

[regina_49]

If you are thinking of upgrading the front 200 mm fan and still want to make use of the HDD tower situated next to the fan, ensure that the fan has a 20 mm thickness. Cooler Master Mega Flow 200 mm for instance is 30 mm and will conflict with the HDD tower.

 

[army1506]

I don't even think its possible to remove this fan. The other guy said to remove the front panel but the only thing I can remove is the dust filter. Once I do that, the screws mounting the fan are visible, but they are behind the front part of the case. So unless you can take the whole front part of the case off, I don't think I'll be able to take it out :/

 

[mcnumpty23]

yes you take the whole front off not just the dust filter

take both side panels off then theres 6 plastic tabs to be pushed in then the whole front comes off exposing the fan

 

[army1506]

Best answer selected by Army1506.