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    Noctua fan modding?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Zymphad, Jun 20, 2012.

  1. Zymphad

    Zymphad Zymphad

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    Is it possible to order Noctua fans and take the fans out of their casing and put them in the casing that the Clevo notebooks use for their fans? Talking about the two silver cases that hold the fan in place, so you can have internal fans using Noctua blade/motors.

    Thanks.
     
    Zymphad, Jun 20, 2012
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    Couchking Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sounds like a pretty awesome idea. Hopefully someone will be able to make it happen.
     
    Couchking, Jun 20, 2012
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    vuman619 Notebook Evangelist

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    I was thinking this exact thing last night... spooky.

    Anyways, sounds like an awesome mod. I have noctua fans in my desktop, when I get my laptop I will do a size comparison to see if it's possible.

    EDIT: wait... the Clevo laptop is 41mm at it's thinnest and the fan is 25mm, i don't think it will fit into the chassis but you can cut a hole out of the bottom panel i guess.
     
    vuman619, Jun 20, 2012
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  4. hackness

    hackness Notebook Virtuoso

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    Aren't those Fan blades used in Clevo laptops are designed to blow the air out from the side? Noctua's fan blades seemed to be used in those fan cases that exhaust the air from the front side or buttom side.
     
    hackness, Jun 20, 2012
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  5. Mute_X

    Mute_X Notebook Guru

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    I was thinking of modding the fan when I buy my system, so someone please update on how this works out.
     
    Mute_X, Jun 20, 2012
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    arg8 Notebook Consultant

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    Laptop blowers use radial impellers (90° bend in airflow). Noctua fans use axial impellers (airflow must be as straight as possible). The airflow dynamics are very different and the static pressure requirements for a fan embedded in a laptop chassis pretty much rules-out axial impellers.

    I use two noctuas in series as part of an external cooling solution (build-in to my desk) for when the laptop is docked in the office.
     
    arg8, Jun 20, 2012
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    LightningPL Notebook Consultant

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    Do you know which model of noctua fans we can put inside instead of stock fans ? Maybe other good brand we can use for this cool modification.
     
    LightningPL, Jun 25, 2012
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  8. Tmets

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    This may sound like an odd suggestion, but apple have made some effort to produce quieter fans and it may be possible that they will fit. They are made for laptops afterall.
     
    Tmets, Jun 25, 2012
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  9. Zymphad

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    All they did was make the fan blades in different angles to try and spread the noise over different frequencies. I'd be curious how well they cool since every MacBook I've ever used is like an oven, and definitely not be used on your lap.
     
    Zymphad, Jun 25, 2012
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