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Noisy OCZ ZT750 Power Supply Fan - fixed
FYI.
ADDED I guess I shouldn't say "fixed" but rather the fan noise is acceptable mounted with the fan up.
I recently built a new PC and used the OCZ ZT750 power supply. I mounted the power supply with the fan down (it mounts in the bottom of my Corsair Carbide 500R case) so the 24 pin and 8 pin cables for the motherboard could be routed to the rear of the motherboard for a cleaner cable install. There is a filter screen on the bottom of the case so there was no real air flow restriction. However, the power supply fan was extremely noisy and about 10 seconds after powering on, the fan would spin up to max and never change. It was too noisy for my application - the PC was built for my recording studio.
I decided to reverse the power supply mounting, and mount it with the fan facing up. Surprise, the fan quieted down to a very acceptable level with the case covers installed. I will now have to route the motherboard power cables in front, but at least the power supply fan is at an acceptable level.
Last edited by fireberd; 18 Jul 2012 at 11:23.