Xbox 360 Fans 12V vs. 5V (Nidec)

[jeffer2m]

is it normal for the fan to run on 12v all the time? my xbox fan is noisy as hell and it didn't use to run this fast. i opened my xbox, unplugged the fan, took a multimeter to each of the 4 prongs and got a reading of 12v dc between 2 of them. is this normal, and how can it be fixed?? please help me!!!!! 

[MLGProXBuddy175X]

I have the stupid noisy as hell Delta fans in my falcon 360. Does any one know where I could find these Nidec fans to replace mine?

[tymo1234]

Give my 30 secs of my life back!

[The1Antonio1]

I have the Nidec fans. Thank goodness, the Delta fans would drive me crazy!

My Xbox 360 runs silent as a mouse. Good on you MS for using the NIDEC FANS :)

[TheBL00DAssassin]

@The1Antonio1 but the Nidec fans give less airflow and you have a better chance of getting RROD

[Iildimsum7]

the 12v freakin annoys the hell out of me

[racedemon89]

those nidecs suck!, "theyre the best because theyre quiet" yeah well so is a dead xbox, delta rules, find me better fans i dare you! (that are comparable)

[LethalAK47]

Delta DC Brushless have a way better airflow, that's right and it will take longer to get a RRoD or none. The only downside is the annoying whining sound.

[racedemon89]

mine dont whin t all, at full speed (when the 360 starts up some times) all youll hear is airflow, which is allot better than hearing no airflow if you ask me, the niceds sound horrible also how were these powered?, i hooked my fans up to a usb lead so when i turn the 360 off i can plug them into the usb ports which are still on and the fans dont spin as fast/as loud as they normally are on the dashboard (still good though), got the drive is loud sometimes though lol

[you900001]

@LethalAK47 hey my 360 is from 2006-08-12 it still works why? idk i had the intrercooler ex on it for 3 years, what do i do?

[dkizzy84]

@you900001 what do you do? you should add a 2nd gen heatsink to your GPU, thermal pads under the board if necessary, and pickup an talismoon whisper max fan.

[Almostbakerzero]

how are the deltas compared to the old sunon fans,in the matter of sound(My sunons are fuckin loud) and do they blow through more air?

I know i have to modify the deltas connector(i need 4 pins) but if it would make this bitch shut up id give it a try.

[IxFito95xI]

5v suks u get rrod easy i got it after one year and one month hopefully the new 360 i get on9/12/09 will be a jasper and no more rrod

[kimboslice223]

my back 120mm fan is 30v lol oh yer

[scarymonsterman94]

noisy, but wft saves you from RROD.

would this mod be useful for a 360 falcon mobo bcause i know a guy that does it for AU$20 (US$15)

[racedemon89]

just add a remote variable resister and bingo!, and the problem i see with the idec fans is the blade pitch is too shallow and the centeres are too big leaving very little room for the blades, anyone know of a good replacement (not whipser fans im not dumb enough to fall for marketing and bright lights)

[Coolboya24]

id rather take 12v, i dont care about the noise i just dont RRoD

[kpatrickm]

Yes,but that only means the 5v are spinning at a slower speed so not getting rid of enough hot air

[xBeauVx]

I think 8V would be ideal. If only.

[Deeez7127]

i second that but more realisticly 9v

[tanbrolo]

Actually 10.5 gives a nice balance - it's much quieter than 12v. I got 10.5 using a 9v/10.5v/12v switch - see my vids for info.