Hello, as the title suggests, I have a HP Z400 (revision 2, with 6 RAM slots) and I'm having some troubles with the fan noise.
I got this machine second hand but I do believe the fans used are all original parts. Based on what I've read, the HP Z400 fans are just generally quite loud.
I've been thinking of moving the parts to a Corsair case that has sound proofing to reduce the noise and at the same time I was thinking of upgrading the fans to some quieter ones but from a quick scan on the forum it seems like HP has their own cooling methods so aftermarket fans will cause bad results.
Two main points struck me to post on here, and I hope someone out there has figured this out at some point and is able to provide some detailed instructions on how I can get my Z400 to run quieter.
- I understand the motherboard can somehow detect whether the fans are originals or not (perhaps identified via RPM as one post suggested).
- The CPU fan socket is a 5-pin
Given the above two points, can anyone assist with my requirement (reducing fan noise).
Thank you.