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Fortron Epsilon GLN 600/700W - making it quieter
Fortron Epsilon GLN 600/700W - making it quieter
16.07.2007
Fortron Epsilon 600/700W GLN is one of the best power-supplies, reasonably priced, with well-designed internals, stable and quiet (considering it is able to deliver sustained power of 700W). Still, its noise level could be improved by using a third-party fan.
My home Intel quadcore PC is based on fantastic Stacker 830 case, using very quiet Noctua fans running at 800rpm for cooling, so I decided to install the same fan for Fortron Epsilon GLN power supply.
Power supply internals are done very cleanly, heatsink is surprisingly small considering 700W output:
Fan used is cheap Protechnic Electric one:
Internal fan is using a 2-PIN connector, but it is easy to cut it and solder it to Noctua fan, which comes with 3-PIN connector by default:
After few minutes we have this:
And here is what it looks like in Stacker 830 case, finished and very quiet:
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Fortron Epsilon GLN
power supply internals
original cheap fan in Fortron GLN
new fan supply with 2-PIN connector
opened Fortron Epsilon GLN
closed Fortron Epsilon GLN
Fortron with Noctua fan in Stacker 830 case
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