Replacing Noctua DH-14 fans

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   I like everything about my PC except the ugly brown and beige of the Noctua DH14 cooling fans.

Its purely aesthetic, but at <$20 dollars for 2 fans (i think 120mm) of the same size I think its worth it.

What are my options? The current fans 'clip' on with a prebuilt piece of wiring between the fins, how do I know which fans can do this?

Or, more likely, would I have to do a custom install of new fans since only the DH14's stock fans are built this way?

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LaneHayes Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17 Oct 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 90	Quote Reply Topic: Replacing Noctua DH-14 fans Posted: 23 May 2012 at 12:10pm
	I like everything about my PC except the ugly brown and beige of the Noctua DH14 cooling fans. Its purely aesthetic, but at <$20 dollars for 2 fans (i think 120mm) of the same size I think its worth it. What are my options? The current fans 'clip' on with a prebuilt piece of wiring between the fins, how do I know which fans can do this? Or, more likely, would I have to do a custom install of new fans since only the DH14's stock fans are built this way?

Alex Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Digital Storm Supervisor Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16314	Quote Reply Posted: 23 May 2012 at 12:16pm
	You can easily replace the fans with other 140mm based fans, however, the Noctua blades are designed to be quiet and effective in pushing the air through the fins.