Radeon R9 295 x 2 Fan Mod

tdsqsdor · October 2, 2014

Hi guys,

I bought the R9 295x2 a couple of months ago. It is performing great but I was not happy with the fans.,

I already changed the radiator fan with a Noctua NF-P12 and added an NF F12PWM for a pull function (Attached is a picture of how it looks.)

The question is now: how to change the internal fan which is the one makis the highest noise?

I have opened the card to see the size of the fan and so far, my only conclusion would be to find a compatible one in terms of size and then, as the adaptor is different from the standard 4 pin /or even 3 pin, I was thinking of cuting the wire and the solder it to the new cable/wire fan.

Has anybody tried this before? Would you know what fan would fit and work (watts/amps) instead of the stock one?

Thanks!

BS: as you can see, I have not yet worked too much on the cable management. You will see many wires which are the temperature sensors attached to the Lamptron Fan controler.

Here are my computer specs:

Windows 8.1 64bits

Coomaster SilentPro 1000W PSU

ASUS Rampage IV EXTREME

INTEL i7 4930K - Liquid cooled with Swiftech H220 > runs at 50º max at full load - Idle at 30º

Sapphire RADEON R9 295X2 8GB GDDR5 > runs at 71º max at full stress test with Future mark - Idle at 35º

2 x 8GB RAM G.Skill F3-2400C10D-16GTX

OCZ REVODRIVE PCI Express 3x2 240GB > replaced in this picture by a SAMSUNG 850PRO (hidden) that works way better

5 Noctua FANs NF-F12 PWM 120 mm

1 Noctua NF-P12 (for the R9)

1 240mm lateral FAN

COSMOS S Series PC case

Lamptron FC5 V3 Fan Controller

Razer Death Adder Mouse

Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2013

Razer Chimera Headphones

ASUS MX 299 Monitor 2560*1080

brownninja97 · October 2, 2014

i think you are the first to try something like this.

Shroomster · October 2, 2014

Just measure the fan in it and get a regular square fan, and hot glue it in place by the corners. And look up the pin out and connect the correct pins in the right place.

Shroomster · October 2, 2014

Thanks phone!

tdsqsdor · October 2, 2014

Well, it will be a bit more difficult than that because the thickness of the new fan needs to be equal or inferior to the existing one or I won´t be able to close the case with the new fan inside. I need then to find a quiter fan, of the right specs in terms of power (easy) but that fits (not sure yet which one).

or

I could remove the existing fan, add a new fan (as big as I want) on top of the case (by gluing or attaching somehow) in a way that the fan would blow inside the whole and reach the radiator for cooling purposes. I would also need to connect the new fan to the card so it can run it at the desired speed (if I don´t connect it and run the fan separately -ie. PWM I suspect the card will show an error as it won´t detect any fan).

OR

I could avoid all of this and change the whole cooling system but it involves more money (whith an expensive card already) and potential pain. Here again a couple of options: