When building tiny ITX/Small Form Factor computers, the choice of power supplies is not exactly vast. The Silverstone FX350-G is one of the few available that will fit a tiny case, and provide enough power. The problem is, the stock fan is ridiculously loud.
I found a few posts online from people with the same issue, who attempted mods using various fans. Obviously I opted for the Noctua NF-A4x10 FLX, because Noctua are the gold standard in quiet and powerful cooling, although expensive, and I use for everything I can.
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: NF-A4x10 FLX: As always, great packaging and presentation from Noctua.
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: Stock PSU Fan: Opening up the PSU we can see the horrendous stock fan.
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Visible above, I took the opportunity to install the fan as an intake, so it will pull cool air into the PSU, as opposed to pushing hot air out.
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: Noctua: It looks good and fits well despite being smaller than the FX fan.
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