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Here's the old Nortel 4526GTX-PWR modded(cut hole and painted lid) over the past couple of days - will apply finishing touches by tidying up the wiring. Currently running at 23-24dB from a couple of feet away - temps same as the four stock fans at 27-28C.

Anything with multiple high revving small fans is never going to be quiet. I recently sold a Netgear S3300-28X ProSAFE switch which is fairly modern and had a single fan and it wasn't noticeably quieter than an old Nortel 4526GTX-PWR that had four fans. If you want quiet, pretty much silent...

Test of new cooling system - noise now down to 23dB at a metre and a half(very quiet), temperature rated "good" in status, I'm now completely happy - the noise is barely audible even when it's the only device turned on in my workspace. I'm using two 120mm Noctua fans mounted over the PCB...

So, to add an update, after replacing all the fans(four 4500RPM 40mm cooling fans now added) noise level is about 28-29dB from about a metre and a half away, switch temp above average but not problematic - that would be OK for most people, though I'm in the process of experimenting with a...

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Fujitsu XG2000 PD-XG2000FB 20-port, 10Gb Ethernet Switch on eBay for EUR 195.00 - approximately £166.59. Fujitsu XG2000 PD-XG2000FB 20-port, 10Gb Ethernet Switch LSI I have one and what the auction didn't mention is it came loaded with 8 10Gb optical transceivers and 5 10Gb Cx4 transceivers -...