StarTech.com 60x10mm Replacement Ball Bearing Computer Case Fan w/ TX3 Connector - 3 pin case Fan - TX3 Fan - 60mm Fan (FAN6X1TX3), Black

This fan works perfectly, I have it mounted to a 3 slot bracket below my GPU to help maintain airflow and it does an amazing job at it. It's also very quiet. I am on my second one, a cable snagged when I moved my case breaking off two of the fins, the fan was unaffected in performance and just made a buzzing at mid RPM so I've ordered a replacement. 10/10 perfect for its size.

I recently had a storm related power outage. After that my Zyxel NSA325 didn't come up right. I rebooted and it came up. I logged on and found the it had a fan fault with "0 RPM" and that it was getting REALLY warm at 148 degF. Um? Seems fair as it was build back in 2012 (but I got it in 2014 and have used it since).I tried to find ANY disassembly instructions in my saved manual and online. Google/YouTube failed me this time. But after I unplugged and looked at it, "I thought it can't be TOO hard," or could it? There were only a few screws: 4 on the bottom and 2 on the front (after removing the drive access door and bezel) and 4 holding the fan guard and fan to the case. Removing all of this, everything came apart quite easily. The fan had a 3 pin connector, which I unplugged. So I googled "3 pin PC fan" and found a lot of hits. I was curious about the 3rd wire and found that its for a tachometer output (which is how the NAS drive "knew" it was at 0 RPM). I tried the old fan on my power supply set to 12V and it did not spin. I pushed it a few times and almost ever time it tried, but gave up quickly.So, next I got my calipers and found that the square fan was 60 x 60 x 10 mm. I googled that and naturally, Amazon came up. And since I pay for Prime, I checked it out and then ordered this fan. It did come two days later (although other stuff was and still is delayed due to a local ice storm). First I verified the new fan's plug pinout, which was compatible, and then tested it.. it ran fine. Reassembly was a lot easier (except for dropping a screw a couple of times and having to search for them, which took almost as much time). Now my NSA325 is purring along happily at 2400-2600 RPM (not sure why it seems to vary so much, but I bet is the software) and a cozy 104 degF. Much better.I'll need to run full disk diagnostics soon, since the drives are nearly 2 years old (I already replaced the originals).Now, the next problem...

These are reasonably priced fans which are sturdily made, have good air flow and are quiet. The wires are long. I always keep a couple in stock to have on hand if one fails. These are a perfect replacement fan for motherboards with CPU coolers.

Performance is good, the cable length is average and comes with a 3-pin to Molex adapter. Cools effectively and looks great. It is very thin which can be nice for smaller areas, but you can definitely hear it when the fan is on. Good value for the price overall.

I installed the StarTech.com 90x25mm High Air Flow Dual Ball Bearing Computer Case Fan with TX3 Cooling Fan FAN9X25TX3H in a PowerSpec B351 desktop computer to replace a noisy OEM case fan.The StarTech comes with a standard three wire harness which was a 'plug 'n play' replacement for the OEM harness. It also comes with four self tapping screws which tap themselves securely into the plastic fan housing when mounting. No issues with unwieldy packaging, either - the fan shipped in a small box with only a single wire tie (to hold the screw package to the harness).Note that the fan can be mounted from either side (there are mounting holes in each side of the housing). In order to make certain that I installed the fan in the proper position (fan blowing air out rather than in) I checked the OEM housing to see which way the fan blades were positioned relative to the OEM housing that had the threads installed. (An alternative would have been to plug the StarTech fan in before mounting and power the computer up for a few seconds to check the air flow - or to Google which way the blades should be pointing; in my case it was expedient just to compare to the OEM fan).Driving the self tapping screws in was no chore, but one might want to use a #1 Philips screwdriver rather than one of the smaller "computer tool kit" screwdrivers; a larger handle gives one more torque to drive the screws home with less effort.The StarTech fan is noiseless in that I cannot hear it over the ambient noise in my 1 person office. I believe the dual bearing design helps in this regard over the OEM bushing design. Having put up with the "jet aircraft throttling up" noise coming out of the OEM fan for the last short period of time I'm quite appreciative of the new StarTech.I cannot comment on longevity (other than the 10 minutes it's been running) but overall it seems to be a reasonable product at a reasonable price and I wouldn't hesitate to order another StarTech fan if I need one in the future.HTHRegards,Jim

I bought 2 of these to replace existing exhaust fans. 1 was missing the install screws, while the other one had them in the box. No biggie for the screws, since I was using them as replacement s. (Still had original screws). Been running for over 24hrs non stop and still no noise lv. This rig is a game farming rig so it never shuts down. If these fans hold up or break down fast I'll revisit this review for an update. But so far am pleased 😀.