Fan replacement or sound isolation box?

Framework Laptop 16
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i like that the fans are very aggressively cooling the device, id rather my fans go out than anything else, but it is very loud. i have this thing next to me a lot while im doing stuff i do need this form factor, but just at home at my desk with open backs the sound is getting to me.

are there any drop in replacement fans i could use that don’t sound like a jet engine?

alternately, anyone have ideas for a sound isolated box i could slap on the back of this or put it in? i was thinking just larger high static pressure usb powered fans on the back, and then a cable for the dock, and a cable for power going in. i worry about thermals while it’s closed but it’ll probably be okay?

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I have no ideas for a box, but if you install the 7700S dGPU, keep it disabled, and install the latest 4.03 bios, your CPU will stay at 35w or below and you will rarely ever hear the fans.

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according to another user AI 300 series only got bios version 3.04 so the v 4.03 is not meant for AI Ryzen 300 series.

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the fans aren’t really an issue when im doing low performance stuff. i’d like to quiet them somehow when they’re at full tilt.

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you would get higher temps if you are fine with that then do you use windows or linux? and what type of windows/ linux!

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im on cachyos linux.

im open to options, i’ll have to weigh temps vs noise. i do have the framework fan control thing installed but haven’t really seen a way to adjust fan curves more granularly

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i got the fan speeds to be way more tolerable by just undervolting and setting a less aggressive fan curve.

if anyone wants to replicate, my system is stable at -16 undervolt and i’m using this profile with fw-fanctrl:

"maximumlazy": {
        "fanSpeedUpdateFrequency": 5,
        "movingAverageInterval": 40,
        "speedCurve": [
            { "temp": 0, "speed": 0 },
            { "temp": 45, "speed": 0 },
            { "temp": 65, "speed": 25 },
            { "temp": 70, "speed": 35 },
            { "temp": 75, "speed": 50 },
            { "temp": 85, "speed": 80 },
	{ "temp": 95, "speed": 100 }
        ]
},
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