I've decided to upgrade the case fan since I find it to be a little noisy at times. I'm going to go with the newly released Noctua NF-A8 fan. This is a 80x80x25mm fan. The fan that comes included with the Optiplex 760 SFF measures at 80x80x38mm, so I'm hoping that I won't have any problems mounting it. My goal is to have a more silent fan while still being able to push enough air to cool the CPU. Notcua fans are known for their performance, silent, and reliability. I hope I've hit the mark here.
Noctua NF-A8
One other thing to mention is that this is a PWM fan, which means that it has a 4 pin connector. The Dell motherboard has a proprietary 5 pin connector, so this fan is not going to work out of the box. I've also ordered an adapter cable, model number CB-PWM-D5.
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