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No sorry plus I changed the TIM to OCZ Freeze instead of the one I used last time.
Maybe, I don't like the way it looks without them and my hard drive doesn't run hot so I really feel no reason to take them out.
There is only actually one. The middle fan is gutted out to act like a shroud so the fan is further away from the heatsink so its a little quieter and doesn't have any dead spots where air can't pass through due to the fan frames.
Do you mean the top fans or the "2" fans. The only thing...
I used these for all my fans (open corned) - http://www.jab-tech.com/Nexus-Ultra-Soft-Silicon-Fan-Mounts-pr-3778.html
They can get difficult to put on in tight spaces.
I ran a BFG 6200OC PCI card and I thought it ran pretty good. Ran even Crysis at the lowest res all low on a dinosaur Dell computer.
Ebay's got a couple for $39 + $5 shipping or Newegg $69.99 + ship.