My inclination is therefore to install fan3 and fan4 in push mode, so that they draw cool air into the case, and in general the airflow is maintained right to left across the unit.
Images of the before and after here:"you should put them in "reverse" mode. Since 1&2 push air from the case, 3&4 fans should push air into the case."
> /system health print
cpu-temperature: 49C
power-consumption: 10.5W
board-temperature1: 35C
psu1-voltage: 26.4V
psu2-voltage: 52.7V
psu1-current: 0A
psu2-current: 0.2A
fan1-speed: 1590RPM
fan2-speed: 1605RPM
fan3-speed: 1530RPM
fan4-speed: 1545RPM
What version are you using and can you post screenshots of /system health?Hello Paul,
Can you tell me if it worked? Is it better?
I have to peaces in house but one of them made a lot of noise. So i will replaced the fans but my question is wich fan did you use? And where did you get it?
Kind regards,
Thetmar Wiegers
Hi Thetmar,Can you tell me if it worked? Is it better?
I have to peaces in house but one of them made a lot of noise. So i will replaced the fans but my question is wich fan did you use? And where did you get it?
/system health print
cpu-temperature: 57C
power-consumption: 9.8W
board-temperature1: 33C
psu1-voltage: 26.4V
psu2-voltage: 52.7V
psu1-current: 0A
psu2-current: 0.1A
fan1-speed: 1635RPM
fan2-speed: 1740RPM
fan3-speed: 1530RPM
fan4-speed: 1515RPM
I'm guessing you don't have something that measures decibels, do you? I'm considering this instead of a Ubiquiti equivalent, but need it to be "near-silent" as it's going in a rack in a bedroom. I appreciate that this is nearly a year later than your threadHi Thetmar,Can you tell me if it worked? Is it better?
I have to peaces in house but one of them made a lot of noise. So i will replaced the fans but my question is wich fan did you use? And where did you get it?
It certainly operates well and is quiet. By placing my hand next to the fan there is good air flow through the unit, but I haven't carried out an exhaustive flow/temperature survey within the unit :)
The fans I used were Noctua NF-A4x20 PWMs. I used four in total as set out above; also see the attached pics for orientation of the fans to keep the wiring tidy(ish). I purchased the fans through Amazon, here https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07DXRNYNX. Frankly they're not cheap, but they are quiet.
I'm currently running 6.45.6 (stable) and the system health is:
Hope that helpsCode: Select all/system health print cpu-temperature: 57C power-consumption: 9.8W board-temperature1: 33C psu1-voltage: 26.4V psu2-voltage: 52.7V psu1-current: 0A psu2-current: 0.1A fan1-speed: 1635RPM fan2-speed: 1740RPM fan3-speed: 1530RPM fan4-speed: 1515RPM
Best
Paul
@SolidProfession - I can take a reading with a decibel meter on my iPhone to give you an idea. Will need to isolate the switch so will have to shutdown the remainder of my comms cabinet. Do you need it urgently?I'm guessing you don't have something that measures decibels, do you? I'm considering this instead of a Ubiquiti equivalent, but need it to be "near-silent" as it's going in a rack in a bedroom. I appreciate that this is nearly a year later than your thread
To be honest if you're running RouterOS then make sure you're running the latest version and you won't have to swap out any fans.
Whatever changes they made means mine is practically silent with fans running at 270RPM instead of 4000RPM.
Of course this is at the expense of temperature which is now 58 degrees instead of somewhere in the 40s.
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Hi,@SolidProfession - I can take a reading with a decibel meter on my iPhone to give you an idea. Will need to isolate the switch so will have to shutdown the remainder of my comms cabinet. Do you need it urgently?I'm guessing you don't have something that measures decibels, do you? I'm considering this instead of a Ubiquiti equivalent, but need it to be "near-silent" as it's going in a rack in a bedroom. I appreciate that this is nearly a year later than your thread
Sure - I'm using LibreNMS. SNMP monitoring of RouterOS.Hey - Could I ask how you accessed those graphs ? Is it within the RouterOS Software or some other 3rd party?
Hi @SolidProfession, I currently have two UniFi AP-nanoHD's connected and the rest of my used ports (0-7) are non-PoE devices. I will also connect a UniFi AP-AC-Mesh, but I need to run some further cabling for that (running SWA Cat 6 through an old farmhouse is non-trivial).May I ask what you've got plugged in, that requires PoE and how many devices use PoE from the Mikrotik switch you have?
/interface ethernet poe monitor numbers=0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 once
name: eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4 eth5 eth6 eth7 eth8
poe-out: off off auto-on auto-on off off off off
poe-voltage: auto auto auto auto auto auto auto auto
poe-out-status: disabled disabled powered-on powered-on disabled disabled disabled disabled
poe-out-voltage: 52.2V 52.2V
poe-out-current: 124mA 97mA
poe-out-power: 6.4W 5W
Thanks. That's rather something. I'll be changing my Arubas for UnIFi too. I largely just wanted to "learn Aruba" but once I get the UnIFI controller hosted in Azure, then I'll swap them out for UniFis . Also, it'd reduce the electricity bill!Hi @SolidProfession, I currently have two UniFi AP-nanoHD's connected and the rest of my used ports (0-7) are non-PoE devices. I will also connect a UniFi AP-AC-Mesh, but I need to run some further cabling for that (running SWA Cat 6 through an old farmhouse is non-trivial).May I ask what you've got plugged in, that requires PoE and how many devices use PoE from the Mikrotik switch you have?
The current draw is as follows:
So, not masses! One thing I noted is that internally (see pictures earlier in this thread) the PoE is split into three banks for ports 0-7, 8-15, 16-23, so I've consolidated "all" my devices into the first bank. I hadn't really considered whether splitting the devices across the banks would be beneficial from a thermals perspective.Code: Select all/interface ethernet poe monitor numbers=0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 once name: eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4 eth5 eth6 eth7 eth8 poe-out: off off auto-on auto-on off off off off poe-voltage: auto auto auto auto auto auto auto auto poe-out-status: disabled disabled powered-on powered-on disabled disabled disabled disabled poe-out-voltage: 52.2V 52.2V poe-out-current: 124mA 97mA poe-out-power: 6.4W 5W
I'll get back to you with the dB readings in due course - I assume measured at 1m would be appropriate?
/system health> print
cpu-temperature: 58C
power-consumption: 10.2W
board-temperature1: 33C
psu1-voltage: 26.5V
psu2-voltage: 52.7V
psu1-current: 0A
psu2-current: 0.1A
fan1-speed: 1080RPM
fan2-speed: 1140RPM
fan3-speed: 990RPM
fan4-speed: 915RPM
Thanks for that, regardless. A "worst case" would certainly be good, but even without that, that's still pretty good! Makes me want to actually go ahead and buy one, given that it is ultimately cheaper than other stuff and also lower power than equivalent equipmentSo, I managed to test the noise level this morning.
To be fair the fans are running quite slowly (~1000rpm) and I can't find a way to control the speed to get a better (worst case) test.
The measurements are as follows:Code: Select all/system health> print cpu-temperature: 58C power-consumption: 10.2W board-temperature1: 33C psu1-voltage: 26.5V psu2-voltage: 52.7V psu1-current: 0A psu2-current: 0.1A fan1-speed: 1080RPM fan2-speed: 1140RPM fan3-speed: 990RPM fan4-speed: 915RPM
- Ambient room noise 30dB
- Switch noise 32dB@1m (38dB@0.1m)
I'll see if I can find a way to "fix" the fan speed to get a better test.
Summary, at these load levels / fan speeds, it is silent.
Thought you (and the rest of the community) may like to know that I've managed to get even better results with Noctua's new fans. They're about half the size of the ones you have, which probably helps. I've likely got a later version of the Mikrotik switch AND a later version of the Noctua fans (That much I can say for sure, given the tiny size of these)So, I managed to test the noise level this morning.
To be fair the fans are running quite slowly (~1000rpm) and I can't find a way to control the speed to get a better (worst case) test.
The measurements are as follows:Code: Select all/system health> print cpu-temperature: 58C power-consumption: 10.2W board-temperature1: 33C psu1-voltage: 26.5V psu2-voltage: 52.7V psu1-current: 0A psu2-current: 0.1A fan1-speed: 1080RPM fan2-speed: 1140RPM fan3-speed: 990RPM fan4-speed: 915RPM
- Ambient room noise 30dB
- Switch noise 32dB@1m (38dB@0.1m)
I'll see if I can find a way to "fix" the fan speed to get a better test.
Summary, at these load levels / fan speeds, it is silent.
Why can't you do much about them? Are they like the fans in my NAS where you can't get to them?Very interesting!
Mine has been behaving itself with all recent updates.. The nosiest things in my room now are a couple of HP Proliants. Not much I can do about them though!
That's fantastic! I think even the 20mm ones are decent tooThanks for this. I replaced the two fans with the Noctua NF-A4x10 PWM and it reduced the noise level dramatically. I actually can't hear it now and it made our home peaceful.
I've ordered two more to put in slots 3 and 4.
Fans: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DXRNYNX
Current CPU temps are 47C with the fans running at 1300 RMP. With the noisy fans I had a CPU temp of 33C with a single fan running at 7400 RPM. I'm hoping the fans I'll place in slots 3 and 4 lower the temp some but I don't think 47C is much to be worried about. I run around 10 PoE devices (two access points and 8 cameras)
This contains videos of before and after:
https://imgur.com/a/CrP4YvW
Have you changed your fans inside? Are they Noctua ones? Where is your switch placed? Did you get these temperatures prior to the latest heatwave? Where about in the world are you based?Hi,
I have a problem that the fans are very loud and the processor temperature is not very high 65C where the housing is 35C. Anyone have an idea where to look for a reason why windmills work like this?
cpu-temperature: 65C
power-consumption: 7W
board-temperature1: 38C
psu1-voltage: 26.5V
psu2-voltage: 52.9V
psu1-current: 0A
psu2-current: 0.1A
fan1-speed: 5865RPM
fan2-speed: 6210RPM
fan3-speed: 4980RPM
fan4-speed: 5745RPM
I also have this switch acting as my 10gig core in the corner of my living room, which I use as an office area. I have tried the latest stable revs of both SwitchOS 2.13 and RouterOS 6.49 as they relate to fan noise. The CRS312 seems to run the fans at a relatively stable but audible rate when running switch code. It reminds me of the way a Brocade sounds, but not as enthusiastic. RouterOS code will allow the fans to fluctuate more. I have my core fully-loaded, and when running router code the device goes silent at times.The CRS312-4C+8XG is sitting in my living room and installed with RouterOS 7.1rc5.
Still, from time to time, ever with very little network activity, the fans are turning with some noise.
The noise is less than with swOS but still it is unacceptable in a living room.
Apparently, there are four fans.
Will this make less noise if I change them?
A friend of mine just swapped her factory fans out today for the 40x20mm Noctua 12Vs and she has experienced a noise reduction of over 10 decibels! The difference is astounding.Apparently, there are four fans.
Will this make less noise if I change them?