Anyone replaced the "Big Boy" 200mm fan in the Antec 900 case with a NON-stock Antec fan replacement?

sdhaku

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I've been doing some upgrades the the machine I built back in 2009. One thing I've done is to swap all the noisy stock fans with other fans and I'm about to take the case apart so I can swap out the 200mm fan. My question is has anyone swapped that fan with another fan besides the Antec one? I'd like to install a NZXT 200mm Silent Fan. The reason I ask is because if you look at the stock Antec fan enclosure the sides look flat, not curved. I'm okay modding the case if it can easily be done.

Look at the sides of the factory fan:
http://www.amazon.com/Antec-Big-Boy-200-Computer/dp/B000V6FKGM

The fan I want to use:
http://www.amazon.com/NZXT-Technologies-Cooling-Sleeved-RF-FZ20S-02/dp/B00BONJIPU/

Btw for anyone who wants a guide on swapping the fan this is a good one:
http://support.antec.com/support/solutions/articles/1000184707-nine-hundred-top-fan-replacement
 
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I got it to work fine. I ended up using screws and rubber washers to mount the fan to the exhaust grill. It's a huge improvement regarding fan noise!

sdhaku

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I got it to work fine. I ended up using screws and rubber washers to mount the fan to the exhaust grill. It's a huge improvement regarding fan noise!
 
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