Box, Contents & Bundle
I found the fan without its box in the lab, so there will be no photos fro me of the packaging, sorry. I will just use a stock one for your pleasure! We recently moved the lab for the third time in a year and are still organizing stuff (and finding new stuff that we didn’t even know existed).
There are no rubber mounts on the corners for reduced vibrations, but Arctic states that vibrations are minimized thanks to the motor’s design and operation, so rubber mounts are not required. Less vibrations mean less friction, so lower operating temperatures. This means less fan stress, so its lifetime is increased.
Arctic provides a scheme of the bearing. Dual ball bearings are used for a prolonged lifetime, even at high operating temperatures. DBB fans are generally more reliable than FDB ones, but they are noisier.
