Original Xbox 70mm Nexus Fan adapter and mount by ToddsNerdCave

Last crawled date: 3 years, 4 months ago

The Nexus 70mm fan seems to be a pretty common cooling upgrade for the original Xbox. The stock fan is a proprietary 72-ish mm job that has a specific shape and these tabs that secure it into the back of the console. However there is no normal way to mount a replacement fan back there.
This plate mounts the Nexus 70mm to it and then it slides into the notches on the back of the case to secure the fan. The fan will still be secured by the two standing tabs in the bottom of the console, however this bracket keeps the fan tight against the back of the case and stops it from moving around.
Note: You will still need to remove the two rear mounting ears on the Nexus fan to clear the plastic hard drive tray/duct in the Xbox. This bracket just gives you a way to properly secure the fan. Use standard fan screws to mount the fan to the bracket.
I designed the bracket to be as strong as reasonably possible. If you print with a decent infill, say 40%, the two tabs should still be relatively strong. However be careful when inserting it as you can still break them if you just force it it. With a little care, it will hold up to multiple insertions and removals. Just don't gorilla force it.
You can buy the Nexus 70mm Real Silent Fan on Amazon: https://amzn.to/37mJUu6
If you don't have the means to print this adapter, I will be selling them on my webshop: https://retrofrog.net