I replaced the case fan on my XPS 8700 and things are much quieter.

I added a new case fan to one of our 8700s.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006ISKYPE
Pro's - it is quiet
Con's - the color scheme is ugly, but I'm the only one that looks inside my case so it doesn't bother me.
The system is noticeably quieter as this rear case fan is much quieter than the OEM case fan.
With an updated PSU and graphics card, the only sound after boot is is the CPU fan, and the occasional clunk from the HDD.
The aftermarket PSU (Seasonic x-650) fan doesn't spin until it gets hot -- which is never so it is silent.
The graphics card fans (MSI GTX 760 TF) are very quiet.
Now, on to a quieter CPU cooler if that is possible with the Dell MoBo.

You can also go here: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?template=/onlineassistant/submitAQuestion.vm&s... and submit a service request and just complain through that route. Use the link NOT to service your lappy but to complain and make them do more work to contact you and send out a box and ship them back nothing, LOL - waste their shipping money.
Oh hey, maybe this is where you send the pile of dog poo.
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