What PC fans do you use and prefer?

[Gymrat76]

The “default” fan profile varies from motherboard vendor to vendor and tends to be all over the place. Always tune the fan curves yourself based on your temperature and noise tolerance.

I actually just meddled a little with the curves to bring down the fan speeds to 50% then up on a curve to reduce noise. My gaming temps are around 70C for CPU, 60 for RAM and 75/85 (core/hotspot) for GPU which I think is fine and my fans are very quiet. I guess I can get more aggressive on the curve but I don't think the temps are an issue currently and I like the quiet (my Dyson fan on speed 5 makes more noise than my case fans)

 

[watzup_ken]

The “default” fan profile varies from motherboard vendor to vendor and tends to be all over the place. Always tune the fan curves yourself based on your temperature and noise tolerance.

This is true. But I think it all boils down to your preference. I used to fine tune the curve, but looking at the Asus TUF default, it seems to work for me. Its a little off, but I am less bothered by it now.

 

[Yongkit]

I actually just meddled a little with the curves to bring down the fan speeds to 50% then up on a curve to reduce noise. My gaming temps are around 70C for CPU, 60 for RAM and 75/85 (core/hotspot) for GPU which I think is fine and my fans are very quiet. I guess I can get more aggressive on the curve but I don't think the temps are an issue currently and I like the quiet (my Dyson fan on speed 5 makes more noise than my case fans)

your RAM is refer to memory DDR or GPU memory?

if it is DDR RAM 60c it is quite hot.

 

[ragnarok95]

I tuned my fans to my liking.

 

[Phen8210]

The “default” fan profile varies from motherboard vendor to vendor and tends to be all over the place. Always tune the fan curves yourself based on your temperature and noise tolerance.

Yeap, same here. I usually set the highest point of fan speed to the point I can tolerate the noise. Then adjust the curve from there.

 

[Lastwishes]

Someone shared before in this thread. Great program for on the fly tuning of fan curves in Windows.

It can be a set up of simple fan curves or more complex ones depending on your purpose.

https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases

 

[Gymrat76]

your RAM is refer to memory DDR or GPU memory?

if it is DDR RAM 60c it is quite hot.

DDR.. no choice as it's in a bit of a dead spot, sandwiched next to the GPU and PSU. Tried installing a 92mm case fan to blow cool air in but didn't seem to help much

 

[Yongkit]

DDR.. no choice as it's in a bit of a dead spot, sandwiched next to the GPU and PSU. Tried installing a 92mm case fan to blow cool air in but didn't seem to help much

looking back at your setup few pages before, i suspect it could be due to your heatsink heat wave on top your RAM result in the higher temp.

 

[watzup_ken]

DDR.. no choice as it's in a bit of a dead spot, sandwiched next to the GPU and PSU. Tried installing a 92mm case fan to blow cool air in but didn't seem to help much

I guess as long as it is not giving you problems, it should be fine. Since you are using ITX, this is one of the flipside since the components are closer.

 

[Gymrat76]

I guess as long as it is not giving you problems, it should be fine. Since you are using ITX, this is one of the flipside since the components are closer.

True. Works fine and ran some memory tests with no issues before with XMP enabled. Anyway RAM are lifetime warranty lol

 

[Gymrat76]

looking back at your setup few pages before, i suspect it could be due to your heatsink heat wave on top your RAM result in the higher temp.

Probably right. I’ll try and increase the CPU fan speed a tad more and see if that helps to suck in more cool air over the heatsink/motherboard

 

[ragnarok95]

looking back at your setup few pages before, i suspect it could be due to your heatsink heat wave on top your RAM result in the higher temp.

HS over the memory. Hot air exhaust onto the memory. That's why last time using the same HS i face the other way. Anyway his ITX can only do so much but it's high only during gaming. So should be okie.

 

[Gymrat76]

Someone shared before in this thread. Great program for on the fly tuning of fan curves in Windows.

It can be a set up of simple fan curves or more complex ones depending on your purpose.

https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases

Thank you. I heard of this on Reddit but have yet to try. Currently controlling fan via BIOS except for GPU which is on default fan curve. For the more experienced users:

1. Do I need to set my BIOS controls back to default before using this software?
2. For GPUs that have the 'fan stop' function, I suppose I then set the curve for 0 RPM until the temps > 60C?
3. This is software controlled, so if I don't run this program then default BIOS and GPU curves will apply, correct?

 

[Lastwishes]

Thank you. I heard of this on Reddit but have yet to try. Currently controlling fan via BIOS except for GPU which is on default fan curve. For the more experienced users:

1. Do I need to set my BIOS controls back to default before using this software?
2. For GPUs that have the 'fan stop' function, I suppose I then set the curve for 0 RPM until the temps > 60C?
3. This is software controlled, so if I don't run this program then default BIOS and GPU curves will apply, correct?

1. No need. This overrides the BIOs settings.
2. Yes. But the temperature you set would probably depend on your set up. If your case airflow is no good, the temperature may just keep climbing.
3. Yes. I set mine to auto-start with Windows.

One nice thing about this program is that you can tie specific fan headers with the corresponding case fans to speed up or slow down based on GPU temp (or the temperature of any part that is picked up by Libremonitor). Usually the case fans are tied to just the CPU temp. It means that with my GPU fans set to 0 rpm until 50C, I can instead set a simple curve for my case fans to speed up based on the GPU temp to keep it under 50C, so that the GPU fans remain at rest.

There are more advanced ways of setting it up as well, such as a mixed fan curve where you can tune your case fans to speed up based on both GPU and CPU temp, whichever is higher. Way more flexible than BIOs fan settings (which I was using for the last two years, before I switched to this).

 

[Gymrat76]

1. No need. This overrides the BIOs settings.
2. Yes. But the temperature you set would probably depend on your set up. If your case airflow is no good, the temperature may just keep climbing.
3. Yes. I set mine to auto-start with Windows.

One nice thing about this program is that you can tie specific fan headers with the corresponding case fans to speed up or slow down based on GPU temp (or the temperature of any part that is picked up by Libremonitor). Usually the case fans are tied to just the CPU temp. It means that with my GPU fans set to 0 rpm until 50C, I can instead set a simple curve for my case fans to speed up based on the GPU temp to keep it under 50C, so that the GPU fans remain at rest.

There are more advanced ways of setting it up as well, such as a mixed fan curve where you can tune your case fans to speed up based on both GPU and CPU temp, whichever is higher. Way more flexible than BIOs fan settings (which I was using for the last two years, before I switched to this).

Thanks, I started playing around with it. It's pretty good and I like how I can set my rear intake fans to match GPU temps instead of the default CPU temps (or a combination of both) as I want that to cool my RAMs and SSD more than the CPU.

Left the GPU controls alone as I think the factory setting is working well for me. From a quick test I think my temps are a little lower but will need to game a bit longer when I have time and monitor to see if there are truly improvements. Will also be good once my Scythe Kaze Flex slim fans arrive so I can play a bit more with it. With only 2 fan headers on this mobo (excluding CPU), will need to bunch a few fans to the same control, but that should work fine

 

[Hafi]

anyone using AC Infinity fans? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LVW4SLP/

looking to replace my existing cooling setups which consists of ONT, routers and mini PCs. My setups are working ok but the China-made fans are worn out and very dirty so maybe swapping them out with Noctua A12x25 5V fans.

 

[crystalnox]

anyone using AC Infinity fans? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LVW4SLP/

looking to replace my existing cooling setups which consists of ONT, routers and mini PCs. My setups are working ok but the China-made fans are worn out and very dirty so maybe swapping them out with Noctua A12x25 5V fans.

That is a really fancy looking laptop cooling pad.

 

[Hafi]

That is a really fancy looking laptop cooling pad.

LoL... thats not a laptop cooling pad but for cooling AV receivers/equipments but I think you can use it for laptop as well though.

 

[watzup_ken]

LoL... thats not a laptop cooling pad but for cooling AV receivers/equipments but I think you can use it for laptop as well though.

Personally, I see no point. For my router and laptop, I basically buy a single good fan, strap them to something that props the device up, buy a USB to 4 pin fan adapter for power, and you are done. The total cost may end up the same as this that you looking to buy, but the fan is a lot better and stronger. I generally find all these laptop/ device cooling pad to come with very crappy fans. if you don't mind the noise, look for the USB to fan connector that steps up to 12V to run the fan at full speed. Even at half speed, the Scythe Wonder snail pushes more air than 2 or 5 poor fans.

 

[Hafi]

Personally, I see no point. For my router and laptop, I basically buy a single good fan, strap them to something that props the device up, buy a USB to 4 pin fan adapter for power, and you are done. The total cost may end up the same as this that you looking to buy, but the fan is a lot better and stronger. I generally find all these laptop/ device cooling pad to come with very crappy fans. if you don't mind the noise, look for the USB to fan connector that steps up to 12V to run the fan at full speed. Even at half speed, the Scythe Wonder snail pushes more air than 2 or 5 poor fans.

I am currently using those racks (thin metal plates with 4 aluminum legs) attached with 120mm fans (made in china), usb powered. They served me well but the fans are wearing out and not so efficient in cooling already (quality not so good) so thought of swapping them out with Noctua A12x25 5V USB powered ones and use back the metal racks/mountings. US$29.90 a piece for the 1900 rpm A12x25 model, I got slots for 6 fans but think will replace 3 + 1 (spare) of them for Noctua (now no stock), hand itchy always see pple buy Nortua fans for their DIY PC so wanna try them out to see whats good about them (silent?).