Recent content by Evil Closet Monkey

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    Gigabyte CPU_OPT Fan Not Always Spinning

    I'm not sure where I grabbed the instructions to plug the pump into the CPU_FAN and the radiator fan into the CPU_OPT. A combination of vague instructions and this being the first time I installed a pump system being at least contributors. I swapped the power points and updated the BIOS to have...
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    Gigabyte CPU_OPT Fan Not Always Spinning

    I have a Corsair Hydro Series cooler, which has two fans. CPU_FAN powers the fan that sits on the CPU. CPU_OPT is powering the fan that cools the attached radiator - which sits on the rear case fan. http://www.corsair.com/en-us/hydro-series-h60-high-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler The fan...
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    Gigabyte CPU_OPT Fan Not Always Spinning

    The CPU fan (3-pin) is plugged into CPU_FAN, with the radiator fan (4-pin) plugged into the CPU_OPT port. I will look at setting CPU_OPT to always be at max speed. However, should it not spin up and down with the CPU temp rising and falling? Thank you!
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    Gigabyte CPU_OPT Fan Not Always Spinning

    I have a GA-Z87X-UD5 TH motherboard with a Corsair CPU fan and radiator, with the 4-pin radiator fan plugged into the CPU_OPT plug. Most times when I power up the computer from OFF the fan will not spin. Running Prime95 gets my temp well over 80C with no motion from the fan. If I plug one of my...
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    Is my new PSU incompatible with my motherboard, or is it faulty?

    A friend recently gave me a HP Pavilion Elite e9150t (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01...), which I bought a few new components for, including a new power supply (to power a new graphics card). After upgrading the components I can no longer get the system to boot. After...