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    Question Supermicro X11 - Noctua fans (NF-P12) are running at a constant and lower RPM than recommended ?

    hi @teutoniswolf - Did you have a chance to look at this? I would appreciate some suggestions.
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    Question Supermicro X11 - Noctua fans (NF-P12) are running at a constant and lower RPM than recommended ?

    Hi, thanks for your comment. I used impitool to change the thresholds and set fan mode in the ipmi web, which I believe is similar to updating it in BIOS. It appears that Supermicro may have a default fan curve and requires some custom BIOS settings to make it work. They weren't very helpful in...
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    Question Supermicro X11 - Noctua fans (NF-P12) are running at a constant and lower RPM than recommended ?

    Hello, I recently upgraded my fans to 2x Noctua NF-P12 intake (1300RPM) and 1x NF-P14s exhaust (1500RPM) for better noise reduction. Initially, the fan rotated at very high and low speeds making loud burst of noise. I searched online and looks like it has been a known issue. As suggested, I...
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    [SOLVED] Building my first home server / NAS - please help with some guidance and suggestions!

    kanewolf, thanks for taking the time to reply. I appreciate it. I will surely explore building a new system with four-core processors. Is the power consumption going to high regardless of the usage, based on TDP? I am not sure how to proceed, and I am probably mixing up server/NAS...
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    [SOLVED] Building my first home server / NAS - please help with some guidance and suggestions!

    Hello, I recently bought a used supermicro system that came with C9X299-PGF motherboard. However, I'm now regretting that I didn't do enough research about the product. The motherboard only supports the Intel X series, and it is hard to find one that is reasonably priced. Further, Supermicro...