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ok after making my initial post I came across this article and now I'm questioning this too!

Issue: Complete and total system freezes at arbitrary moments, most often when laptop is idle/not doing much. I can only do a hard reset and a power cycle to get it going again. Works perfectly fine in Safe Mode. Out of Safe Mode issues return. I never get a BSOD actually, but there was one...

I do fear something has broken, but I'm getting conflicting messages that either 3 pin fans cannot be speed regulated, but you say they can be.

As per your request. As we can see, they are just 3 pin connectors. It still begs the question why this behavior occurs now and why UEFI gives me any options to regulate speed. I do not recall having this issue before. If my board is faulty somehow I would rather know! Would resetting my...

Hi. I can't say for sure. These are the original fans that came with the board, 35mm. I looked everywhere for a model number but it's not stated anywhere. The closest I came are these with the exact same sticker: Ebay link

I have an older motherboard, sabertooth z87. Recently I had to replace my PSU, reinstall windows 10 and ever since my motherboard assist fans have gone whack. The assistant fan 1 is going on full turbo all the time (8000rpm) and the noise of it is driving me crazy. I imagine it's not good for...

Hi. It's plugged into my GPU. My motherboard requires a different type of cable that I don't own at the moment. POST does pass the gpu test however so I don't feel too worried about it. But anything is possible.

If anyone has some unique insights on my conundrum, it would be appreciated. I took a PC tower that had been in storage for about a year. Gathered a good amount of dust. Cleaned it out and turned it on. Here's what's happening: I turn it on, everything seems to start fine. It's going through...