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  1. Weekdays133

    Question is there anyway to get a fan bracket for the hyper 212 evo

    my fan bracket (the clips for the fans) broke so can i find one somewhere
  2. PeterGriff12

    Question Fan is Detected in BIOS But Not in Windows

    I disassembled my PC (pre-build Lenovo AIO) for cleaning. When I put it all back, the fan was no longer detectable in any software I tried (Lenovo Diagnostics Tool, SpeedFan, HWMonitor, MSI Afterburner). In the BIOS the fan status is reported as "operating", and it does seem to be working fine...
  3. samgenovese03

    Question DeepCool Fan Hub - Controlling Fan Speed

    Hello, I recently just built my first pc, its built in a NZXT H5 Elite. The case comes with 3 fans, one in the bottom to cool the GPU, and two in the front. I then added two with my liquid cooler, and then one more in the rear as an exhaust. So, I have 6 fans all up. My motherboard I am using...
  4. InSaneJeSter

    Question Palit RTX 3070 Ti temperature issue ?

    Hello yesterday after games and video editor, I ran into a problem with the temperature of the video card, in a strange way it is almost always at a hot spot of about 90 degrees and above. Then I checked in different programs and tests the temperature does not correspond to the use or frequency...
  5. Dexxly_uk

    Question can i fix psu fan grinding noise with compressed air?

    I have had this issue for a while now and i just wanted to know if it could be dust or if i need to replace the psu due to a bad fan bearing, The psu is very dusty so it could be that it is very loud and makes clicking and car engine like noises at lower rpm mainly when cold .
  6. AFantasyHero

    Question Black Screen, GPU Fans %100 randomly - In Need of Advice

    Hi guys! Recently I have bought a RTX 3080 ti EVGA xc3. I have undervolted my GPU so It only uses 240w during loads and doesn't go past 68C so I can use it with my 580w PSU during the time that my new PSU gets shipped. (It will take around 2 weeks) My PSU is about 6 years old but I've never had...
  7. P

    [SOLVED] Thermalright peerless assassin 120

    What are your thoughts about pairing this cooler(Thermalright peerless assassin 120) with the i7 13700k my only demands are gaming I don't do much of heavy load other than gaming
  8. C

    Question Unknown on-off buzzing noise coming from PC

    I'm getting random buzzing sounds coming from my PC. It goes in and out at random and doesn't seem to be affected when my system is under load (such as heavy gaming). I have replaced both my power supply and case fans as they seemed like the most obvious culprits, but the noise has persisted...
  9. S

    [SOLVED] Need help configuring BIOS settings

    Hi guys, due to some BSOD problems detailed in this thread I've just updated the BIOS for my motherboard, which is the MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4. I didn't realize that doing so would reset all my BIOS settings, until I noticed that my frame rate in games dropped by as much as 30 fps in some scenes...
  10. route45

    [SOLVED] My new RTX 3050 fans are not moving?

    I got a new PC and everything seems good. I was testing game performance and noticed that my temps would go up as high as 60C without my GeForce RTX 3050 fans not spinning. It's a 0 RPM. My old GPU, RTX 2060 Ti, does not have this problem as it would always spin. Could this be a defect GPU?
  11. tanday

    [SOLVED] my pc fans run like V12 car engine

    so suddenly when my pc getting heated a little bit around 56 Celsius degree the cpu fans start running very crazy it keeps speed up and slow down randomly for a while then stay at high speed and its very loud. Is there a proper way to fix this? I got my thermal paste renewed, pc cleaned with air...
  12. K

    Question PWM Fans seem to be really loud after change of PC-Case (incl. Fans) - can´t put them lower than 60 %?

    Hello everyone, I have just finished installing the old setup of my girlfriend in her newly gifted PC-Case. Since the System was running before, it was pretty clear that everything should work fine after the rebuild. The Problem we are having now is that the Case-fans, which were included with...
  13. F

    Question Lian Li

    Hi guys, thanks for your replies. When I went to imgur at the time of making this post it was saying something like it wasnt accepting new members or something. Isnt doing that now. I solved the problem by simply buying a Razor argb controller. I had previously bought 2 Lian Li controllers...
  14. G

    Question Alienware Aurora R13 - Fans Making Noise Through Speakers (EMI?)

    Ever since I upgraded to my Alienware Aurora R13, I've noticed a faint high pitched buzzing/whirring sound whenever I move my mouse and whenever CPU activity spikes. My previous speaker setup was some small 3" speakers with little output, so the sound was hardly noticeable, although I always...
  15. S

    [SOLVED] Will it hurt my GPU if I turn off AUTO FAN STOP at low TEMPS?

    I have a GIGABYTE AORUS 4070 TI ELITE. It has a Really nice looking Fan RBG but it turns off when GPU Fans are turned off. If I turn off auto off will that harm my gpu?
  16. R

    Question PWM, DC, fan splitter.

    I just added my second PWM splitter. So now I have 1 splitter connected to 2 fans (CHA1) and 1 splitter connected to 2 fans (CHA2).... What I did notice however, when booting into BIOS and going to Qfan control, is that the fans were speeding up to 1400... Not all of them... just the ones...
  17. R

    Question Headers max splitter

    Currently I have two fans connected to a Y splitter plugged into CHA2. I bought another y splitter to plug into CHA1. But I was wondering if I could daisy chain the splitter to the splitter already attached to the CHA2 header. I
  18. R

    Question CPU OPT fan not customizable. Help please

    I have an ASUS Prime b550m-a I have a total of 5 fans with 3 intakes, 1 exhaust, and 1 cpu fan my MB only has 2xCHAFAN 1xCPUFAN and 1xCPUOPT So what I did was attached my exhaust to my CHA1header Attached, with a splitter, two intake fans to CHA2 header Attached cpu cooler fan to CPUFAN and my...
  19. T

    Question How high should my front intake fans be?

    To be more specific, right now I currently have 3 - 120 mm front intake fans but I don't know how high or how low each fan should be in order to target the cpu or gpu. (ALSO - I will be adding two more 120mm fans underneath the GPU ) I think that I know that the top front fan intake should be...
  20. K

    [SOLVED] my GPU fans are not at the same RPM is this a problem ?

    hi people . i noticed that my GPU fans are not at the same RPM the other one rotates 60 units (RPM) slower than the other one is it ok ? View: https://imgur.com/eutNMl7
  21. M

    Legion 5 vs Nitro 5 - AN515-58

    id like to know which of these 2 laptop have better thermal and cooling i did notice that this legion also has coldfront 2.0
  22. Ferminator

    Question Water Cooling Push-Pull Fans Configuration ?

    Hi, I currently have a Corsair H60 liquid cooler (2013 version) strapped into my FX-9590 chip on an AM3+ platform (Gigabyte 990FXA UD3 R5). This particular cooler is 120mm which means smaller radiator and only supports up to 2 fans. As of right now, I am using a Gentle Typhoon 120mm fan in a...
  23. K

    Question What is the size of the fan on a Zotac 1050ti OC 6GB graphics card ?

    What is the size of Fan on the Zotac 1050ti OC 4gb graphic card? My fan is wobbling and making noise so I need to replace it. First I had ordered a 85mm 2 pin fan but when I researched more I found out there are different fan sizes for different cards. So Anyone knows here what is the size of...
  24. Kevin_debruyne

    Question PWM fan speed depends on which things?

    I have msi mobo. Other than cpu fan port there are four number of 4 pin pwm fan connector. If cpu fan port speed depend on cpu temp than what other 4 pin ports speed depend on.??
  25. S

    Question How to use rgb controller with molex connector train

    So I have 6 case fans that came with the case. The fans all only have one cable coming off of them connected to a female/male molex connection. They came already connected in a train. I have the rgb controller conmected to the molex train and the psu, but i have no rgb input for the controller...
  26. Kevin_debruyne

    [SOLVED] computer freezed , when i connected extra fan to sata cable.

    i wouldn't have surprised if i connected fan to motherboard while computer is running and something goes wrong. but i connected sata cable of powersupply to extra single fan when computer was running, and whole computer just freezed, nothing worked not even keyboard or mouse. my extra fan...
  27. TroopieLoop

    Question [HELP] System Fan Readings Spiking Abnormally High

    Specs Case - Deepcool CG560 Motherboard - MSI Pro Z690-P DDR4 CPU - Intel i7 12700k GPU - RTX 3080 10Gb RAM - Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4 Power Supply - Corsair RM850x CPU Fan Cooler - Freezer i35 RGB So i just got done with a new build and when i went to set up my fan control in bios i...
  28. baqarah

    Question GPU/CPU FANS HITTING SOMETHING??

    While i was playing a game this sound came just out of nowhere even when i turned off the game i still heard it so i turned off my computer. And after that i couldnt hear it anymore but im worried it will come back it sounds like some fan is hitting something but i dont know where and what but i...
  29. DPU

    Question ASUS RTX 3060 fan RPM problem

    Hi, I've bought an ASUS RTX 3060 (single fan) and noticed the default fan RPM was at 40% and more importantly it didn't even change when I stress tested my gpu. So I installed Afterburner and created a custom step curve which had 30% lowest speed and started exponentially rising from 45C and...
  30. sour_cracker63

    Discussion What 120mm fan should I get for my PC?

    Does anyone have any recommendations for a cheap, quiet, and nice looking 120mm case fan? Can be in a 3 or 1 pack. Ideally not above $15USD per unit. Thanks!
  31. M

    Question Fan leds self turn-off when win11 start

    Hi guys, My brand new PC was working great while running win10 for 2 weeks and then, I decided to free update to win11 in last sunday. Well, after that I noticed that the blue fan leds (3 frontal + 1 back) self turn-off when the win11 starts. It stay ON while POSTING and in BIOS setup, but...
  32. Mdsp3

    Question Can I still use my gpu with one fan not working

    My gpu is gtx 660 and one of the fans is now bad and not spinning. Can I still use it? Yes I do play games mostly. Based on the situation, I think this fan is not spinning for a long time and I just only knew it recently. And I dont recall my gpu shutting down.
  33. Plssineedanswers

    Question Zotac 1050 mini vibrating and sometimes booting but no display

    I have a zotac 1050 that is 3 months old one day when start my pc it boots but it has no display and when I try again after few times it has display but it only lasted for 30 mins then the display dissapeared while I'm gaming when I check the GPU I saw my entire unit vibrating and the GPU cause...
  34. alehandroGr

    Question Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1660 temp/fan speed

    Hi guys I received yesterday a new GB 1660 OC. My previous GPU was a GB 1050ti. I installed the new one and from the very begining I noticed that during gaming it is way more noisy than the previous one. I tested it with RDR2. I installed Aorus and started monitoring the metrics. It starts...
  35. Curry_Cat

    Question AX1200i Fan Replacement

    Hi all, first time poster here. My AX1200i fan has recently started getting quite grindy, the rest of my system is very quiet and I can't bare the clicking of the FAN spinning up. Unfortunately when I contacted Corsair I was asked to provide a proof of purchase, which I after so many year do...
  36. Antonio2901

    Question Is there any problem changing my psu fan with a 3pin fan and just plugging in 2 pins in the connector and one to remain out?

    I want to change my PSU fan Gigabyte P450B because it has a strange noise and the hole to lube it doesn t exist so i don t have any other option then replace it with a new one but i don t find one with a 2 pin connector only 4 or 3 and i was wondering if i get one with 3 pins and just plug 2...
  37. U

    Question Ai Suite 3 guide + cpu and fan speed anomaly.

    Hi I have a ryzen 5800x with asus tuf x570 plus motherboard and i noticed strange things. When i start playing then the speed of all fans starts rotating near maximum( thats not a problem) The problem is that when inside the game the fan speeds are constantly revs up and down like in every...
  38. Celsey

    Question Windows Very Fast Fan Speed Issue

    RAM 8gb 1600mhz ddr3 single channel Amd Radeon HD 7770 2gb Anakart ASUS P8H77-M LE Motherboard: ASUS P8H77-M LE Intel i7 3770k Windows 10 Hello this is my specs, if i use custom windows or other os (except windows 10) fans are working very fast, i think its driver or some bios settings issue...
  39. nerodero

    Question Case Fans spinning really fast for no reason. BIOS settings no longer control them.

    Was playing a game and left my PC on while I napped for an hour. Woke up to my fans spinning really loudly. Restarting PC didnt do anything. MSI Center's fan control didn't do anything. Changing POWER Options to Power Saver etc. didnt do anything, neither did changing the fans speed through BIOS...
  40. guillaumegilbertsoucy

    Question Changing a noisy cooling fan in a battery backup unit

    Hello, To set the context, we do have a battery backup with a very noisy cooling fan. Because of the generator, we need to use a double conversion unit, a non-double conversion unit will seeking to stay in battery mode. The UPS unit is a TrippLite SU1000RTXL2Ua. When the cooling fan is...