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  1. J

    Question Did I Just Fry My System?

    I just finished a PC Build, everything was fine - I installed Windows 10 and downloaded all of the updates without a problem. I then tried connecting 3 Fans to the top and rear of the case. I think I might have done this incorrectly - and now the PC will not turn on at all. Specs...
  2. O

    Question Fan Control from registry editor

    Is There a way to change laptop fan speed/table through registry editor ? I've tried everything and nothing works I've tried speedfan,msi, bios control, changing system cooling policy to active, and nothing worked. So my last resort if there is a control registry that could tweak that. Windows...
  3. L

    Question What fan curve is best for undervolted RTX 4070? (Fans constantly turning on and off every 5-10 mins)

    So i recently undervolted my Gigabyte RTX 4070, but now my GPU is basically at the threshold for my fans to activate (57c). They activate at 57c and stay on till my GPU reaches 51-50c and then turn off, but after 5-10 mins they turn on again because the temp slowly climbs up to 57c... Is it...
  4. N00N1

    Question ARGB Button

    Hey! How do I connect the argb switch button on the case to the fans on the deepcool cc560 case? like when i press the button the color on the fans should change
  5. G

    Question PC random freezes after installing new case fans

    I have just installed 6 new Lian Li AL120 fans into my case and now ive noticed that when I play CSGO, the game starts to freeze randomly for like 0.5-1 second. Like it would just randomly stutter and freeze and its really annoying. This hasnt happened before and now its constantly happening...
  6. S

    Question z87 motherboard fans refuse to respond. Anyone have any ideas?

    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...
  7. arminh89

    Question GPU fan max speed at boot, no display

    hi everyone, I really hope someone could help me out. Today I turned on my pc (3 years old) and this happened: GPU fans spin at full speed and there is no display. CPU LED is on (red) on the motherboard, but no beeps. GPU fans do not stop spinning until I force shut down the pc with the power...
  8. ImmortalChange

    Question Help pls and thx fans wont turn on and display doesn’t work also i dumb when it comes to this stuff

    (Before you read just know I’m not good with this kinda stuff I’m really dumb when it comes to this stuff) I need help my pc wouldn’t turn on a couple of days ago but now it does cause I got a new power supply from my dads old broken pc. So my pc turns on but only two of the 4 fans turn on two...
  9. Elbaha

    Question Argb fans case

    Hey, guys, I was wondering how my case running 2 argb fans i can change colors and modes from the led button while my mobo doesn’t support argb headers and if I can add another argb fan and control it from the Led Button my case : raidmax x902 mobo : A320 m2h
  10. M

    Question Fan Problem

    Hello, I've just built my girlfriends computer and after pressing the power button, the fans turn white and spin for a second before making a ticking noise then turning off, but then power back on about 2-3 after and everythings fine afterwards, does it on every boot, just not sure why it's...
  11. G

    Question What size of fan do I need ?

    I am looking to add case fans to my current: MasterBox TD500 Mesh case. I am wanting to add a MASTERFAN MF120 HALO for the rear of my case which is 120mm. I would also like to add some for the top but i am not sure which ones? Can i just buy more of these ones or will I have to buy 140mm...
  12. SilverPigtail

    Question Gigabyte RTX 4080 Gaming OC one fan spinning at idle

    Hi people, I'm running into a problem with my Gigabyte RTX 4080 Gaming OC: When I'm on the desktop and the system is on idle, the last fan of the GPU starts spinning. The temps are fine (43º). The only way to stop it is by opening again and it seems that the state of the GPU "resets". I've...
  13. Mlamb740

    Question New build fan orientation question

    So I'm doing my first build right now and I have a question about how I should set up my fans for the best cooling and case pressure. I have a fractal design matx case that came set up with 2 120mm front fans for intake, and 1 120mm fan as rear exhaust. I purchased a 240mm aio so my question is...
  14. T

    Question How many fans is too many fans?

    I've replaced the stock DC fans in my Corsair Carbide 100R silent edition case with Noctua NF-S12B PWM front and back, and am wondering about the benefits of adding a second fan to the front. The intake fan is currently half way up, above the drive bays, and I could add one of the old stock fans...
  15. ReveurGAM

    Question Inexpensive but good quality fans ?

    Please recommend low-cost fans to me, especially if you have seen few (or no) data-driven reviews about them. Any size that is typical for PCs (120-200mm?). No server fans, and no known POS fans, please.
  16. G

    Question I don't know what is wrong with my computer HELP

    System: CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X CPU cooler: Asus Ryujin 240 Motherboard: Asus X570 Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 2 x 16 DDR4-3200 Storage: 2 x Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2 GPU: EVGA XC 2070 super 8gb Case: Asus Helios PSU: Asus THOR 1200 W 80+ Platinum Recently the mini...
  17. dannybueno

    Question Corsair H100 not working with new PSU

    I just upgraded from a 650W PSU to an EVGA 1000GT, and when I tried to boot I got the CPU fan error. I made sure all connections were seated snugly, and tried plugging the SATA power plug for the cooler into SATA 1-4 on the PSU, and the peripheral slot to no avail. Everything else works fine...
  18. K

    Question Case fans fail to start unless they get a boost from me

    I've had this problem for a while now, but my back air flow fan does not start spinning when I turn my pc on It only starts turning after a couple of minutes and I flick it to give it a boost If I flick it right after the pc turns on, nothing happens Any help? This pc is pretty new <6 months
  19. S

    Question New Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 650w... no fans spinning, leading to other components having issues ?

    Hi all, Just got some possible issues with a new Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 650w PSU, even with the Smart Zero fan mode off the fans aren't working. Got some advice from a friend who said my issues with the PSU could be causing some other issues I'm having with RAM rgb and the CPU cooler not...
  20. baileyboy125

    Question Particular PWM fans won't start up on Corsair H150i PRO

    I recently bought some PWM Be Quiet fans to replace the ones on my H150i radiator. The problem is they won't start up unless I unplug and plug them back into the sockets after the PC has booted. Other PWM fans by both Corsair and NZXT start up just fine as soon as the computer is powered on...
  21. T

    Question Multiple Noctua fans(3000RPM) per splitter and fan header compatibility

    Hi, I've just gotten 6 sets of NF-F14 @ 3000RPM PWM but was wondering if I could use 3 fan splitter cable per motherboard header in my Gigabyte Auros Elite b550? I know 3000RPM is overboard but I got them second hand and they were really really cheap so I decided to get them (12 bucks each)...
  22. ContraMaster

    [SOLVED] Front Panel Causing Airflow Issues?

    All hardware specs and pics are at the bottom. I recently made some upgrades with my hardware in my PC and had my temps rise, which is a given. The biggest upgrade being installing a new Nvida RTX 3060-Ti. However the installation of this new hardware came with some increases to temps...
  23. Thorocious

    Question RGB help needed.

    Hi guys, first time poster but long time lurker. I am about to upgrade my case to the 21st century and really want to have a nice rgb setup for it. Having done quite a lot of googling already, I am now more confused about the mess that is RGB than I was before. So I think i'm going to get the...
  24. X

    Question GPU fan not working the right way?

    Yesterday I built a new pc and I'm running a 3070 ti aorus master. Tried to run a game and when gpu temp increased to 50° C one fan started to spin at (what I assume to be) max speed and it's very loud. Moreover, when I exited the game and gpu temp decreased by 20° C the fan still continued to...
  25. foliumcore

    Question Removing shroud from RTX 3080 Vulcan ?

    The fans on my current gpu are very audible at the lowest possible setting (30%, ~1000rpm), when under use it is the only component making noise at load. Most reviews stated it was as around the same noise range as the RTX 3080 Asus Tuf normal bios which is ~35dba. Since I got this card second...
  26. consptheory77

    Question How many watts does a hard drive consume and how much heat does it produce?

    I am going to build a new desktop system this year to replace my rapidly aging Haswell build from 2015. The Haswell motherboard only has three SATA ports, but I use my desktop as media server, among other things, and I have five external USB drives attached, three inside the case. Now, with...
  27. skad999

    Question Would changing the fans of gpu make it quieter

    I bought a used zotac rtx 3070 ti and it's been great except for one problem, the fans. They are super loud even at 30% power. It is not a temperature problem as it's always under 60°. I tried cleaning it I wanted to oil the fans, but the fins were not detachable, or seemed like it and I didn't...
  28. frogalert

    Question Problem with the fans on the Kolink Observatory Lite case ?

    So some time ago I bought the Kolink Observatory Lite case because it was really cheap and I thought it looked good. Now that I have it I have one big issue: the fans are doing what they want. Using the remote works, but after some time the fans either stop spinning or change the colour mode...
  29. E

    [SOLVED] Upgrading ML120 Pro RGB worth it?

    I am on a custom watercooling loop with 13900k and two Corsair 360mm radiators, XR5 and XR7. I made the mistake of buying the older ML120 PRO RGB fans. I just found out they have mediocre performance and performs worse than the non-RGB ML 120 fans. I don't think the current fans have enough...
  30. Garou

    Question PWM Repeater- how is it supposed to work?

    Hi! I recently bought a new PC. Below are the specs Corsair AX1600i Kingston KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD 2TB ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 OC Edition Intel Core i9-13900K CPU ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-F GAMING WIFI Corsair 7000D Airflow Big Tower (White) Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6200MHz 32GB RGB NZXT...
  31. RulesSpew

    [SOLVED] How to connect 7 aRGB fans to my motherboard without frying anything

    Hi, I'm building a new pc and I want to use 3 intake (front panel) fans, 1 exhaust and 3 fan (360IO coolers) exhaust fans. I want to use Arctic P12 aRGB fans for my build. My motherboard will be B760 AORUS MASTER DDR4 I've read a few articles about daisy channeling more than 3 fans at once...
  32. KKnows93

    Question Spectrum RGB Fans flickering when playing games ?

    Alphasync prebuilt with an Asus Prime B550M-K Motherboard, 2x 8GB DDR4 Ram, Asus Mini OC 3060ti, Corsair CW650 power supply, Ryzen 7 3700x CPU. Spectrum RGB fans are flickering when playing games, from what I can tell is that they are connected via a fan hub at the back of my pc, not sure if...
  33. L

    Question Need cooling/fan advice for i9-13900k -2 identical prebuilt PCs, fans not recognized in one of them.

    Hi all - first time poster. I'm trying to optimize thermals and I can't see many of the fans in the bios or monitoring software, so it's hard for me to know if they're spinning fast enough. Small digression: My wife and I bought 2 identical prebuilds from Cyberpower (would have built ourselves...
  34. smatacom

    [SOLVED] How do i connect this fan controller?

    I got a new case and it came with what I assume is a fan controller since all the fans were connected to it I tried plugging in the cable connected to the port labeled MB but it doesnt match the fan header on my motherboard I have a b450m h from gigabyte View: https://imgur.com/a/NU5mAd7
  35. Honuch

    Question Lian-Li ST120 fans stuck at max speed ?

    Hello! A few days ago I built my new build to hopefully last me for some time, the thing is that I bought 2 packs of 3 Lian-Li ST120 fans for case cooling, but once I powered up the computer the fans were stuck at max speed and not being detected by the motherboard. I have an Asus Prime...
  36. hadiahmed29

    [SOLVED] Cable required to activate Corsair SP120 Pro ?

    Hi guys so last week I had 10 fans installed in my system but the motherboard ran out of ports for it. The computer guy told me that there is a specific cable which will be required to activate all the fans I'll be attaching the male cable below he said he needs the female version of it with 2...
  37. Gonsa17

    Question Fan Hub not detected by Motherboard

    Hello people. Hope you are having a great time at this holiday season. Now, onto the pressing matter: I have a gigabyte b550 ds3h MB with 2 fan headers and 1 cpu fan header. I went and bought an additional 2 fans (CORSAIR SP120 RGB ELITE) so the system would be always cool so I had to buy a...
  38. Mysticalez

    Question Corsair Fans don't spin

    Hello! I have a problem with my Corsair Ql120 RGB Fans (Outlined in red). They aren't spinning even though connected to the motherboard. A regular nzxt fan that I connected is spinning fine though. I tried putting the Corsair fans on PWM, Using MSI Afterburner to manually spin the fans and they...
  39. AidenFox

    Question Radiator fans shut off randomly

    Hello! I have an NZXT Kraken z63 cooling an i9-12900k on an MSI Z690 Edge motherboard. Only anomaly is that the micro USB that powers the cooler's LCD isn't plugged in, but I don't think that has any impact otherwise. My problem is that when I turn on my computer, the pump and fans kick on, but...
  40. Chris 2224

    [SOLVED] Help needed with PC Case fans

    I have 0 experience with case coolers. I kind of understand how airflow works, so I'm planning on putting 2 intake fans and 1 outtake fan. I have an option of getting an entire case with built in fans, but I heard they are not that good and they connect directly to the PSU, so I might just get...