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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. HCMKULTRA

    Question PC suddenly turned off and won't come back on

    I was playing a game in fullscreen mode when all of a sudden my PC completely turned off. At first I tried simply turning it back on but then it wouldn't display anything and the mouse and keyboard (both are USB) won't connect either. I removed the plates, turned it on, and took a closer look...
  4. nerodero

    [SOLVED] Case Fans suddenly very fast, BIOS settings wont slow it down.

    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...
  5. TheDexterous

    Question Can I buy a single Deep Cool RF120 that can daisy chain?

    Hi, I recently upgraded my fans to the Deep Cool RF120 5in1. My case has 6 places to put fans and I would like to buy 1 more fan to fill out all of the slots. The 5in1 pack allows me to daisy chain the fans (both RGB and power), unfortunately the single fan products that I have found don't...
  6. J

    Question RGB fans don't show any light after i installed the last one

    Hi there! I bought a set of 6 rgb fans which contains an rgb controller. everytime i installed one i would test it to verify that it worked and the first 4 worked(including the lights) but after the fifth or sixth fan, the lights turned on once and after 0.5 seconds, they stopped working and...
  7. S

    Question RGB header to mobo USB

    I am building a pc for a friend with my old Asus P8Z77-V LK motherboard (they dont need a new one for cpu's with 8+ cores, the cpu I have already works just fine with what they're doing), but the fans with the case they selected came with a 4 pin RGB header and the motherboard doesnt have one. I...
  8. RiseIsRising

    [SOLVED] Molex Fan Help

    Where does the (LED_SW) go in a Msi Pro H610M-B? And how can I change fan colours if they are connected directly to psu by molex? Five molex fans, all connected together to one psu cable. Cannot control RGB, how can I? Where does LED_SW go in a motherboard? I'm so confused :(
  9. kryskan

    Question GPU Fans spin up to max for 5 seconds every 2 minutes while gaming.

    Hi! I got a ASUS TUF 3080, while gaming I noticed it was very very loud and very hot. We're taking fans spinning at 100% and GPU being at 85celsius. I decided to go ahead and undervolt it, to help with the heat and noise (silent GPU is super important to me) I also edited the fan curve and...
  10. S

    Question GPU fans do not spin, when turning the PC on, also no display, how to fix?

    Hello! I built this PC a few years ago and just today, when I was cleaning the PC from dust and trying to boot it up again, everything except the GPU turned on (fans didn't spin) and did not get a display signal. My specs: CPU: Ryzen 3 3100 GPU: Gigabyte RX 570 8gb RAM: Patriot Viper 8x2 16gb...
  11. J

    Question New GPU doesn't go below 30% fan speed on MSI AB fan curve. It's either 30%+ or 0 (MSI RTX 3070ti Gaming X Trio)

    I've just upgraded to an MSI 3070 ti Gaming X Trio from an MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X and I'm noticing that my custom fan curve in MSI Afterburner doesn't let it stay at 0 RPM even though it's temps are below the point where the fans should start kicking in. I've also noticed that there's a yellow...
  12. Mystic6T

    Question Is there a Corsair Adaptator from 12V 4 pin RGB to 4 pin Commander Core acceptable?

    Hey, I have 3 Corsair fans that are all linked to a 3 to 1 splitter, and the output of this cable is a 12V 4 pin connected to the 12V RGB Header of my motherboard. And I have 3 other fans, that are just running but without RGB for now. I'd like to buy a Commander Core XT, or I don't know if...
  13. M

    Question ARGB header not working correctly, fans are only on green colour and unable to control by motherboard software.

    My Motherboard Model: Asus B660M-PLUS WIFI DDR4 My Cabinet Model: Lian Li Lancool 215 My AIO Liquid Cooler Model: Lian Li Galahad 240 ARGB As you can see by my motherboard specs, it has 3 ARGB Gen 2 headers. Yet only 1 ARGB header seems to be working correctly. When I connect my case fans or...
  14. O

    Question Front Panel Fans

    Hey everyone. I have large tower case, and I’d like to get more airflow going. However, I’ve been trying to find fans you usually see that are bound together with one plug that would go into the motherboard. Are there any tips for keywords md such to look ror? I’ve used triple fans, front panel...
  15. Aerith626

    Question No display, fans not spinning, heatsink heating up

    Hi, Just today I was using my computer like normal until I shut it down and turned it on again a lil after. There was no display and the fans didn't move, but the heatsink was hot when I touched it. So far I've tried: Changing the GPU's thermal paste, removing dust and putting it again in the...
  16. ToxicTiger

    Question Header Confusion

    I am planning on purchasing the corsair icue comander core xt and 6 cooler master sickleflow 120 V2 RGBs . I know the rgb fan headers are only for corsair fans. however, can i use the commaner core xt for the fan headers and daisy chain the rgb headers together and put then on a rgb slot on the...
  17. Beto Spopovich

    Question A question about fan compatibility

    Hi Everyone. I just can't find what fans should I buy for my PC. I got a Cougar Darkblader X7 for my build and I don't know what fans can fit in the fan-ARGB panel already installed in the case. . https://cougargaming.com/products/cases/darkblader-x7/ Here you can see the little fan ARGB...
  18. J

    [SOLVED] Are Corsair LL fans okay to use on radiator?

    I have an H100i Capellix Elite front mounted that came with ML120 fans being used as intakes. (I5-12400). But I hate how you can see the diodes because the back of the fan is what is visible, and was hoping to have all of the same fans in the case anyway. Am I able to just use all LL fans...
  19. LORYT699

    [SOLVED] 200mm fans vs 120mm fans

    Hi, I was searching for a small case while I ve starting seen a lot of case with 200mm fans, and here my question. Is actually better 3x120 or 2x200 fans? For make the thing faster we will take for the 120 fans the avg of all the fans usually bought on the market and the same for the 200 because...
  20. PGeryZ

    [SOLVED] ARGB Fans and ARGB Strips are not lightning up

    Hello, I Built a PC for myself recently. The PC Case is a Cooler Master H500 Mesh btw. So when i put it together everything, i plugged the fans and the led strips into an argb hub (Phanteks), I turned it on for the first time and I heard a sparkling sound from the psu, turns out when i plugged...
  21. A

    Question Random spikes on gpu fan while not under load, please help

    I have a 3070 zotac twin edge lhc oc, when browsing, so not even under load, the fans spike up and then stop again every few seconds, they reach 20.000rpm. i've tried setting up a curve on msi afterburner but it seems ignoring it. the temps are good, but I wanna know if it's a faulty card or is...
  22. Lieut1ena

    Question PC experiencing major slowdowns

    My pc has suddenly slowed down, and I have experienced frame rate drops in games, slow opening times and browser lag, and applications generally working much slower than they used to. I have tried to reinstall Windows 10 twice now but to no help. Also, my pc has been working significantly louder...
  23. S

    Question Replacing top exhaust fan

    I have just upgraded my NZXT H510 Flow case fans to 3 Corsair LL120 (2 intake and 1 exhaust at the back of the PC) and have used one of the pre-existing case fans in my H510 at the top of case to exhaust. This stock case fan is quite loud though so I was wondering what fan would be good to...
  24. S

    Question Is it bad if a laptop stand puts your laptop at a slight downward angle?

    I got this aluminum laptop stand to allow my laptop to be raised and noticed it slightly tilts my laptop slightly downwards so I have to tilt my screen more upwards to see at eye level. Would this downward tilt reduce the flow of the air coming out of the laptop since it's slightly angled this...
  25. B

    Question Fans on constantly HP Z420

    Hi, Looking for any pointers. I have a HP Z420 8GB RAM running Windows 6 x64 from one 1TB HDD, CPU is Xeon E5-1620 v2. BIOS is HP J61 v03.91, which I believe is the latest (the HP online diagnostic doesn't seem to be working at the moment). Ever since I've had it about 5 years ago, it has...
  26. J

    Question Case fans not detected since installing new graphics card ?

    I’ve noticed since installing a new graphics card (3060) I can’t control my fans anymore. CPU fan is always around 2000 rpm, the 2 chassis fans and pump is now N/A in the bios whereas before I could see the speeds and adjust them. I used to control them on a curve in NZXT CAM and would hear them...
  27. I

    Question Fan noise when playing game but doesn't stop

    I have a new custom rig that I got and it makes almost no noise, until I start up a demanding game. If I start up Witcher 3, it will start to spin like crazy after a minute of having it on my screen. This also happens with lower demanding games after more time like half an hour on rocket league...
  28. D

    Question Four 140 mm fans, one 120 mm and... a question.

    Hello guys. I have a Deepcool Matrexx 70 case and I bought four Scythe Kaze Flow 140mm RGB fans. The case already came with a standard 120mm fan pre-installed (exhaust), and I'm thinking of putting two 140mm fans on top (also exhaust fans), with another two 140mm fans at the front of the case...
  29. H

    Question CPU temperature difference

    Recently i noticed an increase in my CPU temperature it used to be around 36 degrees Celcius but now its constant at 44 and the smallest things send it to 50. Browsing Firefox or Youtube used to keep it at 44 degrees The load on my CPU also doesn't go higher than 2% when it gets warmer My CPU...
  30. Ryflick

    [SOLVED] Is it safe connecting 3 Case Fans to Single PWM Fan Header?

    Heya all, I'd like to ask is it safe to connect 3 case fans to a single SYS_FAN1 Header in my motherboard? My specs : Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G Motherboard : MSI B450M-A PRO MAX AM4 GPU : MSI Radeon RX 570 ARMOR MK2 8GB OC GDDR5 RAM : Netac 2x8GB SR 3200MHz CL16 DDR4 SSD : ADATA SU650...
  31. B!gMeme

    Question Best way to control fans without motherboard

    My system does not have PWM headers for case fans, so I have been searching for temperature-based fan controllers. I have come across a kit board that does precisely this, albeit using a thermistor, which can only read the ambient case temperature: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077SLWWXL ...
  32. D

    Question Gpu fan noise and plastic smell, doesn't go beyond 400 Rpm while gaming, overheating upto 87C causing fps drop

    My gpu Zotac Rtx 2060 6gb GDDR6 is making weird fan noise (buzzing, clicking and some sort of crunchy noises) it is also giving off some weird plastic smell while both idle and and during gaming (it also gave some burning smell a few days ago), the fans rpm doesn't go beyond 400 while both idle...
  33. Thunder7542

    Question Odense2-k max ampage

    I’m switching my hp pavilion 580-023w to a new case. (The Corsair 4000d airflow) and want to use the case fans that come with it. I plan on using a splitter as the motherboard only has one 3 pin header. Is there anywhere I can find the max ampage for it? I’ve looked at its page on the hp...
  34. S

    Question Issues with controlling fan speed in Bios

    Hi all! I have had a lot of issues with the noise that my fans are making for a while and went to check it out in bios, but came across a few problems. First of all, I have 3 system fans, but in BIOS it only shows one, assume it is because I have connected all 3 fans to the same fan hub, but if...
  35. P

    Question Gigabye Z690 fan connections guidance

    Hi, I'm connecting up a Gigabye Z690, but I'm not sure about the fan connections to the cpu cooler. Any advice welcome! I have a Coreliquid V240R v2 CPU cooler. Each of the Coreliquid's two fans has three cables coming out on the blade side: On the other side of the CoreLiquid, there's a...
  36. jakedutton24

    Question Upgrading my PC, but am I wasting my money on parts I dont need ?

    Specs: RAM: 16.0GB Corsair Vengeance 3200MHz CPU: Intel Core i7 9700K 3.60GHz(4.60GHz OC) Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING (LGA1151) GPU: ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Had for 3 years) Storage: 1tb HDD, 2tb HDD, 500Gb SSD m.2 CPU Cooler: Corsair CX550M Bronze (Had for 4 years)...
  37. PsychoPsyops

    [SOLVED] Air flow question

    My case has two stock fans on the front and one on the back. Normally, the two on the front will pull in cool air, which then goes through the pc as the hot air gets pushed out by the fan in the back. Now, I had installed a liquid cooler on the top of the case, which has 3 fans. I had found...
  38. B

    Question My pc fans spins little at startup and does nothing, also i get no display.

    Hi, first timer on this website. I've had this gaming pc for atleast 3 years and had no problems in the past. I recently bought a new aio cooler, Asus rog ryujin 240mm. I tried to install everything according to the manual. It lights up and displays asus on the oled screen. However the case...
  39. H41K0

    Question FPS drops and then goes back to normal ?

    Hi everyone. Im really new to all this pc stuff but I know a few things, the isssue Im having is that my fps drop and then go back to normal, usually I play at 200 or 160 fps depends on the game, when Im playing everything looks fine, the temp is at 56-60 and the fps are stable, then all of a...
  40. V

    Question Desktop fan randomly goes full power for 1-2 seconds

    Hello, I hope someone will be able to help me with this. So yesterday I bought a new prebuild desktop and I installed Windows 11 on it, and every once in a while one of the fans just decides to go full power, lasting 1-2 seconds. Me playing something, me browsing the web, me doing nothing just...