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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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 ...
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    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...
  7. 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...
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    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...
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    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...
  10. 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)...
  11. 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...
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    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...
  13. 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...
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    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...
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    Question Ryzen 5 5600x high temperature

    Hello guys, I just bought a new cpu and motherboard. When I first booted the pc, I've noticed the cooler was a bit too loud. I've checked the temperatures and usage: CPU temp: 47-50C CPU usage: 1-3% GPU temp: 40-41C GPU usage: 8%; CPU volt: 1.07-1.25V GPU volt: 0.82V This is my setup: CPU...
  16. Gushigang

    Question Connect 4 pin fan to 2 pin header?

    The fan of my UPS is very noisy, so I was thinking of changing it for a noctua. The problem is that the UPS header is 2 pin and the noctua fans only come with 3 or 4 pins. Noctua NF-A6x25 PWM (4 pin) Noctua NF-A6x25 FLX (3 pin) Which one should I buy? and could I connect them directly to the...
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    Question Gpu constantly at 80 degrees whike playing games

    Hi so recently noticed that my gpu fans started ramping up when playing games and i checked msi afterburner and its at 81 degrees even while the fans are at 60% and the game is taking only 50% gpu power, I have three 120mm fans in my case, 2 at the front and one at the back, I have one Large...
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    Question GPU fan getting crazy Gigabyte RTX 3070

    Hello ! One of my fan on my RTX 3070 is litterally going crazy, up to 6000rpm, while the others are fine, does anyone have a clue on what is happening ? I was playing Ride 4 today, and suddenly it started to go crazy, like for no particular reason except maybe temperature ? I mean, it's 34°C...
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    Question RX 6700 XT 0 RPM Fan speed indicated?

    Hi all! I have a Rog Strix Rx 6700 XT that works just fine except the fan speed displays 0 rpm in ALL monitoring software. The fans spin normally and even ramp up under load. I have done all the usual steps to try to figure this out, re-seat card, clean install two different drivers, checked...
  20. CheemsFan

    [SOLVED] About GPU Fans

    I recently noticed that my GPU fans were turning on and off during low load gaming because GPU reaches the min temps 60°C to make the fans spin, but then once it cold downs to 59°C, the fans stop, and goes like that, turning on and off going from 60°C to 59°C constantly, which is not annoying...
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    Build Advice 9 Argb Fans on one connector

    Hi there. I am looking to build a pc in the near future. The case I am going to use for my build is the Metallicgear Neo Qube and has support for up to 9 120mm fans. For my fans I want to get the InWin Sirius Extreme fans. You can daisy chain all the fans together (4 pin pwm connectors and...
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    Question ASUS B560m Cougar AIO Radiator Fan Question

    Hello guys, Got a weird one for you. So, in a nutshell, my PC has the following fan setup: 3X Chassis Fans attached to the front side of the case 1x Chassis Fan attached to the back (basically the exhaust fan) AIO Radiator Fans on top. So, a couple of days ago the Chassis Fans (3x) started...
  23. m4r1n7

    [SOLVED] Hello everyone, need help! whats the case here?

    The problem occured like 4 weeks ago. Iam using nvidia asus strix 1080ti card. The problem was like occasionally 2 times happened during Elden Ring -THE SCREEN GOES BLACK and GPU FANS start spinning ( you can hear them really good). I need to restart via button my pc and everythings back to...
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    Question Advice with upgrading fans

    Hey Guys, I am looking to install some more fans on my system, currently I only have 1 Stock PC Fan which is pulling air out of the housing into the room. I want to know, how would you guys go about installing fans into my current housing? It can hold 3 fans in the bottom part and one on the...
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    Question Opinion: Server case fans

    I have a server running two arrays, 8 hard drives. The back plane is cooled by 4 80mm Antec fans which aren't new. I've noticed heat on the drive enclosures. Its nothing critical and my server rooms air temp is much cooler than my office air temp but I figure while i have it off the rack and on...
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    [SOLVED] I'm trying to power two 80mm fans direct from my power supply with molex connection.

    So basically I have two 80mm fans I stuck in the back of my pc and am wondering why they aren't turning on. Here is a picture of the connector I am using. The female molex on the fans seems to be straight negative positive connection, but the male molex has 3 pins. I don't know what to think. I...
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    Question Fan Controlled - PWN controlling none-PWN?

    Hey, Is there such a thing a fan controller hub that has a PWN input but where the hub then connects to non-PWN (3 pin) fans? For example, I have 5 older fans that aren't addressable, can I plug them into some kind of hub that is PWN which they controls the 5 fans? I'm sure there is but my...
  28. asphalosa

    [SOLVED] Asus Prime Z270-P - what is the chassis fan header amperage?

    Hi I was planning to use a 3 way splitter to connect my 3 front 0.3A 12V chassis fans to a single chassis fan header as there's only 2 on the aforementioned MOBO, yet I could not find the Amperage for the Chassis Fan Header anywhere for the Asus Prime Z270-P motherboard. Does anyone have an idea...
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    [SOLVED] How to control PWM fans in Bios or Software?

    I got this Thermaltake fan hub from Amazon ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G9BEC5W?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details ) and have attached 7 fans to it, 6 of them are PWM 4 pin Be Quiet! Pure Wings 2 fans. I attached the main connector from the fan hub to CHA_FAN1 on the motherboard as I had...
  30. VenXxx

    [SOLVED] Need help with ARGB with 4 pin headers

    Hello, I need help and explanation on how to use this ARGB headers with 4 Pin headers(FANS). my case is MSI FORGE 100R and it comes with 2 argb fans(1 argb header and 4 pin header(the PWM)) and one ordinary 120mm fan(4pin) and a argb controler without 4pin**. (I have seen Tecware Forge M with...
  31. AspectSaber

    [SOLVED] Can I use an exhaust fan as intake for this pc?

    I have an HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop, which is a good computer however it can get very hot, especially in summer days. I have a spare exhaust fan, and I see my computer has a grill with a filter that can fit an 80mm or 92mm fan, but like it should be intake. I heard that exhaust fans can...
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    [SOLVED] argb fans daisy chaining

    How manny of these argb fans can i daisy chain from one argb mobo header? (i want to buy 5 of them) Fans: Arctic P12 PWM PST A-RGB 0dB Mobo: Asus rog strix b450f gaming II
  33. imthespectre

    Question CPU fans start/stop randomly when RGB is plugged in?

    Hello all, I'm experiencing an issue that I can't seem to find any info on, and despite my best troubleshooting efforts, has been frustrating and evasive enough that I'm out of ideas. I recently bought an RGB AIO cooler, the CoolerMaster ML240L v2. The cooler works fine, and I'm happy with it...