[SOLVED] AIO pump/fans, case fan questions

[Bob1nba]

I just built my new PC in a Fractal Design Meshify 2 case (which is already designed for great cooling) with a 5800x with a X73 Kraken 360mm AIO, top mounted in the case running exhaust. I have two lian li unifans, 140mm intake fans up front and one 140mm exhaust in the back of the case.

I haven't messed with the pump configuration in Nzxt cam, its running on default 'silent mode and I haven't really messed with the fan curves too much in my Lian li unifan software. All I did was set my front intakes to 800 rpm, back exhaust to 800 rpm (which were pretty much default), and I increased my aio fans on the radiator a little bit to 1200.

The whole system sounds quiet with this setup and my cpu and gpu temps seem to be fine on idle and even on load when gaming. When I play warzone my cpu runs mainly between 60-70 (occasionally spikes above 70 but not very often or for very long). I dont really notice a difference if I change the fan speeds on my liquid cooler.

So my question is, should I even worry about messing with the fan curves and just leave em alone if I'm getting good temps? I'm just not very experienced when it comes to the know how of changing things around and knowing what is ideal.

 

[Crosslhs82x2]

Before changing your fan curve try setting the pump to it's highest setting and try your gaming watching for any changes.

 

[iPeekYou]

I just built my new PC in a Fractal Design Meshify 2 case (which is already designed for great cooling) with a 5800x with a X73 Kraken 360mm AIO, top mounted in the case running exhaust. I have two lian li unifans, 140mm intake fans up front and one 140mm exhaust in the back of the case.

I haven't messed with the pump configuration in Nzxt cam, its running on default 'silent mode and I haven't really messed with the fan curves too much in my Lian li unifan software. All I did was set my front intakes to 800 rpm, back exhaust to 800 rpm (which were pretty much default), and I increased my aio fans on the radiator a little bit to 1200.

The whole system sounds quiet with this setup and my cpu and gpu temps seem to be fine on idle and even on load when gaming. When I play warzone my cpu runs mainly between 60-70 (occasionally spikes above 70 but not very often or for very long). I dont really notice a difference if I change the fan speeds on my liquid cooler.

So my question is, should I even worry about messing with the fan curves and just leave em alone if I'm getting good temps? I'm just not very experienced when it comes to the know how of changing things around and knowing what is ideal.

Changing fan curves is mostly matter of noise vs temps especially at lower RPM settings (say <1500RPM). At higher settings. especially past 1800RPM, the temps vs speed curve gets so steep that it's difficult to justify noise for most people.

For most practical purposes, if you're happy with the noise and temps, then there's no need to tinker with the curve. If you want to, say to scratch the itch to tinker, then set the maximum fan speed as the maximum you're comfortable with. Set the lower fan speed points on the curve --gets steeper the closer you are to the highest point. Exactly how steep is dependent on your noise vs temps concern.

You also can increase/decrease the temps offset. Naturally, a smaller offset results in a more aggressive fan curve that moves more rapidly than higher offset. I use the maximum offset myself, especially for air coolers on Ryzens since these chips do spike temps quickly on idle/low load.