Okay, this is a bit long winded and possibly a strange request... bear with me please.
I have a Mean:IT 5PM LUM case, which came with a built-in fan controller (it has 6 ports for fans, all are currently being used). I also have an AIO Water Cooler (Captain 240EX, in case that matters) with two 4-pin fan connectors. The controller is plugged into the CPU fan port on the motherboard. There are 4 case fans (came with the case) plugged into the other slots, these are all 3-pin. On the controller itself, there is another port that is connected to three buttons on the top of the case (Off, Low, and High/Auto). It also has a DC/PWM switch. This is set to PWM currently.
I noticed last night that my CAM software (and also SpeedFan software, when I was trying to use that instead of CAM) was not controlling the fan speed as it should have been, and my CPU was up at around 65 degrees on a 42% load. Seemed a bit high for water cooling.
So today, I pulled off the block, cleaned off the paste (that was originally installed from the factory on the block) from it and the CPU, and replaced it with Arctic Silver 5 paste. This has helped the temps, but that's really beside the point. It is just worth noting that the sub-par paste could have been causing the high temps.
Now my main question is this: how can I override the case's Off/Low/High/Auto settings and force the controller to use my custom settings from CAM (or SpeedFan)? Is this even possible with this stock fan controller, or do I need to get an aftermarket one?
I have a Mean:IT 5PM LUM case, which came with a built-in fan controller (it has 6 ports for fans, all are currently being used). I also have an AIO Water Cooler (Captain 240EX, in case that matters) with two 4-pin fan connectors. The controller is plugged into the CPU fan port on the motherboard. There are 4 case fans (came with the case) plugged into the other slots, these are all 3-pin. On the controller itself, there is another port that is connected to three buttons on the top of the case (Off, Low, and High/Auto). It also has a DC/PWM switch. This is set to PWM currently.
I noticed last night that my CAM software (and also SpeedFan software, when I was trying to use that instead of CAM) was not controlling the fan speed as it should have been, and my CPU was up at around 65 degrees on a 42% load. Seemed a bit high for water cooling.
So today, I pulled off the block, cleaned off the paste (that was originally installed from the factory on the block) from it and the CPU, and replaced it with Arctic Silver 5 paste. This has helped the temps, but that's really beside the point. It is just worth noting that the sub-par paste could have been causing the high temps.
Now my main question is this: how can I override the case's Off/Low/High/Auto settings and force the controller to use my custom settings from CAM (or SpeedFan)? Is this even possible with this stock fan controller, or do I need to get an aftermarket one?