Question Correct BIOS settings for fans ?

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I had mine set to auto for some reason and my pc was a little bit louder than i expected.I went to BIOS and manually adjusted to PWM in CPU1,PUMP1,SYSTEM 1-6 and enabled Smart Fan Mode.Its way more quite now,im wondering are these settingsfine ?

IDLE GPU TEMP : 35C
CPU : 37C

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These days, generally the PWM setting is correct for most fans. The exception is for an older fan type that has only THREE wires in its power cable that end in a connector about 3/8" wide with THREE holes, and two ridges running down one side. If you have none of these, then PWM is right.

There's a small side note here IF you have a liquid cooler system on your CPU chip. For such systems the PUMP cable often has 3 wires and holes, But still, that type ALSO needs the header set to PWM Mode, not to Voltage or DC or Auto.