Fan speed softwarePost Date: 2010-10-09 |
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rayfinkle 
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 Topic: Fan speed softwarePosted: 09 Oct 2010 at 6:47pm |
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I know this has been posted before, but what is it again? I couldn't find it. I'm talking about the program where you can set fan speed for certain temps, etc.
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maxyme
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 12:16am |
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Speedfan is probably the best one out there. http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php keep in mind for it to work your fans need to be hooked up to the motherboard and it doesn't work with all motherboards.
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JJJJ_Shabadoo
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 9:44am |
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Im assuming you mean GPU fan speed. If so, use MSI Afterburner
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rayfinkle
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 10:41am |
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I was talking about both really. Is it a bad idea to make such settings on the non-gpu fans? For someone who is just getting started on exploring my computer. :P
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JJJJ_Shabadoo
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 10:46am |
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Unless your case fans are annoyingly loud, I'd just leave them be. Airflow in the case will effect the temps of all your components.
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maxyme
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 12:12pm |
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how do you connect the fans to the motherboard? and is there room for all 5?
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!ender_
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 2:12pm |
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depends on the motherboard, each has thier own amount of fan headers
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maxyme
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 2:21pm |
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k i'll look into it.
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justin.kerr
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 6:27pm |
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never hook fans to the mobo header..you are asking for more trouble than sitting on the corner calling all the ladys that walk buy fat.
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maxyme
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 6:35pm |
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why?
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AmbientChong11
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 6:49pm |
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Some case fans draw in more current than others, so if you connect a fan to the header that draws in more current than the header's rating, it will burnout making the header useless.
Either connect via PSU running at max speed or via fan controller. Edited by AmbientChong11 - 10 Oct 2010 at 6:50pm |
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maxyme
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 6:51pm |
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but isn't the fan header useless already if you don't use it? haha and thanks for the information but it can't burn out the whole mobo right?
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AmbientChong11
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 7:17pm |
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Yes, it's useless but if you want to control the fan speed like you would on a video card, the fan needs to be connected to the MB via headers or else the speed would be locked if using the PSU 4 pin molex to power the fan or buy a fan controller.
It wouldn't make the MB useless. It would be insane for a $10 fan to fry your $300 MB. You're welcome.
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maxyme
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 7:25pm |
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haha that would suck! just being over cautious i guess.
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!ender_
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 7:29pm |
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justin.kerr
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 8:53pm |
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mobos are very under powered, that is why we have evolved the high performance motherboards with (2) 8 pin power connectors, and 2 ,molex connectors added to the 24 pin connector. tons of stability issues due to low voltage, voltage sag, and we all know that watts = volts x amps, so voltage drops, amp must increase to maintain the same power, and then boom.. lol putting 5 high speed fans on an already starving board is a bad idea.
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!ender_
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 9:16pm |
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makes sense, i just dont do it becuase i have no interest in a fan running at less than 100% still waiting to see if anyone can tell me if there is a simple in line fan controller that will hook between the power cable and the fan itself and allow analog fan speed control, like a stereo knob sort of |
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justin.kerr
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 9:25pm |
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you mean like this?'
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!ender_
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Posted: 10 Oct 2010 at 10:18pm |
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yes exactly like that
$31? geez
thanks for the link tho
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justin.kerr
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Posted: 11 Oct 2010 at 12:32am |
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or make it yourself
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AmbientChong11
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Posted: 11 Oct 2010 at 12:49am |
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Hey Justin, I saw you about 5 minutes ago ..... on MaximumPC.
Nice writes !!
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!ender_
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Posted: 11 Oct 2010 at 8:49am |
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http://www.maximumpc.com/user/justinkerr_0
if you are talking about this guy, its not our justin kerr
look at his PC stats:
"Intel Core i7 920 Processor Overclocked To 3.6Ghz 6 GB Patriot Tripple Channel DDR3
Kingston SSDNow V Series Gen II 128GB"
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rholyrag
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Posted: 11 Oct 2010 at 9:33am |
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Hey Justin, can multiple fans be hooked up to the rheostat providing the max. output fan wattage does not exceed 25 watts?
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"What we do in life echoes in eternity" - Maximus from Gladiator
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!ender_
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Posted: 11 Oct 2010 at 9:36am |
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i was actually thinking.. what if you took a controller like this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811998808&cm_re=fan_controller-_-11-998-808-_-Product
and tore it apart, just used the knobs individually?
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justin.kerr
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Posted: 11 Oct 2010 at 10:09am |
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yes, hook a ton of em togther, if you need, they make much larger rheostats, also can google potentiometer
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justin.kerr
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Posted: 11 Oct 2010 at 10:11am |
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don't think it would work, just buy a good, seperate rheostat.
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!ender_
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Posted: 11 Oct 2010 at 11:31am |
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What do you think of this little guy justin?
Zalman fan mate
its an ugly little thing, but seems to please most everyone who got it
this one seems a little better, less cheapy looking
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jerma
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Posted: 11 Oct 2010 at 12:08pm |
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just a random thought here.
I have the Storm Sniper case from CM. There are 4 case fans which are controlled by a dial on the top of the case. Is it a bad thing to turn it down and up often? I usually have it at the low speed for browsing, email, etc; During Video editing or gaming I usually turn it up all the way. I'm assuming this is all going through the mobo because I didn't buy anything to control it. So is the general consensus that you shouldn't be messing around with mobo controlled fan dials? |
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justin.kerr
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Posted: 11 Oct 2010 at 12:35pm |
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the dial is controlling the fan speeds. just keep an eye on your temps, but I would imagine your temps will be fine, as long as the fans are still turning.
Bender, just get this, http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/mctmi.html
then you can set them with software. you indecisive bot you.
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!ender_
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Posted: 11 Oct 2010 at 12:56pm |
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lol thats just rediculous, im going to get the frozen one, i'll see how that works out
for the cost of that thing i could just buy 2 -3 silent fans! lol
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AmbientChong11
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Posted: 11 Oct 2010 at 2:38pm |
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Lol, I was at first suspicious too but his background info was what made me thought it was the DS Justin Kerr.
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rholyrag
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Posted: 12 Oct 2010 at 5:34am |
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yes, hook a ton of em togther, if you need, they make much larger rheostats, also can google potentiometer [/QUOTE]
Thank you for the info.
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