Hardware & Technical PC fan controllers

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Is there any point to these?

I look at them & don't get it. What do you achieve through having a fan controller on the front of your tower?
 

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Patrick_68000 said:
Certainly very practical for the overclockers
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Hmm... Okay. Not so necessary for peeps' who don't OC then?

Understand that this is another one of my n00b questions I'm asking because I still consider myself new.
 

Surfinjo

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Frankly I think these are essential. When you get a rush of data, it's important that the fans react quickly to bring down temps, but once down, you don't want all that extra noise.

My latest PC has the controllers built into the BIOS, though with my old PC I used SpeedFan. If you can I will recommend that. A bit of a learning curve, but otherwise excellent.
 

SMcA

SMcA
V8UC ALICORN said:
Is there any point to these?

I look at them & don't get it. What do you achieve through having a fan controller on the front of your tower?
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If you do not have an issue with fan noise then there is no need. With a controller you can turn down the speed of the fans which will make them quieter and should extend their lives.

As Surfinjo mentioned it is a good idea to monitor your temperatures. I have used SpeedFan and it is a good program.

One last thought. Don't mix up the noise from the GPU cooling fan with the case fan. My GPU fan runs up to 3500 RPM and the case fans up to 700 RPM

I hope I am not teaching my granny to suck eggs. :)
 

SMcA

SMcA
Surfinjo said:
Frankly I think these are essential. When you get a rush of data, it's important that the fans react quickly to bring down temps, but once down, you don't want all that extra noise.

My latest PC has the controllers built into the BIOS, though with my old PC I used SpeedFan. If you can I will recommend that. A bit of a learning curve, but otherwise excellent.
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On topic I hope.
Since I use a controller (Aerocool - a Chocolate Fireguard) to set the fan speeds. I use TThrottle as a safety valve, overall. It will throttle your CPU or GPU if their temperature goes above a set value. It is peace of mind with a GTX 970 that levels out at 80° C.
It was designed for BOINC tasks so it is a bit of overkill, or maybe not if you like SETI or that sort of thing. :)

I just mention it.
 
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