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Setting Case Fan Speed Question

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So I'm planning on overclocking my cpu and gpu, and then I want to set my case fans so they they are just fast enough to keep my system cool. I have bought a ryzen 3 2200g and an rx 560, and 2 intake and 1 exhaust fan. I don't think it will be super hot so I'm hoping I can run the fans a good bit below maximum.

 

My question is should I set my fans to max, overclock, then lower my fan speed until just before it gets too hot? Or should I do it some other way?

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You can try setting fan curves in the BIOS or you can use an application called Speedfan

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2 hours ago, JohnBartolini said:

Are there any other programs I've tried speed fan and it does not work. I've also tried but my bios doesn't give me the option

 

are your fans pluged directly into the Motherboard header? Helped a buddy with the same issue and he was using molex to 3 pin fan headers from the psu .. plugged them into the Mobo and bam he has fan control now

 

20 hours ago, Prosa1c said:

So I'm planning on overclocking my cpu and gpu, and then I want to set my case fans so they they are just fast enough to keep my system cool. I have bought a ryzen 3 2200g and an rx 560, and 2 intake and 1 exhaust fan. I don't think it will be super hot so I'm hoping I can run the fans a good bit below maximum.

 

My question is should I set my fans to max, overclock, then lower my fan speed until just before it gets too hot? Or should I do it some other way?

what case and fans are you using, that would help us help you.

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Which mobo? Setting up fan curves is your own choice in the end. But using curves is miles better than using static speed. Your temps will go up as you up the voltages, thats normal. How much they go up depends on CPU cooler and how aggressive curve you are using. For example I cap fan speeds for less noise and tad higher temps. If you aren't comfortable with higher temps, then you need to run fans at higher speeds. What speed is enough for what temps, and how noisy it is, thats where you need to do some testing with mobo software or something.

 

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20 hours ago, Eastman51 said:

You can try setting fan curves in the BIOS or you can use an application called Speedfan

Speedfan isn't supported on most of the newer motherbaords.

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