Correct Fan Curve?

[espr3ss0]

Is there such a thing as a correct Fan Curve? Just built with the Lian Li Lancool 2 Mesh and is bigger than I thought it would be and now concerned about the Fan Curves as more air needs to be pushed through.

[minibois]

5 minutes ago, espr3ss0 said:

Is there such a thing as a correct Fan Curve? Just built with the Lian Li Lancool 2 Mesh and is bigger than I thought it would be and now concerned about the Fan Curves as more air needs to be pushed through.

A fan curve is about a balance between noise and temperatures. The right balance is up to some variables, like personal preference (what is loud and what is not), ambient temperature (how warm is your room), components, etc.

 

There will be no one 'correct' fan curve, but any fan curve is correct as long as it keeps your components cool, bonus points if your PC is pretty quiet too.

[Stahlmann]

As @minibois said, it's a lot about preference.

 

But personally i liked my fans to run at a static speed when air cooling, because for me louder static fans are less distracting than quieter fans that change their speed all the time.

 

Now i use water cooling and run my fan curve according to water temp, which is changing slowly, and so are the fans.

[espr3ss0]

1 hour ago, Stahlmann said:

As @minibois said, it's a lot about preference.

 

But personally i liked my fans to run at a static speed when air cooling, because for me louder static fans are less distracting than quieter fans that change their speed all the time.

 

Now i use water cooling and run my fan curve according to water temp, which is changing slowly, and so are the fans.

Interesting point of view.

[Slyceth]

Say you have 3 intake fans, one at the bottom, 2 at the front. And 2 outtake fans. One at the back and one at the top back. Wouldn't that mean the fan curve for the outtake fans have to be 1/3'd higher?

[espr3ss0]

I don't think so, there should be positive pressure so any intake should be more than out however I don't know if there is a strict ratio.