Controlling your case fans speed level?

[ingoi]

So I recently bought some new case fans but they are a bit loud so I want to turn down the speed levelsince it really doesn't need to be going that fast. Can you name me some programs that can control speed levels? So far I know of two methods SpeedFan and manually going into bios. Speedfan unfortunately doesn't work as the fans never get listed

 

My fans are a 3 pin connector

 

MotherBoard    MB ASROCK Z97 ANNIVERSARY R    

[LeapFrogMasterRace]

I use speed fan and don't have issues with it. Did you watch a tutorial? It can be kinda complicated at first and won't work until you change a few things. 

[ingoi]

26 minutes ago, LeapFrogMasterRace said:

I use speed fan and don't have issues with it. Did you watch a tutorial? It can be kinda complicated at first and won't work until you change a few things. 

I have not, can you link me one?

 

EDIT

So tryed it again speedfan doesn't give me a option to slow down fan

 

Edited May 10, 2016 by ingoi

[DominicNikon]

14 minutes ago, LeapFrogMasterRace said:

I use speed fan and don't have issues with it. Did you watch a tutorial? It can be kinda complicated at first and won't work until you change a few things. 

you can control 3 pin fans? i thought that was only for 4 pin

[Cyracus]

speedfan doesn't always work, but you can try the beta, see if it helps.  Asrock, ugh, smash with hammer. get a mobo that has a program for this

[ingoi]

1 hour ago, Cyracus said:

speedfan doesn't always work, but you can try the beta, see if it helps.  Asrock, ugh, smash with hammer. get a mobo that has a program for this

I'll keep that in mind next time I buy another motherboard, what would I be looking for the in motherboards specifications to know that it can accept the program though?

[LogicalDrm]

Have you made curves in advanced settings? Speedfan needs bit more than adjusting sliders in main screen. I would link my own way but on mobile atm. There's good guide by one member here too.

[bgibbz]

On May 11, 2016 at 7:45 PM, ingoi said:

I'll keep that in mind next time I buy another motherboard, what would I be looking for the in motherboards specifications to know that it can accept the program though?

My msi mobo came with command Cerberus utility which allows me to manually change fans and set fan curves. 

[Cyracus]

I was mistaken, it does have a fan tuning program, it's just...ugh follow link, pick os from the list and download A-tuning utility http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z97%20Anniversary/?cat=Download  here's documentation on the utility that may help http://www.manualslib.com/manual/697082/Asrock-Z97-Extreme4.html?page=46 still find Asrock to be a huge pain. But Asus, Gigabyte and Msi have fan tuning utilities, just off the top of my head

[WoodenMarker]

On 5/10/2016 at 3:42 PM, DominicNikon said:

you can control 3 pin fans? i thought that was only for 4 pin

Yes, you can. DC and PWM are just different ways of powering the fan with PWM allowing for a larger range of rpm's and more torque. 

1 hour ago, Cyracus said:

I was mistaken, it does have a fan tuning program, it's just...ugh follow link, pick os from the list and download A-tuning utility http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z97%20Anniversary/?cat=Download  here's documentation on the utility that may help http://www.manualslib.com/manual/697082/Asrock-Z97-Extreme4.html?page=46 still find Asrock to be a huge pain. But Asus, Gigabyte and Msi have fan tuning utilities, just off the top of my head

Asrock's fan tuning is easily better than Gigabyte's or Msi's with more flexibility for fan speeds. I specifically recommend avoiding Gigabyte motherboards if you want fine tuning for fans since they've practically removed actual custom fan control options with their latest boards. 

 

The z97 Anniversary should have no issue controlling fan speeds through the motherboard settings or SpeedFan.

When using SpeedFan, make sure to enable manual control in the Advanced tab, set target temps for each fan in the Temperature tab, and your % rpm range in the Speed tab. 

[aisle9]

On 5/10/2016 at 6:39 PM, ingoi said:

I have not, can you link me one?

 

EDIT

So tryed it again speedfan doesn't give me a option to slow down fan

 

Looks like you're trying to manually adjust fan speed. You can do that by deselecting the "Automatic Fan Speed" box at the top, and you'll have the equivalent of a hardware fan controller. SpeedFan is better utilized by setting up curves for each fan, though. It's a bear to set up, and YouTube is definitely your friend, but it's so, so worth it when all is said and done.

2 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

I specifically recommend avoiding Gigabyte motherboards if you want fine tuning for fans since they've practically removed actual custom fan control options with their latest boards.

Couldn't help but laugh at this. Were it not for SpeedFan, I'm not sure that I could survive my Gigabyte mobo.

[Hunched]

Didn't read everything but enough to see there's a struggle.

Here's the best guide I've ever seen for SpeedFan

http://www.silentpcreview.com/SpeedFan

Gave me info on settings I could not find anywhere else