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What fan do you have, which motherboard and header is the fan plugged into, and what fan settings are you using?

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10 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

What fan do you have, which motherboard and header is the fan plugged into, and what fan settings are you using?

CPU - i7-4790

Motherboard - Asus z97-A

Using the stock fan and its on Smart mode, auto in bios and how do you check which header it is plugged into?

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47 minutes ago, Thenothing said:

CPU - i7-4790

Motherboard - Asus z97-A

Using the stock fan and its on Smart mode, auto in bios and how do you check which header it is plugged into?

The fan header will have labels like cpu_fan or cha_fan, etc.

The stock fan should be plugged into the cpu_fan header. Have you tried setting the fan to the Quiet or Silent preset?

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10 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

The fan header will have labels like cpu_fan or cha_fan, etc.

The stock fan should be plugged into the cpu_fan header. Have you tried setting the fan to the Quiet or Silent preset?

oh ive set it on standard and the cpu fan is plugged into the cpu_fan header

 

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2 hours ago, Thenothing said:

oh ive set it on standard and the cpu fan is plugged into the cpu_fan header

Turn it to the Silent or Quiet mode preset and that should lower your fan noise.

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