Building a PC can be a complicated endeavor, particularly for a first-timer. Even when it comes down to cooling, it can be hard to decide on picking up an air cooler or an all-in-one (AIO) water ...

CPU_FAN and CPU_OPT are entirely different and serve distinct purposes in the context of a computer cooling system. CPU_FAN or CPU Fan Header is the primary 4-pin fan header on a motherboard, and it ...

Just wondering if anyone out there has any documentation stating the max amp draw of the fan headers, specifically for a Gigabyte board.<BR><BR>I've seen posts on here where people have said that you ...

IIRC the extra pin on a 4 pin motherboard header may report if the fan has totally stopped, like a failure line, to tell the mobo to shut the CPU off. I've got an old 4 pin fan here from a '94 vintage ...

The point of this guide is to show the latest and greatest in fan control technology on Intel Z270 motherboards and to help you understand what each brand has to offer in their high-end products. I ...

Fan speed is temperature-controlled. The fan RPM range depends on what fan model you use. Fan control on the Gigabyte B550 Vision D can be accessed both in the BIOS, or through SIV in Windows. The ...

The key detail here is that not all motherboard fan headers are the same. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Lian Li has directly ...

Many of the chips inside a typical PC generate a lot of heat and require some form of active cooling to remain stable. Powerful recent hardware like Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3000-series graphics cards and ...

Fan Control is a great tool for doing exactly what its name suggests, giving you complete control over your system's fans, including your CPU and GPU fans, plus any water cooling pumps that you may ...

In this guide, we'll show you how to set your PC to respond to coolant temperature, rather than the CPU temperature. Why would you want to do that, you might ask. It seems logical to set your fans to ...

Thanks to innovative new designs, DIY PC building continues to improve, especially when putting together a gaming rig decked out with multiple fans, ARGB lighting, and modern components. MSI's new MPG ...