Fans in PCs can be objectionably loud. In many cases, the amount of noise produced by the fan can be considerably reduced by lowering its speed. Although this will decrease the amount of cooling, this ...

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 ...

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 ...

This Processor Fan Control circuit is intended to be used with relatively old PCs, since more recent models generally have a fan control circuit already integrated into the motherboard. These ...

As anyone who has worked with their laptop on their lap knows, after a while your computer gets hot. The greater the demands you place on your notebook, such as running multiple programs or using ...

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 ...

Under normal circumstances, the CPU in your desktop PC generates modest amounts of heat; a smart fan on top of the CPU runs just fast enough to keep it cool. At this speed, you barely hear the fan.

Another common mistake is omitting the rear fan. This fan is one of the most important in the system because it sits in the ...

So, I'm using a stock Intel cooler with my i7-2600K, and I'm noticing that the cooler isn't running at a consistent "humm". It keeps wavering (the RPM slightly speeds up for just a second and slows ...