Cooling Performance vs Acoustics: What's More Important?

[Kaamos_Llama]

Sure you don't mean Speedfan? I used to use it on Intel 10 years ago but it hasn't been updated in years and has no idea what Ryzen was

SpeedFan - Access temperature sensor in your computer

Jay when he was younger

I stopped using Fan Control last year as one of its drivers has ring0 access and it also conflicts with HWINFO with regard to sensor temps. It kept reading my CPU as cooler than it really was.

No it was definitely Fan Control I was using, I hated Speed Fan when I tried it and never went back to it, it was awful 10 years ago, but probably improved since then.

 

[Colif]

Fan Control only came out in Sept 2020 so it might have been early on and its way better now.
Speedfan hasn't changed since 2016 so no, it hasn't got any better.

 

[Charagma]

Thank you for all the explanations. Personally, I only have 1 fan in my whole system so would not use it on this one, but good to know that there are different controlling software's out there that can pretty much give you the best of both worlds.

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

Fan Control only came out in Sept 2020 so it might have been early on and its way better now.
Speedfan hasn't changed since 2016 so no, it hasn't got any better.

I started using Fan Control on my I7 7700K system and it worked perfectly, then when I got a Ryzen system it didnt work at all. Checking my purchase history I picked up the current motherboard in February 2021 so there it is

 

[Colif]

I didn't need it when I put the last PC together in 2020, as I was using a Corsair AIO as intake which had its own software, and the two chassis fans were DC
It was only after I replaced the chassis fans with Noctua ones that I had any need for fan controlling software. That was around end of 2021. So it adds up.

 

[Johnway]

in the grand scheme of things, performance is more important. if your fans can't cool but are quiet, they're not worth the job. but on the flip side, i always buy bequiet bespoke stuff to reduce the sound and stop my machine sounding like a jet engine and annoying everyone in the house.

in an ideal world, i want both and i'm always going to spend that bit more to keep things cool but also sounding quiet. My next worry of course is where the heat is going to go. As the parts get more powerful they run hotter and require more fans and the heat goes into my room. My room is already one of the warmest during the summer and will likely feel like a sweat box as my PC acts like a damn heater.

 

[Colif]

My room is the same in summer, house is set up so I freeze in winter and get the summer heat in summer, so I know how it feels to play games all summer in a heat box - its one reason I covered my windows up, keeps room cooler.

2019/20 was a really hot summer - when its over 40c outside I didn't even bother turning PC on - so when it came to making last PC I went water cooling to keep temps lower. We haven't had a hot summer since that year, or at least, not as hot. So it was kind of pointless to have an AIO for that purpose.
I am back on air again, I see what summer brings in a 4 months time.

I want cool and quiet, so having fans that can achieve that is the aim. I think I am there now, even have these waiting to be put in

they replace my bottom fans once it gets a little warmer and I need them.

water doesn't really help, while it reduces heat spikes, if you play all day it soaks up the heat and for next few hours after PC is off it stays warm, so if you sleep in same room as PC, its a question... do you want your heat now or later.

 

[Zuruchon]

Its just a software fan curve, so the fans are running for example at 50% at 50 degrees C CPU temperature and 100% at 90 C steadily ramping up as temps increase.

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There are different softwares that do it for CPU and GPU. I think all the motherboard manufacturers have their own versions and there are others, not sure what is good at the moment I'm just using the Gigabyte version which is fine for me.

Learned a new thing today. I just had to read more about these software. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Charagma]

I could write a little program that plays a Milli Vanilli song every time your CPU hits 30 percent usage!

Do you still write programs? Looking for someone that is willing to take on a non-profit project by re-inventing a piece of software from the 70's.

 

[Zed Clampet]

Do you still write programs? Looking for someone that is willing to take on a non-profit project by re-inventing a piece of software from the 70's.

I do, but I'm going through some health things at the moment that would probably make it a bad idea. When I get to the other side and finish my other commitment, I'll check to see if you are still in need.

 

[Charagma]

Thank you. Very small project that was originally written for and by David Bowie. When you are ready let me know. It is hidden on a website (and really mean hidden and only a few are aware of it. AI without copyright protection (Yes if you thought using an AI melody or lyrics is copyright free, think again) .... kind of thing and dates back to the 70's) but think if revived you will have many lyricists loving you.

 

[neogunhero]

I've always used BIOS and Afterburner to set fan curves, but decided to check out Fan Control last night. It only detected one fan out of 6 I have installed in the case, and my GPU fans. It names all the mobo connectors, and they were all blank/no sensor. Very strange because I know all the fans are working, so I had to deduce what was causing the issue.

My three Noctua fan splitters are causing the issue it appears. It's useful because I can connect two fans to a single header, and the way my case is set up it made it a lot easier to get everything connected. I looked at it a bit last night but was too tired to fiddle with all the cables, however after taking a long look at my PC, I think I can rewire some things around to have at least four of the six fan cased connected direct to the mobo so that Fan Control can read them.

Unfortunately I think my two CPU fans are going to have to stay on the splitter. There is barely any clearance from the top of my massive air cooler to the top of the case, and it seems too difficult to try to get it connected to the mobo connectors. At least the CPU stays cool always, so I'm not too worried about that.