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How efficient is multi-channel fan controller over individually stepped down fans? [closed]
Suppose I have a decent fan controller with 4 channels.
I have four identical 12v fans set to run at 12v, 9v, 7v and 5v respectively.
On the other hand, I am using resistors to step down voltage and ...
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Pc fans keep spinning after shutdown
I recently build a new system with the following specs:
CPU: i7-7700, PSU: evga 550 g3, MB: msi-z270-a-pro, RAM: cosair vengeance 4x4 gb, SSD: Intel 600p m2
, (no graphics card at the moment)
The ...
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Something burnt out in my media PC, but not sure what
I have a simple compact media PC. Had it for a while and replaced the guts earlier this year (not the case or the PSU). I also moved it to a location that I now realize had much worse ventilation. It ...
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GPU Fan really loud, all the time
I have a GTX 560 TI that appears to be stuck at a 100% fan speed all the time. The fan is running extremely fast.
It runs around 25 degrees Celsius, which I would expect for a fan going that fast
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Power supply for just IDE hardrives and fans
here is what i am trying to do. i have several old IDE hard drives that i want to rig up as back ups. i am ordering IDE to USB adapters then running the USBs into a hub and from that hub i am plugging ...
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Can I use a 4 pin molex connector for a desktop fan like this?
I am wondering if it is safe to leave the extra black and yellow wire disconnected coming from the fan to the power supply, like this image below. I just don't want to damage anything, the fan only ...
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How do i swap fans?
I have a 2 pin adapter fan that I want to swap to a 3 pin adapter fan. I bought a "3 pin to 2 pin" adapter but when I connect the adapter to the 3 pin fan, the other end doesn't have pins that can ...
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Motherboard no boot or any fans turning on
Good day everyone!
Yesterday, I brought home my motherboard(biostar H81MG) together with the cpu(i5-4440) from my office and tried to make it my gaming mobo and processor. It's like a year old and ...
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Lowering APU Voltage increases performance?
I have an AMD APU (A6-4400M) and sometimes performance decreases when TurboCore increases Voltage/Clock speed.
I use AMD Overdrive to manage Voltage and CPU Speed cause my fan gets crazy when reaching ...
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Can a large power supply cause overheating?
I have a laptop which is just over one year old, and ever since I have had it, there have been some very serious overheating problems. The fan is almost always at full blast, which is incredibly loud, ...
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Should CPU fan be run at lower power, or from PSU?
I recently bought an overclocking CPU fan for use with my Asus Sabertooth x99 MB. The CPU_FAN pins provide a max of 12W 1A according to the MB manual, but my fan is rated at 14.4W 1.2A, so would it be ...
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Should the intake fan of a power supply be pointed upwards or downwards if the computer resides on carpet floor?
I have a chassis where one can hook up the PSU on the bottom only. I have a carpet floor which means that dust is more prone to get into the chassis. There is a filter on the bottom of the chassis, ...
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How to get enough watts for Power Supply
I have a Pre-built computer it's the Phantom 410 case with AMD-FX 6300 prossesor,
but the power supply is only 150 watt. I want to add a fan, but I can't buy a new power supply, so how do I use power ...
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Third-party AC adapter for Acer Veriton L460 desktop causes fans to continuously run at full speed, even when system is powered off
I'm not sure this is the the right place to be asking but it seemed like the best option.
I acquired an Acer Veriton L460 (Ultra SFF Desktop) which requires an AC converter of 19V 17.1A so I ...
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Computer making various noises and sometimes runs slowly
My computer has been making some very strange noises for several months now. The first noise it made was when I installed Speed Fan and after the second time of running the program, my computer made a ...
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PSU fan (power supply fan) not spinning. But computer works
The PSU fan on my computer is not spinning at all. I've now run a high def video for 20 mins and it's still not spinning at all. I read there's power saving features that will power down the fan, but ...
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Screen pitch black after random shudown, Gpu's fans full speed.
This morning I went to power up my pc and BAM. My screen is pitch black.
Noticed that Gpu's fans were at full speed. Switched to my moba gpu and well, it works fine.
I cant understand if it's a GPU ...
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How can a case fan with a 8pin connector plug into the 4pin fan header on the motherboard?
I recently bought a Delta 12cm case fan online and it has a 8pin connector (but only 7 wires) which I can't plug it into the motherboard. I put a typical 3pin fan connector beside it in the image, so ...
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How does airflow work inside ATX PSUs with 12cm fans? [closed]
It sucks in air from inside the case but how does the heated air get out of the PSU? There's holes at the back but we all know that hot air doesn't travel sideways unless forced. Also in my case the ...
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PC black screen and fast fans
so I've had big issues with my computer for about 2 months now. After 2 years, my video card seemingly died, so I bought a 280x as a replacement. Well after 2 months, if supposedly failed as well, so ...
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Computer fans turn on, but nothing else
I've done some google searches, but nothing seems to fix my problem.
I just got a computer from a friend, saying that it wasn't turning on anymore. I took it home, powered it up, and viola! beep ...
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What will make computer parts (PSU, MB, SSD, HDD, Fans) last longer: keeping PC always on or turning off regularly [closed]
Before I continue, there is no answer to this question on StackExchange.
One is
Is it harmful to keep PC always on? [duplicate]
a duplicate of
Is it better to leave your computer on all the ...
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3-pin CPU cooler on socket 1150 has allways only constant fixed fan speed
I have following PC configuration
MB ASUS Z97-P with Intel Core i5-4460
Cooler Master X Dream i117
As per here the cooler works well on 1150 socket.
But ASUS Fan Xpert cannot adjust the cooler fan ...
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Should you worry about high voltage and wattage on a non-overclocked computer?
I've been wondering if I should be worried at all about high wattage or voltage on a non-overclocked computer. I say non-overclocked because when I Google search this question or something similar it ...
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cpu's fan increases without reaching a settle point [closed]
I'm encouterning the followning phenomenon on the hardware side of a pc: When powering up the machine, the cpu's fan (cpu cooler's fan accuratelly) is starting to rotate, but it doesn't settle down to ...
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Radeon Graphics loud fan, unable to boot
I have an ASUS P6TD Deluxe with a Core i7 CPU (950 @ 3.07 GHZ), 6 GB Ram.
I am running a PSU ANTEC 550 Watts. On it, I am running a quite new Radeon R9 290X.
The system is booting of a Kingston SSD, ...
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CPU, GPU fans spinning at full speed after shutdown
My computer has been running fine for 4 years, but yesterday it starts to exhibit odd behavior:
After I shut down the computer, the CPU and GPU fans start spinning at full speed (everything else ...
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Connecting mother board, power supply, and tower
I am working on putting together a desktop for the first time and and ran into a problem, I am not sure how to connect the fans that came in my tower, my power supply, and connect them all to the ...
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Repair/Replace the Graphic Card's fan
Yesterday, I was cleaning my PC and after that, I tried to boot my pc and itself automatically after sometime.
I checked all the fans and notice that my Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS Graphic card fan is ...
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how do I know whether a fan error on post requires action?
I have an HP a6400f PC, (it's a tower) and after a brief power blackout, I started getting a generic "Fan error" problem upon startup. I can click through the error and boot into Ubuntu. Bios/...
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