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How to sync AIO cooler to fan to motherboard
I am pretty new to hardware and I’m currently trying to connect my AIO cooler with my other fans to the motherboard but unfortunately when I tried to change the RGB color, the fans and the cooler are ...
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PC turns on for a split second then turns off
My PC recently stopped working. I turned it on one day and heard a pop then it turned off and when I tried to turn it on it wouldn’t.
I assumed it was the PSU so I changed it but then after trying to ...
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How to find replacement fan for PSU?
I would like to replace my PSU fan because it makes a well hearable noise (it is the fan, confirmed). First I hoped a simple lubrication will do it, but unfortunately the fan center is completely ...
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wiring of large number of fans
I want to bring power to 8 power-hungry PWM (4pin) PC fans. The manual for the motherboard specifies max power delivery of fan connection of 1A. There is just one "chassis" connection, the ...
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How to connect this seemingly 10 pin fan connector to my 4 pin CPU fan header on my motherboard
I want to connect the following 10 pin fan connector on a fan array in the front of my 1u server case to my motherboard. I have not found a way to do so and from searching online there are no 10 pin ...
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Computer not powering on, only short PSU fan spin and short GPU LEDs powering on
I've replaced my CPU fan on my desktop PC yesterday and got it to a point where it was working fine afterwards. Now I have just moved the desktop from the floor back to its location and it won't power ...
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I need help finding why my computer was fried [closed]
So, my power supply burned out, and it happened for the second time in a row. The first time it was because I was using old drivers, but later on me and the original owner changed the hard drive to ...
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CPU fan restarts after power and PC not booting to bios
I've browsed for other similar threads and I haven't got my desired answer because symptoms were different in a way, though I still tried the suggested actions for troubleshooting, still haven't ...
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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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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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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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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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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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