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What's everyone using for fan control nowadays?

 

I'm running an EK Nucleus 360 AIO, motherboard is an MSI Godlike x670e, the MSI center software is terrible

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There is the free one call "Fan Control" on GitHub I believe. 

GETFANCONTROL.COM

Fan Control is a free software that allows the user to control their CPU, GPU and case fans using temperatures.

 

 

 

I use Argus....I think there is a 30-day trial to check it out. 

 

WWW.ARGUSMONITOR.COM

Take a look a the best Fan Control Software for Windows. Control your fans based on all temperatures, like CPU, GPU, Mainboard, AIO liquid and external temperature sources.

 

 

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  On 28/10/2024 at 12:51, Hequaqua said:

There is the free one call "Fan Control" on GitHub I believe. 

 
GETFANCONTROL.COM

Fan Control is a free software that allows the user to control their CPU, GPU and case fans using temperatures.

 

 

 

I use Argus....I think there is a 30-day trial to check it out. 

 

WWW.ARGUSMONITOR.COM

Take a look a the best Fan Control Software for Windows. Control your fans based on all temperatures, like CPU, GPU, Mainboard, AIO liquid and external temperature sources.

 

 

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Yep, Fan Control was going to be my suggestion unless you have access to AquaSuite.

 

Had never heard of Argus.

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I've been using it for quite a while. Love it actually.

 

I don't mind paying for software that works really. Gigabytes used to be better when you could just download and use what you wanted or needed....but now everything is bundled....and their aRGB does wacky stuff on all the newer boards, at least for me. Asus Armoury Crate is like a cancer. I don't need 10+processes for fan control. lol

 

Fan Control works great too, but sometimes it won't pick up some of the fans I use. I haven't used it in a while since I have Argus. Might have to look into it when my subscription runs out on Argus. I think I paid for 3yrs.

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If Fan Control does not work (it does not function for all of my systems) you can also try Argus Monitor for fan control. I have found it to sometimes work in scenarios that Fan Control has not. I disable all the other features it has, because I don't want or need them, and leave only the fan controls enabled.

WWW.ARGUSMONITOR.COM

Take a look a the best Fan Control Software for Windows. Control your fans based on all temperatures, like CPU, GPU, Mainboard, AIO liquid and external temperature sources.

 

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Wow, sorry everyone, I wasn't getting notified of replies.

 

Ok I checked out fan control, it seems to be working. I have 1 channel it's not picking up (pump 2) but I have a noctua fan hub that's waiting to be installed this weekend to solve that issue.

 

Aquasuite is also paid software as well? and requires hardware if I recall correctly?

 

I have also not heard of argus, I'll check it out.

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  On 02/11/2024 at 04:40, maddangerous said:

Wow, sorry everyone, I wasn't getting notified of replies.

 

Ok I checked out fan control, it seems to be working. I have 1 channel it's not picking up (pump 2) but I have a noctua fan hub that's waiting to be installed this weekend to solve that issue.

 

Aquasuite is also paid software as well? and requires hardware if I recall correctly?

 

I have also not heard of argus, I'll check it out.

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Yeah I only mentioned Aquasuite if you had one of their fan controllers or something. Otherwise I think you'll be fine with the free software or this Argus.

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I use the RGB hub/fan hub that came with my case. The anidees Ai Crystal AR3 midtower. It can support fan speeds and RGB control and up to 7 fans. Unfortunately, the fans have their own proprietary connectors.. but basically everything is plugged into a box in the back, the box is powered by a SATA power connector, and it has a PWM connector that goes to my CPU fan header, this allows for controlling ALL the fans speed through a curve in the BIOS. For RGB, it has a ARGB connector I believe that goes to the motherboard, this allows control through OpenRGB but I have an Asus board so I know exactly about the Armoury Crate cancer as I used to use Aura Creator for RGB control.

 

Other features are that it comes with a remote. Pressing the power button lets you toggle between fan and light strip LEDs off, controlled via software, or controlled via the anidees box itself and it has like 200 different patterns as well as just simple solid red, blue, green or white.

 

If you don't plug in the the PWM connector from the box, you can control fan speed manually using the included remote which has a low, medium and full blast option.

 

This is a picture of the remote.

 

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There are similar solutions from Corsair at the very least now, I think their RGB water coolers come with a similar box.

 

But that's my (lengthy) solution. Been using it since I rebuilt my box into this case in Jan 2020.

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I ended up picking up a Noctua fan controller.. and they didn't provide a 4 pin reference wire. So that's fun. I grabbed a couple cables, just have to get around to installing it.

 

I think I've got a thermal paste application issue, my temps swing wildly and they did not previously. I had just used the stock EK pre-applied paste, and wanted to swap it out for thermal grizzly...

my first application was bad (shown in image). I haven't looked at the second. Tried using the spread method, which I've seen suggested for Ryzen 5/7000.

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  On 18/11/2024 at 05:07, maddangerous said:

I ended up picking up a Noctua fan controller.. and they didn't provide a 4 pin reference wire. So that's fun. I grabbed a couple cables, just have to get around to installing it.

 

I think I've got a thermal paste application issue, my temps swing wildly and they did not previously. I had just used the stock EK pre-applied paste, and wanted to swap it out for thermal grizzly...

my first application was bad (shown in image). I haven't looked at the second. Tried using the spread method, which I've seen suggested for Ryzen 5/7000.

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Wow, either some serious pump out, or convexity.

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  On 18/11/2024 at 05:16, Sir Beregond said:

Wow, either some serious pump out, or convexity.

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Yeah, I haven't put the time in to figure it out, I'm tired of taking this thing apart lmao

I'm pretty positive that application i didn't use enough paste though.

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