Basically title. I want to use fan control software so I can have smoother fan curves. Would I need to disable bios fan control completely or will the software fan control just "take over" once I'm logged into windows?

Thanks!

Hi all. Hoping someone can help me out with a motherboard issue. I have an ASUS Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) with a Corsair H100i cooler.

For 5 years there haven’t been any problems (since the initial setup), but suddenly last night my motherboard has decided to enable Q-Fan control in the BIOS. As my cooler is a closed-loop liquid cooler, there is no “CPU fan” so upon booting, I get a CPU fan error.

Once I go into the BIOS and disable Q-Fan control, everything works as normal. Trouble is, despite me “saving” this setting when exiting the BIOS screen, if I fully power down my PC (I usually switch off the mains power at night) the motherboard decides to switch Q-Fan control back to “auto” and I get the CPU fan error again the next time I boot up.

Is there a reason why the setting isn’t being saved? Am I doing something dumb? Does anyone know why this just started happening? Why do I have so many questions?

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, I've turned on my first ever build and it seems to be working and sending me into the BIOS correctly :D :D :D :D.

However I have a couple of queries before proceeding:

QUESTION 01

I have a Corsair H150i Pro XT installed and as instructed by the manual, it's connected to CPU_FAN header on my Maximus XI Hero Motherboard.

I've read online that the pump must receive full 12V power at all times as it was designed to run at constant full speed. And therefore, Q-fan control for CPU_FAN must be disabled to avoid damaging the pump.

Should I already do go ahead and do this before installing Windows or can I just wait to disable that once Windows and Corsair's iCUE software is safely installed?

TLDR: Just wondering if I will damage the pump if I don't disable the Q-fan control straight away basically?

QUESTION 02

My Maximus XI Hero (Wi-Fi) Motherboard is currently on BIOS version 1401 and using an i9-9900k (screenshots of BIOS summaries here). Is it neccessary to upate my BIOS before installing windows or can I go ahead?

Thanks a lot for any help and answers!

Hi all! I've recently moved to b550 f gaming and I see the option Q Fan. And I was wondering should I just leave this option as it is as default settings or should I go into q Fan tab and click optimise all and then save the settings ?

Does clicking on 'optomise all' make any difference in performance ?

Which option is better ?

Hi all,

I'm using 6 120mm xspc rgb fans connected through a 12v xspc 4-pin pwm hub. The hub then connects to chassis 2 fan header on an asus z390-e motherboard. The fans are rated for 800-2200 rpm. When I set the fan curve to the very minimum speed (20% i think), for some reason the fans start at 1240 rpm... I was confused at how it started at this speed but after some guessing I figured its 800rpm+(20% of 2200) which comes to 1240 rpm. Is there a way to set the minimum speed at 800?

Thank you so much and please let me know if I need to clarify on anything!

Hey Everyone,

Finished a new build, curious but are we supposed to use ASUS Q-Fan control and hit "Optimize" in the BIOS or is it better to ignore as the board has AI that will handle it? Or should I leave it alone and use a trusted fan control app if needed?

The board is the ASUS B850-F and a Ryzen 9950x3d w/ a Noctua DH-15 G2 cooler in a ASUS ProArt PA602 case.

Some threads said you should so the system can understand the max speed the fans can hit - is this true?

Sorry its been 9 years since I built a new pc - unsure atm :/
Also - is it better to do fan optimization in the morning after the pc has been off for the night to get a better read or does it not matter?