Can anyone help me out and tell me the correct speed my fans should be on my PC. It's a gaming PC with a rtx 3080 and it usually sits between 70 to 80 degrees whilst gaming. My fan speed is at 80% only when it reaches 80 degrees (default setting). Is this correct or should it be higher / lower?

Can someone plese tell me, the best setup for my fans to get better temperatures. Thanks

I see so many people asking about what fan curve is good or what temperatures are acceptable. I sturggled with this for a while and just expirmented myself for awhile with little help from online sources,

The first thing you have to understand is there is NO one size fits all fix to what your temps should be or how your fan curves should be set up, but hereare a few big pointers. Please note that this is a GAMING-FOCUSED guide.

no one-size-fits-all
Temperatures for pc parts are always in Celsius. Temps of 20-45 can be considered good "idle temps" depending on the CPU model and the cooler. Temps up to 80 degrees are completely fine for all core temps, and generally, 70-75 is a good place being on the "safe side". Generally, CPUs don't thermal 95 degrees, meaning they won't slow down until they hit 95. GPUS, have about the same tolerances, but keep in mind, with the larger DIE size of gpus, they have a hotspot temp as well as the general.

In regard to fan curves, it depends on your setup, CPU, ambient temperature and cooling solution. Usually the reason to use a fan curve is to make your setup as quiet as possible while still maintaining safe and high performing temperatures. You also want to make sure that your fans arn't speeding up and slowing rapidly and often. That will lead to more annoyance than having the fans at a higher speed, as well as damage to the fans.

The best way to control your fan curves depends on how convenient of a program you'd like. You can always control fan speeds within the bios, howver this can prove anbnoying to edit curves on the fly. I rewcomend using the open-source program "Fan Control." This is increadibly light on system components and increadibly easy to use.

The ideal way, in my opinion, to set up a fan curve is to use the highest fan speed that is not noticeable while gaming. Please note that this comes from the perspective of someone with the following parts:

King 95pro, Liquid Freezer III 360mm, 9800x3d, 2070s(soon to be upgraded)

If your parts run hot already in games(75+ degrees), please ignore this guide and continue to use default curves or make the fan speed higher. The easiest way to do this is to set the fan speeds manually to set speeds(%) and listen and choose the highest that is not noticeable. Do this for every different brand/model of fan in your system. Non audible is generally 800 rpm or lower depending on the fan

I would set that unoticable speed to the speed from 0 degrees up until 75 degrees. Then increase the speed from there until the fans are absolutely be maxed out at 85-90 degrees. The goal is to keep the fan speeds in the “non-audible range” while gaming, unless massive temp spikes happen. The same can be done for the AIO pump if applicable. I would recommend leaving the GPU alone or setting up a different curve for it.

The next step should be to test the fan curves. Use MSI Afterburner to monitor CPU/GPU temps while gaming. And just enjoy some games while keeping an eye out for high temps and an ear out for rapid changes in fan speed.

Here's an example of my fan curve for my case fans and AIO fans

https://imgur.com/a/Hb5uknA

*note: my cpu hits 50-60 in most games(cyberpunk, indiana, etc). with this and 65-70 in Warzone(cpu demanding)

If your cpu is hitting the higher temps where the fans change speed(75+ according to this guide), the curves should be changed. This kind of rapid changing of fan curves should not be happening. If this is the case, increase the length of the increase to spread out the increase in fan speed (make the slope smaller and increase the length). Additionally confirm the GPU is under 80ish degrees.

Please note that the fan curves can be highly dependant on your setup, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Note that this is coming from someone with a relatively cool CPU and a good cooler. Lower tier coolers may require a very different fan curve, likely with higher speeds and a longer ramp-up.

I hope that this helps some newer builders. Please let me know if you have any quistions or concerns.

Looking for the ideal curve for sound, coolness and wear and tear on components. So what's everyone working with?

I got an H9 flow case, and with a Ryzen 7 5800x I want to get good cooling, so this is what I came up with, I just want some peer reviewing, thanks in advance!

My math says that exhaust fans will have to run at 1.5x the speed of the intakes to have equal pressure, so as long as I have 2 different fan controllers I'll be good, right?

Specs:
NZXT H9 flow

Ryzen 7 5800x
Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5
Tempest Fan 120mm PWM x10
MSI B550 Gaming Pro.

Hello, I have a small question for you. Namely, does anyone perhaps know where to find some chart for setting the curve (fans speed) for gaming and video editing? Or maybe any of you have or could come up with some reasonable one so that the fans don't go at 80% when davinci resolve is on (I set them that way XD). Thank you very much in advance!

MB: MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI

CPU: i7-13700K

GPU: rtx 4070ti

MEMORY: G.SKILL 32GB (2x16GB) 6400MHz CL32 Trident Z5

CASE: Lian Li Lancool III

Note:

I have 4 fans and a 360mm AIO (3 fans)

My case has 2 intake fans at front and 1 exhaust at back. It has space for 2 fans at top. How I should configure them? I will be using an air cooler for the CPU.

I have 4 fans 2 exhaust 1 intake 1 cpu air cooler

I use my pc for regular everyday stuff and for gaming

I’d like my pc to be as quiet as possible without compromising performance when gaming.

I have a Ryzen 5 2600x undervolted, and don’t play games that are too demanding (FPS mainly).

I have an ASUS board with options for standard, silent or turbo.

My question is, would silent mode compromise performance relative to standard? And if different fans should be set to different levels I.e. could I keep intake and exhaust at a lower level and just have cpu on a set mode etc?

All my life I've only ever built and put together middle of the road computers that are usually two generations behind on their CPU and GPU. As a result I never really needed to worry much about temperatures and never picked up much knowledge in regard to cooling. After a lot of saving and financially responsible decisions, I hit a point where I felt safe going all in on a machine just this once for the fun of it, and so I've just built a new computer with specs that actually mean I want to pay attention to temperatures. I'm affectionately referring to it as my mid-life crisis computer.

So my question is, in regard to the longevity of parts, what's my best bet for fan settings among the following using Fan Control v157? I don't really care about noise since I'm using a decent set of noise cancelling headphones, my entire concern is the long term health of the components.

1. Just flat, 50 or 75% fan speed around the clock

2. Flat plateaus (ex: 33% power between 0 and 45C, 66% power between 46 and 60C, 100% power at 75C and above)

3. A straight line "curve from 0 to 100% with a single minimum and max temp

4. An actual curve.

The computer: I've got a i9-13900k, 4090RTX FE, 64gb of RAM, and 6tb of NVME.2 4th gen. My cooling setup is a 360mm AIO positioned to exhaust out the top, three 140mm intake fans, four 120mm intake fans, and a single 140mm exhaust fan. The case is a Corsair Airflow 7000D.

Side note in case it matters: I've power limited the CPU to 200 watts so it maxes out at 77C under load (it was shooting up to 100c instantly under load tests at stock settings, hot tamale). The GPU is running stock settings since the FE seems pretty well optimized out the box and I'm not doing anything other than gaming with it.

Currently my bottom and side are intake and Top AIO and back are exhaust. My ideal CPU package temp is around 45C and GPU is 35-40C and while gaming CPU is around 65C and GPU is 62C. My ambient room temperature is around 25/26*C.

After watching a lot of youtube videos, most people suggest side AIO as intake and the rest as my setup. So suppose i change my AIO to side as intake and my SL 120mm to top as exhaust how much improvement are we talking about ? Is it worth the hassle as i am pretty new to building PC and this was build with the help of knowledgeable person.

My CPU is Ryzen 7800x3d GPU - Gigabyte RTX 4090 gaming OC Motherboard- MSI B650 Tomahawk AIO - galalah trinity ii performance 2 - set of 3 SL 120 fans Back exhaust is Noctua NF-F12

Thanks for any reply or suggestions in advance. Any Advice is welcome.

So I just got a few fans recently and was wondering what fan setup is the best for the best cooling? At the moment I have 2 fans in the front for intake, 2 top fans for exhaust, and 1 rear fan for exhaust. Is this a good setup? Or is there a better one I could do?

Just a dream for now, hopefully becoming a reality in about 6 months. Put this list together after some research but I haven't been in the loop for a long time (the only PC I've ever built was in 2008).

Let me know if anything stands out as a bad or not cost effective choice. Ignore the peripherals etc.

PC part picker list

Which would be a better option for fan layout? Possibly neither of these?

https://imgur.com/a/i2Ak7bu

Many thanks.

This is the PC I bought: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-gaming-desktop-intel-core-i7-9700f-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-2070-super-1tb-hdd-480gb-solid-state-drive-black/6362981.p?skuId=6362981

I’ve never owned a gaming pc before and want to utilize my fans to their ability to cool my system. Couple questions though:

1. What is the best and/or proper program to use for controlling the fan speed of my 5 fans?

2. What is the desired temp to be in while playing a heavy graphics game? Like the game “Control” on Ultra settings.

3. Once I get help with the proper program to use, it safe to always have the fans at a higher speeds if I don’t mind the noise? (Instead of an “profile” mode)

• CPU cooler : Noctua NH-D15

• 3 x Arctic PWM PST 140mm (daisy-chained) as Front intake

• 1 x Arctic PWM PST 140mm as Back exhaust

• 1 x Arctic PWM PST 140mm as Top (back) exhaust

• Case : NZXT H5 Flow

• CPU : Ryzen 7800x3D

This works like a charm. As you can see, idling in Windows the fans barely spin and the CPU sits at a cool 40°C. No noise!

I set the curves so that the case fans ramp up to max 60%, and the CPU fans to 100%. It does get a little bit more noisy then but still very bearable. CPU temp doesn't go beyond 80°C even when running things like Cinebench, OCCT, etc.

I love this build and I love Fan Control!

I'm talking about case fans. I have 3 of them. 2 front intake, 1 top exhaust. They are all the same model PWM fan.

In pic # 1, that is the default setting. Smart Fan mode is not set. So what it appears to me is that when Smart Fan mode is unset, you can only set static values for the fans. So doesn't this mean the fan will spin at the same speed regardless of temperature changes in my PC. Is that correct?

In pic # 2, I just show that you can change the voltage (and therefore rpm) of the fan up to 12 V.

In pic # 3, I show what Smart Fan mode looks like. You can see that now we have a curve to play with. I am able to manipulate each of the 4 points on the curve.

You can see at the left there are settings. They are:

• PWM or DC

• Temperature Source. Options are: CPU, System, MOS, PCH, CPU socket

• step up time. From 0.1 - 0.7s

• step down time. From 0.1 - 1.0s

My Questions

1. Should I have my fans set to Smart Fan mode? I'm wondering why this was not the default? And should all be set to that mode, or just some?

2. If I do use SMart Fan mode, should I change this curve at all? Is it just about tinkering with it until you are happy with how it sounds and performs?

3. I'm kinda confused about the difference between DC and PWM modes. I used to think that PWM fans can change speed while DC cannot. But know I know that DC can change speed, too. So what is the point of PWM, and should I have it selected?

4. What temp source should I use for each fan? I was told most gamers choose GPU. But I don't have that as an option. "System" is the only one I don't where its measuring, do you know?

5. What to set for set up and step down time?

Thanks for your help!

Just finished up with this build and I'm wondering what the best fan configuration for this case would be. Seems to me like I've got to much positive pressure in the case but I'm not sure. Lmk.