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Currently, your case fan speeds are based solely on your CPU temperature. I recommend creating a "Mix" fan curve, with the function set to "Max". Add your CPU and your GPU graphs to this Mix/Max and then assign the Mix/Max to your case fans. Doing so will set your case fans to ramp up in speed if either your CPU or GPU gets hot. Edit: Here's a screenshot of what I'm suggesting. My "Max GPU" is also a Mix -> Max, but for your purposes, pretend that it's just a standard GPU fan curve graph. https://imgur.com/a/u3LZsUQ Answer from Slickrickx17 on reddit.com

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r/FanControl on Reddit: Rate my Fan Control setup!

March 29, 2024 -

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!

Fan Control is truly a blessing for the PC community!

Watch this video from Jayztwocents. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDPKVKBMQU8&t=468s You should use "Mix" so you case fans are not just ramping up based on a single sensor. Second thing is, lower your step down percentages from default 8% to something like 3% as Jay says. The reason is it takes time to exhaust heat and if you were to suddenly slow down the fan speeds there is residual heat causing the sensors to think it's hot again and thus making it ramp up unnecessarily. You shouldn't worry about fans being too fast. You should be cooling your components as best as possible to maintain their longevity, everything else doesn't matter. Noise is the only thing if it's always running loud, but that would be due to cpu/gpu maxing out too often and that just means you need an upgrade. Based on your specs, you shouldn't be running hot that often.

reddit.com › r/fancontrol › what's the best way to set fan control (program) to control fans?

r/FanControl on Reddit: What's the best way to set Fan Control (program) to control fans?

August 31, 2024 -

So Im new to the whole Fan Control app and I was wondering your guys suggestions on how to set the fans? Right now I have them paired to the CPUs sensor ( case fans and Ram fan ). Fan Control was recently able to control AMD GPUs ( 7900xtx ) and I was wondering how you guys control that.

These are the fans that I have installed.

Rear exhaust fan
Two front intake fans
Ram Fan

Do I need to set multiple points on the graph? Or will it ride the graph upward along that path set by those two points?
Should I have the case fans ramp up based off of another sensor/ the Hot Spot on the GPU? Maybe have the case fans tied directly to the Hot Spot since thats the most internal heat created?
Any other suggestions?

Here is a more indepth and detailed video, especially for newbies. Its about an hour long with timestamps, https://youtu.be/yt6Wgd_cn3k?si=Rd6zO7Pe0XJoVJm9

-You only need the 2 points if that's how you want to do it. -I have 2 temp sources, CPU and GPU (I don't usually look at hotspot) As far as suggestions go, I always use a time average on my CPU temp to keep temp spikes from making my fans go crazy for a second or 2 every once in a while. I know the temp can spike high when loading a webpage or something but its not for long so I don't need my fans at like 80% for 2 seconds, lol. I've never used a RAM fan and I've never really cared to monitor my RAM temp, so I don't have any suggestions for that in particular, but I think I would make my RAM fan the same as my CPU fan speed. Case fans are a different story. I make a graph for CPU temp, one for GPU temp and a card (I forgot the name of it, Mix?) that allows you to pick the max from those other 2 graphs and set my case fans to that, so no matter which component is hot, the fan speeds will ramp accordingly. Jay has a nice video over how he does it: (kind of an old video, I'm sure there are newer/better ones out there now, but this was the first one I saw that showcased this software) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDPKVKBMQU8 And the FanControl manual is nice because it's a quick reference to what you can do with the software: https://getfancontrol.com/docs/

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reddit.com › r/fancontrol › are these good settings?

r/FanControl on Reddit: Are these good settings?

February 26, 2025 - That's probably going to keep the Fan speeds very high and loud. As a baseline, you should use the standard GPU temp (I forget what it's named specifically). Alternatively, you can setup something like I have shown in the link I posted.

reddit.com › r/noctua › what is your favorite way to setup fan control? (intake vs exhaust, etc)

r/Noctua on Reddit: What is your favorite way to setup fan control? (Intake vs Exhaust, etc)

August 6, 2025 -

First time building my own PC - I'm going to run 3 x intake and 1 x exhaust (140mm G2's), as well as a D15 G2 CPU cooler.

Any tips on where to connect all the PWM fans, and how to control the 3 x intake and 1 x exhaust fans?

I'm thinking:

3 x intake = control these under it's own curve (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2, CHA_FAN3)
1 x exhaust = control under it's own curve (CHA_FAN4)
D15 G2 fans (2) = control under it's own curve (CPU_FAN, CPU_OPT)

Run with Fan Control program? (Not sure which is best in 2025).

Here's what I'm working with:

2 x NF-A14x25 G2 PWM SX2-PP
1 x NH-D15 G2
1 x Fractal Define 7 XL Case (comes with Nexus+ 2 Fan Hub = 3 x PWM fan hubs, 6 x 3-pin fan hubs)
1 x Asus ProArt X870E Creator Wifi Motherboard (8 x PWM fan hubs)
1 x Gigabyte GeForce 5060 Ti 16GB Gaming
1 x SeaSonic GX-1000 PSU

Goals:

Quietest performance at idle / low loads
I'm OK with it being louder under higher loads (video editing / AI tasks / etc)

Thank you in advance for any help

3 x intake = control these under it's own curve (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2, CHA_FAN3) Just use a splitter cable and connect the 3 fans to the same header. I use FanControl to adjust the fan curves, much better than using BIOS imo, you have a lot more control and don't lose your curves when BIOS is updated. My fan curve looks like this for quietest operation:

I've the Fractal Define 7 with the same Noctua fans as you but the Fractal Define fans are used as inlets for the front fans to reduce turbulence noise at higher RPM, as you know from earlier posts. The three fronts Nocuta fans are on the same fan header, the two rear exhaust are on their own, and the two CPU fans on the same fan header as well. By having fans on the same header you take advantage the RPM offsets for your fans. Just check your motherboard manual to see if the fan headers have enough output (my Asrock X870E Nova have). The fan curves is setup using the Asrock motherboard utility for ease but when finished I use BIOS only for controlling the fans. I don't want a running utility for that. https://www.reddit.com/r/FractalDesign/comments/1kositm/fractal_design_define_7_with_fan_inlets/

reddit.com › r/pcbuildhelp › what's the best way to set fan control (program) to control fans?

r/PcBuildHelp on Reddit: What's the best way to set Fan Control (program) to control fans?

August 31, 2024 -

So Im new to the whole Fan Control app and I was wondering your guys suggestions on how to set the fans? Right now I have them paired to the CPUs sensor ( case fans and Ram fan ). Fan Control was recently able to control AMD GPUs ( 7900xtx ) and I was wondering how you guys control that.

These are the fans that I have installed.

Rear exhaust fan
Two front intake fans
Ram Fan

Do I need to set multiple points on the graph? Or will it ride the graph upward along that path set by those two points?
Should I have the case fans ramp up based off of another sensor/ the Hot Spot on the GPU? Maybe have the case fans tied directly to the Hot Spot since thats the most internal heat created?
Any other suggestions?

slow enough that the noise doesn't bother you and fast enough that the system doesn't over heat

The higher the RPM, the louder a fan is going to get. Set the intake and exhaust fans at a static %, or assign a curve that ramps up if temperatures hit a specific level. For example, my case fan curves are: 60 deg 45%, 80 deg 100%, i.e. the fans run at 45% until 60 degrees is reached, then it will increase. The only fan that should be scaling off CPU temperatures would be the radiator / cooler fan. Otherwise, you'll have multiple fans ramping up, ramping down, creating turbulence in your case.

reddit.com › r/fancontrol › how do i create a good fancurve

r/FanControl on Reddit: How do i create a good fancurve

March 13, 2025 -

So i want to create a fancurve for my cpu. My cpu cooler and case fans are too loud and it annoys me. I have a ryzen 7 5700x3d and a Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB cooler.

First off, i don''t know what speeds i should put at what temperatures. I want my cpu to be cool but not that the fans are so hot. Also, what do case fans use as the temperature source? Should i just use my cpu temps as a reference? Lastly, what do these two features in the picture do and what is the best settings for therm? Thank you in advance!

My 9800x3d doesn't really ever drop below 40C, so I set the minimum fan speed at 35% for 40C. 35% on my fan is around 550rpm, which is mostly silent. Here's what my fan curve looks like ( https://imgur.com/a/lcLlt4t ). I like to keep the fan spinning slowly as long as possible and ramp up as needed if it's getting hot, which I consider to be above 60C. 40C = 35% 50C = 40% 60C = 50% 70C = 75% 80C = 100% Start with something similar to what I have above, and adjust it from there to your preferences. Keep in mind my CPU fan spins at 1500 rpm when at 100%. If your fan is faster or slower, you may need to adjust.

I'll point you to a previous post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/FanControl/comments/1iqjjxr/comment/mdsa9ww/?context=3 How you configure your fans is going to entirely depend on your hardware, your coolers and fans, your case, your ambient temperature, and what noise:performance you are comfortable with. What speeds to use at what temperatures really relies on all of the above info, but there's a few things to keep in mind that might get you started: Set the 100% speed of your fan curve to the highest temperature that you are comfortable with your CPU hitting. Set the 0% speed of your fan curve to a few degrees below whatever your normal idle is. Understand that, in most cases, you'll want to induce positive air pressure in your case to prevent dust buildup. After that, it's just a matter of testing under typical loads that you'll experience. While testing and watching your temperatures, if you feel like your CPU is running cool enough and you'd instead prefer your fans to be quieter, adjust the curves down for that given temperature. If you feel your temperatures are too high for a given noise level, adjust the curves up. Rinse and repeat. And since nobody answered your question about the two settings you circled... they have to deal with hysteresis, which is the delay in which an output is realized from a given input. When it comes to fans, hysteresis is all about avoiding sudden changes in fan speed (which cause more noticeable and unpleasant fan noise) due to transient temperature spikes which are not uncommon. The Hysteresis setting determines the degree (temp) change required before your fan curve will take effect and change your fan speed. The Response Time setting determines the time over which the Hysteresis degree change must exceed before your fan curve will take effect and change your fan speed. For example, assuming you're monitoring your CPU temperature, with the default of 2H and 2RT, your fan curve will not change at all if your CPU temperature goes from 40-41. Nor will it change it your CPU temperature goes from 40-45 for 1 second, then goes back down to 40 afterwards. If you change your settings to 5H and 1RT, your fan curve will not change at all if your CPU temperature goes from 40-44. However, if your CPU temperature goes from 40-45 for 1 second, it will change (to whatever your curve is set to). If your change your settings to 1H and 10RT, your fan curve will not change until your CPU temperature exceeds 1 degree change for over 10 seconds. Most of my curves are set to the default 2H and 2RT, but my rear and bottom exhaust fans are set to 2H and 5RT in order to delay any fan changes as a result of transient temperature swings.

reddit.com › r/buildapc › optimizing cooling with fan control

r/buildapc on Reddit: Optimizing cooling with Fan Control

January 23, 2026 -

I'm having a hard time understanding how to optimize the fan curves in fan control, any recommendations? Noise is secondary but i dont want jet fans either lol.

I have a lian li 217 case with 5 built-in fans and a thermalright PS 120 Evo. Also with the current build, all case fans are controlled together through the case fan hub, i should probably divide the connectors if i want more individual control if that's more optimal.

My build: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/jLC8RV

It's entirely personal preference. Higher fan speeds are generally going be better cooling, but more noise. It's about finding your personal balance of where you want temperatures vs noise. The preference is going to be different for everyone, and even if it were the same, the settings would still be different for everyone due to different combinations of hardware.

This is basically my philosophy of cooling with fan control, keeping noise down while accepting that components can generally handle higher temps than a lot of people realize. Knowing that a higher temperature doesn't hurt anything, it's impossible to damage a modern CPU/GPU via heat alone, and realizing that as long as you're below max temperature, you aren't getting a performance boost by going lower can mean a lot as far as keeping fan noise low.

reddit.com › r/fancontrol › fan curve/setup suggestions?

r/FanControl on Reddit: Fan Curve/Setup Suggestions?

January 29, 2026 -

I've spent some time tweaking my curves and setup but would love to hear input. I generally prefer to err on the side of quiet. My PC has a 5080 and 9800X3D in a Ncase M2 case.

I personally prefer stepped graphs as its the ramping of the fans that's more noticeable than static humming. I have set steps for my CPU where idle step is 0-50c -->20%, typical gaming load 50-80C--> 40% and finally ramp up from 80C for very high load cases. You can adjust the steps for your preference in temperature/noise.

I used Gemini. Gave it as much info as possible, fan mfg/model, fan orientation, cpu cooler, mother board, cpu, GPU mfg model, case. I gave it the config file (it can read it) and told it what fans were what. I told it what my noise vs performance preference is. Then provided it with a couple thermal results from cpu-z or something similar where I could start a log file, and ran some cpu and GPU intensive tests, indicating which test result was which. It will usually provide some tweaks, then I would run my tests again and provide it with those result. I ended up with a really nice fan curve profile which keeps it cool but quiet.

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reddit.com › r/buildapc › gpu, cpu, and case fan settings in fan control: better to set them at a series of flat limits or curve?

r/buildapc on Reddit: GPU, CPU, and Case Fan settings in Fan Control: Better to set them at a series of flat limits or curve?

May 21, 2023 -

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.

Just flat, 50 or 75% fan speed around the clock
Flat plateaus (ex: 33% power between 0 and 45C, 66% power between 46 and 60C, 100% power at 75C and above)
A straight line "curve from 0 to 100% with a single minimum and max temp
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.

Cooler usually means longer performance life. I’d set fans to an aggressive curve as they are much cheaper to replace than other parts. I normally do somewhere around 30% all the time, going on a straight curve to 100% at 75. Also that’s a lot of intakes for a single out take. IMO the best way to achieve longevity is a backup battery system and ensuring your pc is as dust free as possible, and you definitely have positive air pressure lol.

reddit.com › r/buildapc › a guide to safe temps and fan curves

r/buildapc on Reddit: A guide to Safe Temps and Fan Curves

March 28, 2025 -

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.

7950X: HEAT In general though, this is an extremely good guide.

My CPU reaches about 70-75 degrees with games like Baldurs Gate 3, the ambient temperature right now is about 30°C, is this normal?

reddit.com › r/fancontrol › how do i make my pc quieter?

r/FanControl on Reddit: How do I make my PC quieter?

March 18, 2025 -

I just got done watching the jayztwocents video, and tweaking my software. These are my pc temps on idle and the fans are fairly loud. I'm assuming if I was playing cs2, it would sound like a jet engine. Usually I keep the fans on a low rpm graph that depends on the system motherboard temp. I just figured out what the mix setting does. I'm kinda confused with all this stuff, and thought I'd post it here for advice. Thank you.

u/Inmate1211579 so I created the following screenshot(s) to explain and give some tips: https://i.imgur.com/MWhHQvb.png In your config (the upper part): Overall your CPU fan seems to be set to spin too quickly. Your CPU sits at 43°C which is great - try an overall lower CPU fan speed. I have set mine to 38% / 840RPM and this keeps the CPU cool during normal workloads, and completely silent. Don't only use a MIX as the direct control input, but an AVG (average) - more on that later. Same comment for the GPU fan speed as for the CPU - try lower values. I have a 4090 and have set my curve to not spin the fans at all until the GPU hits 52°C and then start at 30% speed and ramp it up progressively. In my config (the lower part): My CPU is controlled by a specific curve called "CPU curve", which is based on a 10 sec average CPU temp (item 8 in the screenshot). In my testing I have seen that my Ryzen 7800X3D often shorty spikes to +5 / +10 °C and then comes back down again. I don't want the CPU fan to "flap", so I use a 10 second average temp reading to control the fan speed. If over time the temperature raises / stays high, the fan will progressively ramp up. 2,3 and 4. I have 3 intake fans in the front of the case, on outflow in the back, and one outflow on the top. I have created one curve for the Back/Top, and one for the front. The "Front Curve" is set to be controlled from the "Average 10 seconds of the MAX of the CPU and GPU", so that when the system gets under load (be it because of the CPU or because of the GPU), fresh cool air intake progressively ramps up while avoiding fan speed flapping. Finally, the Back/Top curve is based on the Average 10 seconds for CPU only - because my back and top fans are placed directly behind and on top of the CPU cooler, so I use these only if the CPU gets hotter. Again, 10 sec AVG to avoid fan flapping. Overall, if my fans need to spin, they start doing so at quite low speed, i.e. 30-40% at which speeds they are inaudible. This allows me to have a system that is completely silent, except when I play games and even then the fans are barely audible. I own a NZXT Flow case that sits on a trolly below my desk, 70-80cm away from my seating position. Finally, and as a repetition, I have found that my fans already provide 50% to 70% of their cooling capacity when they run at 30-40% speed. Increasing the speed will bring diminished returns, so to speak. It's better to add one or two slow spinning fans to provide more airflow rather than to ramp the existing fans up to 80-100%. Hope this helps!

You could lower those curves towards 0 more. My fans are at 0% until 45C.

reddit.com › r/pcmasterrace › what's the ideal fan curve percentages vs temps?

r/pcmasterrace on Reddit: What's the ideal fan curve percentages vs Temps?

April 27, 2024 -

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

My advice is this; Keep the fan curve at the lowest speed up to 50 degrees. 0% 25% at 50 degrees 45% at 60 degrees 65% at 70 degrees 100% at 80 degrees. If this situation does not satisfy you; Increase each degree by 10. For example, 50 is not 0%, but 60 is 0%. 80 degrees is 100% good for the fan, do not touch it.

I just run 30% on all my fans, plenty cool for my Lancool 216. Not worth bothering with curves for case fans(*most of the time).

reddit.com › r/buildapc › optimal cpu fan curves (treat me like a 5 year old)

r/buildapc on Reddit: Optimal CPU Fan curves (treat me like a 5 year old)

September 6, 2024 -

I have Thermalright PS120, 7600, and the Corsair 5000x case. People keep telling me to look up a tutorial and do it myself, but my CPU fan always starts sounding like a jet engine in games. Can someone tell me some good cpu fan curves? (MSI bios)

tell me a curve The answer is always "experiment and find it yourself" because we don't know what specific RPM/noise you consider annoying, and what temps you consider cool enough. If you think the fans are too loud, move the curve lower. If you think the temps are too high, move the curve higher. If you think temps grow too fast, then make the curve steeper.

The best curve is the one that works for your specific set-up AND is within your noise tolerance, no-one can tell you what that is. Personally i have mine set at 30% for 0-40 degrees, 40% at 50, 60% at 60, 100% at 70 (CPU, GPU and CASE) I use fancontrol found here https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases/releases/tag/V200 because i can control ALL fans from 1 bit of software

reddit.com › r/lianli › your optimal fan settings?

r/lianli on Reddit: Your optimal fan settings?

February 27, 2024 -

I just finished my Lian Li build with inf fans and the Galahad II LCD, my first AIO, and with the standard rpm settings, the fans go up and down all over the place, sometimes even when in idle on desktop, causing spikes up to 50+ degrees celsius out of nowhere, causing the fans go up a lot.

So I'm wondering if you guys have any favorite custom curves to share? I have a 7800x3d and I dunno if this is normal or not but it's getting on my nerves.

So far I have played some Counter-Strike 2 and the temps go up to just under 70 degrees for the cpu so I assume my thermal paste is not the problem?

Having the exact same issue as you - it was driving me nuts. But after a bunch of googling I learned this is just how the 7800x3d works. I have my curve set all fans to 30% when CPU is 61 degrees or lower (flat line). Then to 60% at 78 degrees. And 80% at 82 deg. Basically inaudible now during web browsing etc and really only ramps up when launching a program. Trust me it will make a huge difference.

Will do! 30s sounds pretty good to me. Maybe just tweaking the fan curve a little bit could do the trick for you. I just hope repasting will help. Btw how do you have the aio mounted? Mine is on the side with tubes down.

reddit.com › r/fancontrol › any suggestions on my setup? it works but i dont think it's optimal.

r/FanControl on Reddit: Any suggestions on my setup? It works but I dont think it's optimal.

March 2, 2025 - Like for my top fan, Fan Control will work with the fan at either 0% or above 40%, but if I try to set it at, say, 25%, the BIOS will take control again.

reddit.com › r/buildapc › i need a fan control configuration to import.

r/buildapc on Reddit: I need a fan control configuration to import.

April 18, 2024 -

I have a 4090, Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D, etc... I would like to import a config is I do not really understand how it works and it is complicated for me.

You will need someone to make a custom one. One for your GPU, depending on the model. One for the CPU fans, depends on the cooler. One for the case fans, again depending on model/number etc. All of this according to your needs (sound, temps) and depending again on your case, room temp etc.

Well, here my three Fan Control configurations, managing my CPU fan, GPU fans and chassis fans according to both CPU and GPU temp. I haven't used Fan Control for a long time so I guess my configs are really messy, but whatever it works lol. Plus I had fun making it. Hope it can help : config name: 100%.json description: setting every fans to 100%, e.g.: when benchmarking) link: https://pastebin.com/T0NqTZwH config name: gaming.json description: setting fans speed according to CPU and GPU temperatures curves + mixing it with some flat controls to increase the "inertia" or the "tolerance" idk how to call it lol, but it allows me to tweak on-the-fly the curve without modifying it. e.g: optimized for gaming purposes; compromise between noises and enough cooling power) link: https://pastebin.com/gxBGFiav config name: idle.json description: eventually, this one disables CHA fans, and set fans speed to cpu and gpu curves. So, when your PC is idle, it will be quiet) : link: https://pastebin.com/ZmDt8CiD You can reply to this to discuss about it if you want guys, I'll try to answer if needed Peace !

reddit.com › r/watercooling › am i really save with these fancontrol settings?

r/watercooling on Reddit: Am I really save with these FanControl settings?

August 6, 2024 - Also don't cap the fan speed. It needs to go to 100% at the extreme end. How you get there, that's for you to optimize though. ... find out how fast you need to go to keep the CPU under 40 degrees at idle (web browsing/Youtube/whatever), and ...

reddit.com › r/pcmasterrace › how do you manage your fans? bios? mobo utility? 3rd party app?

r/pcmasterrace on Reddit: How do you manage your fans? Bios? Mobo Utility? 3rd Party App?

January 26, 2024 - Set a fixed fan speed for the case fans let the GPU fans stay on default since I have a 4080 and it's rather quiet anyway. ... Case fans are linked to L-connect, while AIO fans are controlled using NZXT Cam.

reddit.com › r/fancontrol › need a good fan curve

r/FanControl on Reddit: Need a good fan curve

January 19, 2025 -

Just got fan control, but I do not know how to make a good fan curve. I’m looking for something that will run quiet while doing homework, but will kick in once I’m gaming. I have 1 exhaust fan in the back, 1 intake on the top and 2 intakes in the front.

(Obligatory I'm currently typing from my phone, sorry if the formatting is weird) It's all relative and personal, both your perception of sound and the unique combination of components you have in your case. Probably not the answer you wanted, but it doesn't take that long to make a curve once you understand how Fan Control works. If you want to focus on quietly idling, set your curve's minimum value to where your can't hear your fans anymore, or at least tolerable. Watch your temps, if they start creeping up higher than your comfortable with then you gotta bump up your minimum value. If the temps are good, then extend your curve in a linear or exponential way, starting from where you want your idle zone to end. The top end is harder to figure out... Like is there much of a difference between 85% fan speed and 100% besides noise? If not, cap off fan speed at 85% at whatever temp you want your fans to max out at. Also that 85% is an arbitrary number I just picked, it may not be like that for your system If you need help setting up a curve there are plenty of adequate guides on YT. If you have any other questions let me know.

reddit.com › r/mac › people who use macs fan control (or other apps that control the fans), what settings do you use ?

r/mac on Reddit: People who use macs fan control (or other apps that control the fans), what settings do you use ?

February 16, 2026 -

I just got an M2 pro for video editing and photo editing, and I'm noticing that my CPU gets rather hot when rendering things, but the fans don't turn on (I have an app that monitors CPU temperature, it quite often goes higher than 180° f when rendering, but still the fans don't turn on)

I decided to download macs fan control to see if I can Force the fans on, but I will admit I don't know enough about computer science to know what settings are best without potentially damaging or decreasing the lifespan of my computer

Any input would be appreciated

I used to care about this, but then I realized the Apple hardware engineering team knows more about this stuff than I do. So I let my Mac get as warm as it needs to but I don’t put anything on top of it and don’t block vents. And I have one less app to worry about on my menu bar.

The only app that has ever turned on the fans of my M2Max MacBook Pro is Shutter Encoder. Every core is maxed out in Activity Monitor.