Need assistance with fan controls for beginners?
Need assistance with fan controls for beginners?
Thank you for your feedback. Your question about exhaust placement is important. The fan near the front should expel cold air, while the rear fan pushes warm air out. Pushing cold air from front to front before it reaches the CPU could indeed reduce efficiency. Consider keeping only the rear fan as exhaust and the front one as intake, unless it causes airflow issues. Regarding your CPU temperatures, a peak of 75°C is generally normal for a Core5 under load, especially if it stays below 85°C. The fact that your Core5 is warmer than others and reaches higher peaks during gaming suggests it may be under stress. Monitoring with hwinfo shows Core5 stays around 70°C during gaming, which is acceptable. However, prolonged exposure to such high temperatures could affect longevity. Keep an eye on trends and consider cooling improvements if needed.
The 75 degrees on the single core could simply reflect its capacity to increase performance. Comparing core clocks reveals they’re higher than the others, which points to the cause. A good suggestion would be to discuss this in the CPU, Motherboards and Memory sections since there’s usually more interest there. The 70°C is still within acceptable limits, and there are likely several factors contributing to the temperature.
the fan shape is adjusted based on temperature. when linked to your CPU, it activates to manage heat. some cooling happens immediately, but not instantly. if you have a case temperature setting, you can link fan speed to it. i shared an example from another post showing two front fans drawing air in, a top fan at the front pulling fresh air in, and another at the back expelling hot air. maintaining a slight positive pressure is important. for the RTX 3080, it gets very hot—water cooling might be better, but next-gen cards could handle it. i used the founders’ edit 3080 ti; thermal throttling made it tough, so water cooling was necessary. at around 80 degrees, it’s still acceptable. i set the case fans’ fan curve (sys fan 1), kept them silent, and linked it to the system temperature sensor. my CPU reached about 60 degrees, which happened because I disabled the fan curve mode.
You can keep the front plate and change the middle intake position. Alternatively, swap the middle fan with the top plate and vice versa. Both options should help reduce turbulence.
You could choose the option with number 1 on the button for fresh air, which would give a 4 in 1 success rate. Alternatively, selecting the number 2 on the button would result in a 3 in 2 success rate.
Thank you for your feedback. Both options seem viable, though I had concerns about the exhaust setup with the front fans. I was concerned the single rear fan might not be sufficient and could cause negative pressure. Installing a bottom GPU fan for dust management was also a consideration, especially with the Deepcool sag bracket. I plan to remove the second 140mm top fan since it mainly expels cold air, deciding whether to use it as a GPU fan or skip it entirely. I’m hoping for minimal turbulence, given the large cap in the top middle area.
Pressure is increasing, meaning more is entering than leaving. Good luck!