IIRC the extra pin on a 4 pin motherboard header may report if the fan has totally stopped, like a failure line, to tell the mobo to shut the CPU off. I've got an old 4 pin fan here from a '94 vintage ...

The CPU_FAN header is the primary fan connection on the motherboard, specifically designed to control the CPU cooler. Here are some key points about the CPU_FAN header: The CPU_OPT header, also known ...

Here we have the Vardar 120 mm high static pressure fans. You get three of these, all 120 mm and PWM based as stated. Overall these are very good fans regulated by your motherboard CPU FAN header or ...

Here we have the Vardar high static pressure fans. You get two of these, 140 mm and PWM based as stated. Overall these are very good fans regulated by your motherboard CPU FAN header or fan controller ...

I just installed a H75 AIO cooler on my rig (should have used a H90 instead but that's another story) and I was wondering if it matters what CPU fan setting I used? Or does the pump only operate at ...

I'm Sayan Ghosh and I'm a contributor from Canada. I'd describe myself as an amateur photographer who loves storytelling and trying different street food. When not working, I'm on my custom-built PC, ...

The point of this guide is to show the latest and greatest in fan control technology on Intel Z270 motherboards and to help you understand what each brand has to offer in their high-end products. I ...

In this guide, we'll show you how to set your PC to respond to coolant temperature, rather than the CPU temperature. Why would you want to do that, you might ask. It seems logical to set your fans to ...

CRYORIG’s R1 Universal is a well-known CPU Cooler by now. It is installed in a lot of systems around the world already. However, probably not on as large a CPU as my EPYC. And with large, I mean the ...

Regardless of whether a fan is mounted to your central processing unit, your case or sitting on your floor, its purpose is the same. Fans change how air flows, more effectively moving it from one ...