All fans constantly running?

JoshC · 02-11-2006, 11:34 PM

I was wondering if all of my fans should constantly be running. I have 2 120mm case fans, one intake, one exhaust. I also have an Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 64 for my CPU and an Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 5 for my GPU.

According to AbitEQ:

NB fan is running constantly at 5273
CPU fan ranges from 2250-2380
Sys1 fan (exhaust) is around 1339
CPU temp is 33.5C
Sys temp is 28.0C

My intake fan hooked into AuxFan2 has no reading.
The fan wire for the PS fans is also connected. The internal fan for that is always running but the outer fan has never come on.

I have my power option set to Minimal Power Management to enable Cool n Quiet.

Is all of this normal?

EDIT: After closing AbitEQ and then restarting it my CPU fan speed dropped down to 1160-1225 and then after a system restart 1550-1650 but all other readings are the same.

will h4x 4 food · 02-11-2006, 11:56 PM

unless the noise really bothers u i would keep all fans on all the time. and dont put it on cool and quiet.

Nitestick · 02-12-2006, 01:24 AM

agreed. fans are good. even if they are loud i'll take the decibels over the dollars buying a new cpu.

FghtinIrshNvrDi · 02-12-2006, 11:11 AM

if it's bothering you, buy a fan controller for the 120mm fans. Then you can turn the intake one down almost all of the way when you leave, and put the exhaust on half speed. When you start a game, crank 'em and put on some headphones.

Ryan

JoshC · 02-12-2006, 11:36 AM

Thanks for the help. I just wasn't sure if everything was supposed to be running like that. I may end up buying a fan controller. Most of my time is spent watching movies, doing research, or messing around in Photoshop, so its not like it is under much load anyway.

wiggy · 02-13-2006, 09:40 AM

i have got several fans running and a water cooling kit and neither of the noise that i hear bothers me!!! i would rather buy the silent fans that cost a liltle bit more thn no noise while out buying a new cpu!!

wiggy

02-11-2006, 11:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
JoshC Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 38	All fans constantly running? I was wondering if all of my fans should constantly be running. I have 2 120mm case fans, one intake, one exhaust. I also have an Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 64 for my CPU and an Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 5 for my GPU. According to AbitEQ: NB fan is running constantly at 5273 CPU fan ranges from 2250-2380 Sys1 fan (exhaust) is around 1339 CPU temp is 33.5C Sys temp is 28.0C My intake fan hooked into AuxFan2 has no reading. The fan wire for the PS fans is also connected. The internal fan for that is always running but the outer fan has never come on. I have my power option set to Minimal Power Management to enable Cool n Quiet. Is all of this normal? EDIT: After closing AbitEQ and then restarting it my CPU fan speed dropped down to 1160-1225 and then after a system restart 1550-1650 but all other readings are the same.

02-11-2006, 11:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
will h4x 4 food Ultra Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 536	unless the noise really bothers u i would keep all fans on all the time. and dont put it on cool and quiet. __________________ -C2Q Q6700 @ 3.4ghz(cooled by PetraTech's Elite Water Cooling Kit) -DFI Lanparty DK P35-T2RS -4*1024 sticks of G.Skill Ram 4-4-4-12 -eVGA 8800GTX 630/2000 -80 gig 7200rpm SATA HDD -320 gig 7200rpm SATA HDD -Sony DVD/CD burner -NZXT Tempest -Antec True Power 550 watt PSU MACBOOK -2.4Ghz Penryn -2GB RAM -250GB HDD

02-12-2006, 11:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
FghtinIrshNvrDi Wizard Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,475	if it's bothering you, buy a fan controller for the 120mm fans. Then you can turn the intake one down almost all of the way when you leave, and put the exhaust on half speed. When you start a game, crank 'em and put on some headphones. Ryan __________________ I'm an unhyphenated American. System Specs: Intel Q6600 @ 3200 1.4v Abit IP35 Pro "The Snake" 2x2gb A-Data @ 800 Diamond HD 3870 512mb Great FORD TRUCK resource: http://www.fordtruckfanatics.com

02-13-2006, 09:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
wiggy Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 40	i have got several fans running and a water cooling kit and neither of the noise that i hear bothers me!!! i would rather buy the silent fans that cost a liltle bit more thn no noise while out buying a new cpu!! wiggy __________________

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02-12-2006, 11:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
JoshC Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 38	Thanks for the help. I just wasn't sure if everything was supposed to be running like that. I may end up buying a fan controller. Most of my time is spent watching movies, doing research, or messing around in Photoshop, so its not like it is under much load anyway.