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    From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 2 10:56:43 2023
    My new mobo had 4 pin fan headers and I have some new fans with 4 pin
    headers not used on a previous build. My current PC just runs the fans all
    the time (directly from the PSU).

    Any thoughts? They are 120 mm fans so run quietly. Do I let the mobo
    control them (or some of them) or just let them run full time?

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  • From David@21:1/5 to Jeff Gaines on Sat Dec 2 18:10:48 2023
    On Sat, 02 Dec 2023 10:56:43 +0000, Jeff Gaines wrote:

    My new mobo had 4 pin fan headers and I have some new fans with 4 pin
    headers not used on a previous build. My current PC just runs the fans
    all the time (directly from the PSU).

    Any thoughts? They are 120 mm fans so run quietly. Do I let the mobo
    control them (or some of them) or just let them run full time?

    If the MoBo will control them, go for it.
    It makes an amazing difference to noise when the fans throttle back.

    Cheers


    Dave R



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