Gigabyte makes a good product, I just wish they would better explain their fan headers. I'm trying to figure out the intention of the four fan headers on this board (EP35C-DS3R). Here's how they are ...

I'm planning on getting a Z77 motherboard when Ivy Bridge chips come out, so I'm currently planning my setup. I have a case with fans and water cooling waiting. I have 5 fans and 1 pump that all have ...

CPU_FAN and CPU_OPT are entirely different and serve distinct purposes in the context of a computer cooling system. CPU_FAN or CPU Fan Header is the primary 4-pin fan header on a motherboard, and it ...

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 ...

Fan Control is a great tool for doing exactly what its name suggests, giving you complete control over your system's fans, including your CPU and GPU fans, plus any water cooling pumps that you may ...

A new flagship motherboard is born. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. All of those fan headers are there to support both air and ...

Many of the chips inside a typical PC generate a lot of heat and require some form of active cooling to remain stable. Powerful recent hardware like Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3000-series graphics cards and ...

Fan speed is temperature-controlled. The fan RPM range depends on what fan model you use. Fan control on the Gigabyte B550 Vision D can be accessed both in the BIOS, or through SIV in Windows. The ...

The key detail here is that not all motherboard fan headers are the same. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Lian Li has directly ...

Thanks to innovative new designs, DIY PC building continues to improve, especially when putting together a gaming rig decked out with multiple fans, ARGB lighting, and modern components. MSI's new MPG ...

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 ...