2012-03-29, 20:49
(2012-03-29, 17:17)lath19 Wrote: I finished my build over the weekend and everything is running great. Thanks eskro and bluray for the help! I'm having a little difficulty getting HD audio to bitstream from Win7 to my AVR but that's off topic here.
My question has to do with the case fans. I picked up a couple of 80mm fans listed in eskro's other thread. I didn't realize that the only way to control fan speed using the A75M mobo was to get a four pin case fan (which I believe is the same as a PWM fan). The mobo only allows for one speed controlled fan which should be fine as my case isn't running very hot. Does anybody have a recommendation on a 80mm PWM case fan that is relatively quiet? I have the ML03 case.
Another option: should I possibly look at a fan controller to go with the fans I already purchased? If not I can re-use the new fans in my desktop so it's not as if they'd go to waste.
Last option: is a case fan a necessity? I don't game, the setup is for playing media and browsing the web. Using a SSD, silverstone 400W PSU, and hyperx blu DDR3. What temps would i need to keep the mobo and case under to go fanless?
i have this setup and added one fan. the asrock comes with a utility that has controls for the cpu fan which i have it turned down to 5 it also has a control for a case fan which i also have turned down to 5. The case fan never turns because it runs so cool 45-50c.
my opinion there realy is no need to add additional fan