Smart Fan Control Necessary after OCing?
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So on my very first OC try, I bumped my E4300 up to 3.0ghz no problem, system runs solid and TAT tests reveal only 52 degrees under max load. My problem is noise now, I have an Arctic Cooler 7 and in the bios settings I disabled smart fan control so the fan runs all the time. Now my case is noisy as hell, where before it was nice and quiet unless I was gaming (but who cares about a little case noise then). My question is, after OCing from 1.8ghz to 3.0ghz is it really necessary to let the fan go all the time? I guess I could experiment myself, but I read somewhere that its good to have the CPU fan going because it helps cool the northbridge, is this BS? Whats the consensus, do I really need this noisy fan blowing all day long? Thanks!
I've got a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L with Corsair DDR2 800 Memory running at 413mhz and a 333mhz FSB on the motherboard, if that makes any difference.
I've got a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L with Corsair DDR2 800 Memory running at 413mhz and a 333mhz FSB on the motherboard, if that makes any difference.
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There's no way to tell if that is bs cuz every setup is different. My case has excellent active cooling. It doesn't need any more fans inside, but I still stick a few deltas in there. If you case has at least an 12cm in & out, then chipset doesn't need a fan.
Do you game with headphones? I do. Noise is non issue to me. I listen to music as well.
The cpu fan's main purpose is to cool the cpu. Yours should be at full speed unless you have better cooling or a/c or in a cool place.
Do you game with headphones? I do. Noise is non issue to me. I listen to music as well.
The cpu fan's main purpose is to cool the cpu. Yours should be at full speed unless you have better cooling or a/c or in a cool place.
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