For a CPU, or processor, to maintain a safe operating temperature, it needs a CPU fan. When properly installed, a CPU fan stays in constant contact with the CPU's metal plate so all the heat generated ...

It has been seen. The warning is usually triggered when you turn on your PC. As such, the fan error occurs before Windows 11/10 OS boots and is probably caused by ...

I'm Sayan Ghosh and I'm a contributor from Canada. I'd describe myself as an amateur photographer who loves storytelling and trying different street food. When not working, I'm on my custom-built PC, ...

I bought a P400 a year and half ago. Its the best case I've had thus far, very easy to work inside and looks nice. Last summer I bought the Arctic F12 PWM PST 120mm 5-pack. Silverstone PWM CPF04 fan ...

It's pretty cool, yanno?

Unlike other case fans, the one in the rear isn't optional.

Under normal circumstances, the CPU in your desktop PC generates modest amounts of heat; a smart fan on top of the CPU runs just fast enough to keep it cool. At this speed, you barely hear the fan.

In this guide, we'll show you how to set up PC fans, and take you through the principles of PC airflow and cooling. From knowing which way round to mount your fans, to where you should put the ...

Generally yes, as @Nauls says. Fill us in on your case fan setup, the temps you are seeing/the temps you are concerned about, resulting clock speeds at load (which is missing so far in this thread) ...

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 ...

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 ...