FAN control software

[Octopuss]

I am looking for such software that would let me control case FAN based on GPU temperature. The FAN control inside the BIOS is limited to rather useless sources like motherboard sensor and one that claims to be CPU but is reporting completely nonsense low temperature so it's not even good for that.

Few years ago I bought this Argus Monitor software that seemed to work well, but was also total overkill for what I want, and it's not all that cheap with a licence you have to renew (if you want updates).
Thus, ideally I am looking for something that's free, but I am willing to pay if the price is low enough.
I would also very much prefer something extremely lightweight. Not that CPU power is a problem, but I still prefer not to waste performance and make the machine do stuff it doesn't have to.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Have you tried the following?

Fan Control - A highly focused fan controlling software for Windows

Fan Control is a free software that allows the user to control their CPU, GPU and case fans using temperatures.

getfancontrol.com

There's also the following, which has fan controls built in and is my personal fav;

GitHub - LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor: Libre Hardware Monitor, home of the fork of Open Hardware Monitor

Libre Hardware Monitor, home of the fork of Open Hardware Monitor - LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor

github.com

 

[Octopuss]

I'll take a look tomorrow.

 

[Chrispy_]

I find that sometimes there's a motherboard temperature sensor near the PCIe slot that is positioned perfectly to get hit by hot exhaust air from the GPU. I use this to control case fans via the motherboard fan control in the BIOS, negating the need for any additional hardware or software.

It's far from a perfect solution, as the exhaust air temperature isn't exactly the GPU's core temperature, but it works well enough and avoids needing to deal with software altogether.

 

[AsRock]

Have you tried the following?

Fan Control - A highly focused fan controlling software for Windows

Fan Control is a free software that allows the user to control their CPU, GPU and case fans using temperatures.

getfancontrol.com

There's also the following, which has fan controls built in and is my personal fav;

GitHub - LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor: Libre Hardware Monitor, home of the fork of Open Hardware Monitor

Libre Hardware Monitor, home of the fork of Open Hardware Monitor - LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor

github.com

Another yes for fan control, they even have support for more video cards now too ( or some at least ).

 

[Octopuss]

I find that sometimes there's a motherboard temperature sensor near the PCIe slot that is positioned perfectly to get hit by hot exhaust air from the GPU. I use this to control case fans via the motherboard fan control in the BIOS, negating the need for any additional hardware or software.

It's far from a perfect solution, as the exhaust air temperature isn't exactly the GPU's core temperature, but it works well enough and avoids needing to deal with software altogether.

I wonder where the sensors are on my Asus TUF B550-Plus.
That mb/chipset sensor certainly can get really warm, but not enough and not reliably and not soon enough to base outtake FAN speed on its temperature unfortunately. It also doesn't seem to get hotter than 60°C regardless, and I need to somehow figure out how exactly the relationship between the GPU and the FAN speed should work. It could be based on temperature but also something else. Argus Monitor actually has virtually endless possibilities for this.

 

[Chrispy_]

I wonder where the sensors are on my Asus TUF B550-Plus.
That mb/chipset sensor certainly can get really warm, but not enough and not reliably and not soon enough to base outtake FAN speed on its temperature unfortunately. It also doesn't seem to get hotter than 60°C regardless, and I need to somehow figure out how exactly the relationship between the GPU and the FAN speed should work. It could be based on temperature but also something else. Argus Monitor actually has virtually endless possibilities for this.

They're here - looks like you have a motherboard sensor on the PCIe slot - it's worth giving it a try if you don't want to deal with software.

 

[nomdeplume]

Exactly why I liked having two PWM slots on end of GPU. Set fresh air intake to ramp up just before GPU fans without using mobo as intermediary.

 

[Octopuss]

I'm guessing chipset is the sensor around the slot and motherboard is the one at the bottom.

T_Sensor I have no idea and it's not even monitorable on my PC for whatever reason.
The sensors placement makes no sense anyway.

I downloaded both the suggested programs.
LibreHardwareMonitor doesn't seem to offer any FAN control at all, just monitoring. Looks nice for that I guess.

Fan Control looks very nice, but I can't quite figure out how to use it for my use case, and I think it's not possible. I could pair the rear FAN with the GPU sensor, but that's where I stopped, because it seems like I can only create a manual curve of some sort, and on top of that, as long as the GPU FAN is not spinning, neither will the case FAN, which is not what I want. I need it to ramp up as the GPU gets hotter, otherwise just go at default low speed.
It seems like I will need to go back to Argus after all

 

[_roman_]

May I ask. Did you let run that auto search mode for the fan control software?

I do not watch him anymore. I think he explained kinda well how to setup that fan control stuff in a video

 

[Octopuss]

Yes, but that only idenfifies the FANs.

An I don't watch videos as source of information, I can't process it.

 

[de.das.dude]

Have you tried the following?

Fan Control - A highly focused fan controlling software for Windows

Fan Control is a free software that allows the user to control their CPU, GPU and case fans using temperatures.

getfancontrol.com

There's also the following, which has fan controls built in and is my personal fav;

GitHub - LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor: Libre Hardware Monitor, home of the fork of Open Hardware Monitor

Libre Hardware Monitor, home of the fork of Open Hardware Monitor - LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor

github.com

This is the BEST.

I found it randomly on github lol.

 

[Octopuss]

I boosted myself with some coffee and dug a little deeper, and it seems like I got the concept, but it's still confusing.
I found out I need to calibrate the FANs and then I have to manually add a curve to the bottom of the screen, but even after staring at the documentation, I am not sure what the differences between the various curve types is.

Any help? I know t's not rocket science but a completely new UI is confusing me as well.

 

[de.das.dude]

I boosted myself with some coffee and dug a little deeper, and it seems like I got the concept, but it's still confusing.
I found out I need to calibrate the FANs and then I have to manually add a curve to the bottom of the screen, but even after staring at the documentation, I am not sure what the differences between the various curve types is.

Any help? I know t's not rocket science but a completely new UI is confusing me as well.

just run a stress test to figure it out.

here is mine. There is a video on YT by Jayz

 

[Waldorf]

@Octopuss
had the same issue a few years back when using a gpu with its own aio, and got to the same "results" when looking for solution.
decided to just go around the problem and buy cards with a full block and convert my (cpu) aio to a loop.

the T-sensor is usually taking signal from external probes, you attach where you want (to measure) and connect them to the mb.
not sure if your board had them incl, usually the higher tier x570 boards did.

 

[Octopuss]

I guess I figured it out. It wasn't particularly rocket science, but the initial confusion when you're dealing with something new sucks, lol.

Now I need to find a case that doesn't boost the damn FAN noise by having crappily designed grille in the rear. Seriously who thought it was a great idea to simply make cutouts into a plate instead of making the grille from round wires or something? This shit is unbearable past 1100 RPM! And considering what an oven of a card I have installed yesterday, this is hardly enough to blow all the hot air out! Grrr!!!!

 

[Waldorf]

i started cutting out most of the inner are with a flex years ago.
just use some tape to make for nicer cut, and be sure to clean case of any debris.

 

[Octopuss]

i started cutting out most of the inner are with a flex years ago.
just use some tape to make for nicer cut, and be sure to clean case of any debris.

Well, That could work if I found a case I was so happy with I'd decide to keep it forever I'd love to find such case