Fan Control and Options

Fan speed is controlled by temperature, actual minimums dependent on fan ability.


Fan control for the MSI B360 GAMING ARCTIC is handled in MSI Command Center or the BIOS. The GAMING ARCTIC offers plenty of customization, and the default curves were near-silent with my cooler. The software design is simple and straightforward, and there is some UI consistency between the BIOS and in-OS software. Fan control on the MSI B360 GAMING ARCTIC is handled by a Nuvoton NCT6797 chip.


The MSI B360 GAMING ARCTIC has no less than seven fan headers. Five are standard 4-pin system headers, one is a CPU-specific header, and one a high-current header for water pumps. The first three are in the top-right corner and the other three are dispersed across the lower half of the board, and the last one hangs out under the CPU socket. This control setup far exceeds my expectations for a B360 board.