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I have my PC setup to be fanless for the majority of tasks, except for gaming pretty much. With a massive CPU heatsink I can tune fan profiles to only turn on w

by ehnto 4y ago

I have my PC setup to be fanless for the majority of tasks, except for gaming pretty much. With a massive CPU heatsink I can tune fan profiles to only turn on when nearing a maximum temperature. I run the equipment fairly hot, in other words. My fan curve is just one giant step, with hysteresis so they don't cycle on and off near that step temp. I am likely trading some component lifetime for silence, but it's a trade I am willing to make.

bullen 4y ago
I put downvolted fans that are inaudible on my passive setups. That way I get both silence and longevity. The added benefit that if the fan dies the hardware lives. My thumb rule for temperatures is if you can hold your finger on it indefinitely it's cool enough.
- matejcs 4y ago
  Downvolted as in a specific product, making a electronic modification yourself or software?
- Koshkin 4y ago
  Nice. This is one of the cases where “the rule of thumb” can be understood (almost) literally.
matejcs 4y ago
Could you document the setup please? It is interesting to consider a silent system with a dual mode baked in (active cooling past a certain load).