I'm planning on getting a Z77 motherboard when Ivy Bridge chips come out, so I'm currently planning my setup. I have a case with fans and water cooling waiting. I have 5 fans and 1 pump that all have ...

The point of this guide is to show the latest and greatest in fan control technology on Intel Z270 motherboards and to help you understand what each brand has to offer in their high-end products. I ...

Hey, I'm looking for a mATX Z68 board with more then 2 PWM fan headers. Gigabyte would be preferable because of what I'd like to use it for, but at this point I'll consider anything. Also, if for ...

Building a custom PC is supposed to be an exciting time, but there are some common mistakes that ruin the experience. One of those is daisy-chaining too many case fans to a single motherboard header, ...

If you're an old-timer like me when it comes to PC hardware, you'll likely have seen or even owned a third-party fan controller. When motherboard EFIs lacked the fan control sections they now have (in ...

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 ...

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