1150/1151/2011 board with fan off function based on temp?

[Magic Carpet]

My ancient Abit mobo could turn on/off fans based on any given temp. Is there anything out on the market with similar functionality?

Maybe extremely overhyped Asus "Fan Expert 3" can do that?

I guess the answer is no, but I am ready to be proved wrong 🙂

 

[ed21x]

i know for Asrock MBs, you set the percentage for the voltage of the fan, so it is possible to go as low as 10%

 

[Flapdrol1337]

Fan control is quite common.

Not sure if they'll turn off fully. PWM controlled fans will never stop, voltage controlled fans might if the motherboards minimum voltage is below the starting voltage, you'll have a higher chance of them stopping with higher rpm fans I guess.

 

[Magic Carpet]

All these "modern" fan control systems are a joke. I want the fans completely off unless it gets too hot (temp range specified in BIOS) inside a case. Abit had this technology a decade ago. I miss that feature. And with the demise of Abit, Asus never bothered to implement a similar system in their system boards. Lack of "real" competition does suck.

 

[Kenmitch]

Not sure if any motherboard does what you want these days.

What about something similar to this?

http://www.amazon.com/Bimetal-Temperature-Control-Thermostat-TLRS9700/dp/B0094GA9GG

Probably not ideal but guess it could somewhat work for noisy high flow fans that aren't needed when someone's sleeping, surfing the web,etc.

 

[=Wendy=]

Asus Z170 motherboards allow you have the fans off then switch them on when the temps rise above a certain level. You can do this from the BIOS or from the Ai Suite with Fan Expert 3.

You set the feature with 'Allow fan off'

 

[Magic Carpet]

Not sure if any motherboard does what you want these days.

What about something similar to this?

http://www.amazon.com/Bimetal-Temperature-Control-Thermostat-TLRS9700/dp/B0094GA9GG

Probably not ideal but guess it could somewhat work for noisy high flow fans that aren't needed when someone's sleeping, surfing the web,etc.

Thanks, appreciate the effort. It's not the fans I supply my builds with are loud (Noctua fans are okay), it's the idea that a 15w-30w system during lighter loads doesn't need them. Same philosophy why some Geforce cards turn off the fans during idle. Not necessary, but smart. And yeah, I want the easy way, it's mobo's responsibility to take care of that. I've done complex things in the past, I don't want any of that now. The less extra gear, the better.

Asus Z170 motherboards allow you have the fans off then switch them on when the temps rise above a certain level. You can do this from the BIOS or from the Ai Suite with Fan Expert 3.

You set the feature with 'Allow fan off'

Now this is interesting if it really can do what I am after. I will look into this. Haven't seen this mentioned in the reviews I've read so far. Thanks.

 

[=Wendy=]

Now this is interesting if it really can do what I am after. I will look into this. Haven't seen this mentioned in the reviews I've read so far. Thanks.

I should have added.
You can't switch OFF the CPU fan. It only allows the case fans to be switched off.
Also the correct feature is called Allow fan STOP.

Here is a youtube video, if you can spare 10 mins of your life to watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt-rh-WCxlc

 

[pitz]

A large enough heatsink on any of the socket 1150/1151 processors, even the highest wattage rated ones, will pretty much eliminate the need for a fan even under full rated load.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I should have added.
You can't switch OFF the CPU fan. It only allows the case fans to be switched off.
Also the correct feature is called Allow fan STOP.

Here is a youtube video, if you can spare 10 mins of your life to watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt-rh-WCxlc

Now this is some progress, thanks Wendy, you are the star :thumbsup:

A large enough heatsink on any of the socket 1150/1151 processors, even the highest wattage rated ones, will pretty much eliminate the need for a fan even under full rated load.

Unfortunately, there is no way you can tame a hot-running i7 Haswell passively without throttling (I have a pretty big heatsink too, I tried). On the other hand, system fans can and should sleep most of the time during non-gaming loads.