Any way to reduce fan speeds without a fan controller? (Coolermaster sickleflow)

[Riotvale]

Picked up a Coolermaster Sickleflow yesterday to replace a fan with a broken blade in my Noctua DH14. The computer store supply was limited to the Coolermaster, they didnt' have any Scythe gentle typhoons or yate loons in stocik.

Attached it to CPU HSF and plugged right into the P9x79 cpu pin header. The fan runs at 1.8k RPM continuously, and there was nothing I could see in the BIOS to change the speed manually, as well as through the ASUS monitoring software.

Without a fan controller, do I have any options for regulating speed on the sickleflow? 2k RPM is so loud, and I don't think it needs to run at that speed to maintain nice temps, 29-34 idle, 57-62 max load. (specs in sig below).

Thanks in advance

 

[Meghan54]

Should be in the monitor menu in the BIOS.

Make sure you have the CPU Q-fan control enabled, then set the cpu fan profile as you want, probably silent.

It's covered in the mb's manual, page 3-37.

 

[Freddy1765]

I use SpeedFan to regulate rpm of my CPU fan.

 

[Riotvale]

i think the sickleflow being a non PWM fan is probably a reason why i can't regulate fan speeds. I'm such a noob, i guess i'll have to do it through lowering the voltage.

 

[Freddy1765]

Ah, that would explain it. I assumed it was PWM when you mentioned the DH14.

 

[Riotvale]

yeah, the nf-p14 is PWM, but i replaced that with the sickleflow (broken fin).

 

[tarmc]

I think some noctua fans come with an adapter to reduce voltage/speed. Not sure about other fans

 

[T_Yamamoto]

I think some noctua fans come with an adapter to reduce voltage/speed. Not sure about other fans

Yup they do. I'm wondering why he didn't order from amazon or something

 

[Riotvale]

Yup they do. I'm wondering why he didn't order from amazon or something

A couple reasons why:

-Needed same day fan (Sunday). Amazon doesn't have same day shipping on the weekend.

- FF14 beta. Computer needed to be up.

- Amazon Canada surprisingly doesn't have the same inventory as its US counterparts.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

A couple reasons why:

-Needed same day fan (Sunday). Amazon doesn't have same day shipping on the weekend.

- FF14 beta. Computer needed to be up.

- Amazon Canada surprisingly doesn't have the same inventory as its US counterparts.

One fan isn't going to make that big of a difference...

 

[TerryMathews]

One fan isn't going to make that big of a difference...

It does when it's the CPU fan. Read the OP

 

[T_Yamamoto]

It does when it's the CPU fan. Read the OP

If I remember correctly, the D14 comes with 2 fans. I'm sure it can survive even if one fan is disabled.

 

[fella272]

i dont now about yours MB, but my, one of the fan connectors have a lower voltage, only one dont now if is a defect but it have.

one time i use two fan in series that make they be lower and steel working.