Question Asus Tuf x570 chipset fan is noisy, I can't turn it down, might get different Mobo

[brad5284]

I have the Asus Tuf Gaming X570 plus motherboard and I can't stand the noise from the chipset fan. I can hear the chipset fan spinning, even when the other fans are going at their normal speeds. I updated my mobo to the latest bios and there is no control to adjust the speed of the chipset fan. This is enough of a problem for me to switch to a different motherboard. I know that the Gigabyte and MSI mobos provide the option to adjust the speed of the chipset fan and even have it turned off when the computer is in an idle state which is really nice. It is either I get a different mobo or get a different case that reduces noise like a BeQuiet case. I am a little concerned about thermals in a quieter case. I have a Ryzen 3600 cpu, an EVGA 1070 video card and 16gb G.Skill 3600 MHz ram. I have the Corsair 275R case.

I know that the reviews of the Gigabyte and MSI motherboards aren't as good as mine but I don't really care as long as the boards aren't absolutely terrible and reduce the chipset fan noise. What do you all think I should do?

 

[yeshua]

Looks like you've got a faulty mobo and you should request to RMA/exchange it. I've got one as well and its chipset fan is absolutely inaudible (granted it's only 70F in the room and I've got an open case). Could you check what your chipset temperature and fan speed are? If it's 60C/around 2300RPM then you definitely have a faulty fan. Also, it would be great if you maybe could record a video of your motherboard in action .

As for the stop the fan at idle feature - I'm not sure it's a plausible idea. The X570 chipset consumes quite a lot of power and even at idle, while being ventilated, its temperature is around 60C give or take. If you stop the fan completely, I guess the temperature may easily reach 85C or more which doesn't sound safe.

Lastly, make absolutely sure your fan doesn't get in contact with anything in your motherboard (wiring, etc) and there's nothing in it - this could be the source of the noise.

 

[brad5284]

Looks like you've got a faulty mobo and you should request to RMA/exchange it. I've got one as well and its chipset fan is absolutely inaudible (granted it's only 70F in the room and I've got an open case). Could you check what your chipset temperature and fan speed are? If it's 60C/around 2300RPM then you definitely have a faulty fan. Also, it would be great if you maybe could record a video of your motherboard in action .

As for the stop the fan at idle feature - I'm not sure it's a plausible idea. The X570 chipset consumes quite a lot of power and even at idle, while being ventilated, its temperature is around 60C give or take. If you stop the fan completely, I guess the temperature may easily reach 85C or more which doesn't sound safe.

Lastly, make absolutely sure your fan doesn't get in contact with anything in your motherboard (wiring, etc) and there's nothing in it - this could be the source of the noise.

With the chipset fan running at 1800RPM, my cpu temp is 35C and my motherboard temp is 27C. There are no cords blocking anything. I will have to check to see if anything is stuck in the fan.

At the very least, on the other boards I mentioned, the offer the option to lower the speed of the fan and adjust the fan curve and that would really help with noise at idle. Asus offers no option to do this on their x570 boards and I have no idea if they ever will.

When you say to upload a video of my mobo in action, do you mean to take a video of the main bios screen?

 

[yeshua]

I meant the noise. It would be great if you opened the case, and recorded how your PC boots up, while maybe making some audible remarks, so that it was possible to compare the sound of your voice with the noise of the chipset fan and understand what kind of noise you're talking about.

27C motherboard temperature is some weird seemingly useless sensor. No, I was asking about the chipset temperature specifically (it's the sensor name "Chipset") - please run HWInfo and check it.

 

[brad5284]

I meant the noise. It would be great if you opened the case, and recorded how your PC boots up, while maybe making some audible remarks, so that it was possible to compare the sound of your voice with the noise of the chipset fan and understand what kind of noise you're talking about.

27C motherboard temperature is some weird seemingly useless sensor. No, I was asking about the chipset temperature specifically (it's the sensor name "Chipset") - please run HWInfo and check it.

The Chipset is running at 58C according to HWinfo. Strangley, HWinfo is showing the chipset fan running at 900RPM instead of 2000RPM that was shown in the bios.

 

[yeshua]

The Chipset is running at 58C according to HWinfo. Strangley, HWinfo is showing the chipset fan running at 900RPM instead of 2000RPM that was shown in the bios.

58C is totally OK for this motherboard, if not a little low which is good.

As for 900RPM speed this doesn't look right at all as HWiNFO shows 1800RPM for me. But again we still don't know what's the noise you're getting so it's hard to say.