True Power 430 - really slow fans?

viivo

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As the summary says, I didn't connect it to a header, so it should not regulate its fans.

Even though my temps are average (35 cpu/23 case), the PSU is blowing some really hot air, but very slowly (below 20cfm it seems). I can understand the hot part, but should the airflow be so low? Case is two 80s front, one side intake; two 80s rear + PSU second fan going out.

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AntecCSR

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The PSU fan monitor connector to the motherboard is only to report the fan speed to the motherboard/BIOS. It has nothing to do with controlling the fan speed, that is done by the temp sensor inside the PSU itself.

At those case temps I doubt the PSU is getting warm enough to ramp up it's fan speed, so it's probably going anywhere from 900rpm to 1500 rpm. Thus the low amount of airflow.

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viivo

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I see. The monitor wire was confusing me (obviously).

Thanks for the help.
 

Falloutboy

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got the smae psu I wish thier was an override switch to the temp monitoring so I can just crank it to full speed
 

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Originally posted by: AntecCSR
The PSU fan monitor connector to the motherboard is only to report the fan speed to the motherboard/BIOS. It has nothing to do with controlling the fan speed, that is done by the temp sensor inside the PSU itself.

At those case temps I doubt the PSU is getting warm enough to ramp up it's fan speed, so it's probably going anywhere from 900rpm to 1500 rpm. Thus the low amount of airflow.

AntecCSR

yup, that cable is only to monitor, not regulate. personally with those temps i wouldn't want the psu spinning any faster and adding extra noise. i dont know about you, but noise is a big deal to me now, which is why i even got the true430.