A good way to reduce acoustic noise in a system is to adjust the cooling-fan speed as a function of temperature. The standard way to do that (shown in simplified form in Figure 1) includes an IC that ...

Proprietary components are the bane of anyone who dares to try and repair their own hardware. Nonstandard sizes, lack of labeling or documentation, and unavailable spare parts are all par for the ...

A few weeks ago, I saw a reader’s question about how to run PS3 cooling fans using an external electronics circuit. At the time I was busy with some other projects. The other day, I decided to put my ...

With the SHARK Blades PWM and the SHARK Disc PWM, Sharkoon now presents its first PWM fans. Through the mainboard's control, and with a maximum speed of 1,400 revolutions per minute, these fans should ...

[hedgehoginventions] wrote in to share a little modification he made to his video card in order to keep it from overheating during strenuous 3D tasks. Having swapped out the stock cooler on his Nvidia ...

I'm building a NAS box to minimize a HDD disaster.(Previous HDD post) I have two 120mm cooling fans, and my question concerns the hook up harness. There is the standard 4 pin harness, and there is a ...

For those of you cooling enthusiasts, you probably know Noctua by now and they make great cooling products, so when they decided to introduce their new NF-F12 PWM fan, we were more than happy take a ...

I have an old-ish motherboard with a single 4-pin PWM header and two 3-pin headers. Unfortunately, the 3-pin version of the fan I want is no longer available I'm considering just buying 3 PWM-versions ...

Corsair has recently launched its new RS Series Daisy-Chain PWM Fans for computer cooling, designed to deliver impressive and affordable cooling solutions with a hassle-free setup. These fans ...

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