Many of us start to panic whenever we see our CPU temperatures creep past 80C, especially while we're gaming, thinking we're just a few degrees away from thermal throttling. We're usually quick to ...

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So, you're a few months or a year into your build, concerned about high CPU temperatures, even when your chip is mostly idle. It's easy to pin all the blame on your CPU cooler, especially if it's an ...

I would put the fans in PWM mode in the bios, linked to the CPU temp. Then adjust curves as you see fit. For example, my case fans are something along the lines of CPU=<40c Fans=20% CPU=55c Fans=35% ...