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Cooler Master Hyper 212 evo cooler fan speed problem

19 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/cooler-master-hyper-212-evo-cooler-fan-speed-problem.151340/

sukesh1090
sukesh1090 Original post #1
Jan 13, 2012 at 10:22 PM
guys i bought this cooler and installed it in to my comp.the fan speed reaches 1800 RPM at full load and decreases to 1600RPM at idle but actually it should reduce its fan speed to 600 at idle.i have enabled c1e,cool and quiet and selected pwm mode for fan but still the same problem.what should i di to reduce its speed to 600 at idle.
Thanking you.
topgear
topgear #2
Jan 15, 2012 at 5:54 AM
you have installed the fan on 3 pin or 4 pin header ?? Make sure that the auto fan speed control is enabled in bios setting. Have you connected the fan on the cpu fan header of the mobo .IF you have set them correctly read below :

Now on the screen shot your idle cpu temp is not very low and that's why the fan is running at much higher speed even when the system is in idle state and on the screen shot I can se only chasis fan speed !!! but it should be cpu fan speed if you have connected it on the cpu fan header of the mobo ;-)
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Tarun #3
Jan 15, 2012 at 10:29 AM
:+1:
u must have connected the fan to the chassis instead of the cpu HSF fan pin
sukesh1090
Jan 15, 2012 at 11:13 AM
^^
nah it is cpu fan header only but the hwinfo reads it like that.even with the stock cooler hwinfo was reading like that,don't know why?
@topgear,
bro here the temp is around 35C outside and my room temp may be 27-30C,so i don't think the cpu temp will go below 30C.i need to add some fans to my crappy cabinet to give 212 evo some air for breathing.after that the temp may go down a bit.with stock cooler the vcore @ 1.4v the temp were going above 85-90C but with evo it stays at 58C maximum.
topgear
topgear #5
Jan 16, 2012 at 3:09 AM
^^ ok .. so due to the idle temp of ~35c-40c the pwm fan is hovering at around ~1600 RPM at idle state and you can rename the chasis fan speed value as cpu fan speed in HWinfo ;-)
sukesh1090
Jan 16, 2012 at 6:16 PM
guys will a 45cfm 120mm fan will be good enough to maintain airflow inside a cabby?thank you.
MegaMind
Jan 16, 2012 at 7:58 PM
^Yes it should do..
Check CM or NZXT 120mm fans
sukesh1090
Jan 16, 2012 at 9:18 PM
in itdepot there is a 4 fan pack of CM fans for 760/-.so thinking of buying it.
btw seeing you after a long time bro.
V
Jan 16, 2012 at 10:52 PM
^^ Buddy I m on same Proccy + Mobo + Cooler.
That fans are VFM but make sure you get 3-pin to 4 pin molex adapter as our motherboard have only one 3 - pin connector for chasis fan.
sukesh1090
Jan 16, 2012 at 11:15 PM
^^
do you have that fan?don't worry about the converter as i think you will get the converter with it.if i am not wrong.
btw how is the noise level of your s12 psu?
topgear
topgear #11
Jan 17, 2012 at 3:02 AM
those fans ie CM 120mm 1200RPM 45CFM non LED silent combo fan pack don't has any kind of converter bundled with them - they only comes with 3 pin fan connector which you need to connect on the mobo - so if your mobo don't has plenty of fan headers you might need to get those adapters as vyral_143 said - only ~450 bucks LED 2K RPM 120mm CM fans comes with these types of converters ;-)
sukesh1090
Jan 17, 2012 at 1:09 PM
^^
bro any idea where i can get a converter like that?as i can't find it here.i only need one of that type as i am only using 2 of the fans.any idea about hte noise of those fans?thank you.
topgear
topgear #13
Jan 18, 2012 at 3:41 AM
when I last time asked in a local pc shop they asked 50 bucks for such connectors but as I've said they comes for free with LED 2k RPM 120mm fans - so you may have opt for those instead.

1200 RPM fans are really very quiet and for me even 2k RPM fans are quiet enough ;-)
sukesh1090
Jan 18, 2012 at 1:57 PM
^^
i am opting those 1200RPM fans because they will be very silent.if possible i only will make a converter i just need is a that 3 pin port to connect it to the 4 pin molex.lets see what happens.
thank you bro.
topgear
topgear #15
Jan 19, 2012 at 3:55 AM
don't forget to post a tutorial on this ;-)
sukesh1090
Jan 19, 2012 at 8:11 AM
^^
:-D brother everyone will be knowing it.whats there take out the black,red and yellow wire and put it in to 3pin.let me see bcoz it is too difficult to find a 3pin female connector.
topgear
topgear #17
Jan 20, 2012 at 3:47 AM
the sensor ( fan RPM monitor ) won't work for sure and the fan will run at full speed after this.

Just connect the fan on a mobo fan header and read the mobo manual to find out which is the sensor header, power and ground pin and this way you will be able to identify which is the sensor wire, power and ground wire of the fan - while connecting to a molex connector just use the power and ground wire ;-)
sukesh1090
Jan 20, 2012 at 9:22 AM
hey bro the tutorial is already posted in some section of tdf.
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/power-supply-cabinets-mods/151548-how-3-pin-fan-4-pin-molex.html
topgear
topgear #19
Jan 21, 2012 at 3:12 AM
^^ that's a recent post and thanks for finding it out ;-)