[Christian] was running a Linux box as a home server but needed a way to quiet the noisy machine. Like many Linux servers, he’s using some pretty old hardware which doesn’t have an on-board header for ...

CPU_FAN and CPU_OPT are entirely different and serve distinct purposes in the context of a computer cooling system. CPU_FAN or CPU Fan Header is the primary 4-pin fan header on a motherboard, and it ...

The CPU OPT header is an additional connection for special processor cooling accessories, such as specialized coolers with multiple fans or water-cooling components. Functionally, CPU OPT is identical ...

ASRock’s Z97 Extreme6 motherboard is a very “busy board”. We do of course have the usual connectors in their normal locations, such as CPU fan headers near the RAM, the 8 pin at the top left and the ...

Got the new build together [yay!] but having on minor issue. Fans. So the Torrent has a fan controller with it, nothing fancy. I have the 5 case fans on the controller. My Noctua NH-15S cooler fan ...

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