Using SpeedFan to adjust fan RPM -noob advice

da_mic_1530 · 16 Apr 2008 at 09:58

hi there, not sure if this is in the right forum, and apologies if this seems basic but I'm a beginner when it comes to this sort of stuff

Basically my Bios is set to have my main IdeqShuttle case fan to be permanently on at full whack, this has done my nut in and I have now downloaded "speedfan"

Basically I'm just looking for the ideal idle temps so I can configure my fan's RPM, and the danger temp's at which to stop

shadowake · 16 Apr 2008 at 11:37

What are your system specs, processor etc. Temperatures range depending on your hardware.

da_mic_1530 · 16 Apr 2008 at 12:42

shadowake said:
What are your system specs, processor etc. Temperatures range depending on your hardware.

dont laugh

AMD athlon 2400 + IIRC
512MB DDR Ram
ATi radeon 9000 128AGP
80GB hard drive

all in a small shuttle case

1 system fan and a CPU fan

shadowake · 16 Apr 2008 at 13:03

I'm no expert on AMD chips but I think the 2400 is OK up to about 70-75 (sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong).

You'll probably want it a bit lower than that though. Personally as long as it isn't going over 65-70 I wouldn't be too worried.

The case (system) temperature will be fine up to around 40degC.

da_mic_1530 · 16 Apr 2008 at 13:10

shadowake said:
I'm no expert on AMD chips but I think the 2400 is OK up to about 70-75 (sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong).

You'll probably want it a bit lower than that though. Personally as long as it isn't going over 65-70 I wouldn't be too worried.

The case (system) temperature will be fine up to around 40degC.

thanks very much, idle is around 40 deg C, and hasn't peaked over 55 yet IIRC

Once again thanks