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Ok, here is the questions. Lets assume you bought this little item here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowIm...Fan+%2D+Retail
and decided to go ahead and use it as a case fan. However, you did not want to use the provided fan speed controller as you dont have room for it, AND you do not have a extra 3 pin fan connector on your mobo. Now, if you only plug in the 4 pin molex and turn on the computer obviously the fan will turn on, but what duty cycle is it running at? 100%, 50%, how can you tell. I ask this questions because I am seeing higher temps with my tuniq then I expected. I have it hooked up to the mobo, but speedfan is reading the fan speed at 3000+ rpm which is obviously not possible with said fan. So... anyone know if its running at 100%, or is the only way to run it at 100% to use the supplied fan controller?
and decided to go ahead and use it as a case fan. However, you did not want to use the provided fan speed controller as you dont have room for it, AND you do not have a extra 3 pin fan connector on your mobo. Now, if you only plug in the 4 pin molex and turn on the computer obviously the fan will turn on, but what duty cycle is it running at? 100%, 50%, how can you tell. I ask this questions because I am seeing higher temps with my tuniq then I expected. I have it hooked up to the mobo, but speedfan is reading the fan speed at 3000+ rpm which is obviously not possible with said fan. So... anyone know if its running at 100%, or is the only way to run it at 100% to use the supplied fan controller?