John Andersen wrote:
On Saturday 09 September 2006 05:09, Basil Chupin wrote:
The fans are automatically controlled by the PSU from input from sensors on the motherboard. The knob-twiddling is a manual control which I can use to override the base speed of the PSU and the case fans if I think that the temperature inside the case should be lower. In hotter weather I up the fan speeds for all 4 fans (2X PSU, 2X case) to get the air inside the case moving quicker. I set the RPM of these fans at ~1650 RPM.
Well then I re-iterate my first statement... I've never heard of rheostats on on computer fans. Anything not demand controlled from by the computer itself is just asking for trouble IMHO.
Its a computer. Its got all the time in the world to watch its own temperature. Remember: it works for you, not the other way around.
I also find it very unusual. I've never heard of such a thing either.