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Fan speed adjustment
I am relatively new to this board, so I am unsure if this has been addressed in other threads. My question is; I have a XPS 720 H2c, with two 8600 GTS cards in SLI configuration. Can anyone tell me, in as much detail as possible, how I can adjust the fan speed on these cards? If that is not easy, can anyone tell me how I increase the normal fan speed in the case itself? Any assistance would greatly appreciated.
Snowsnake
Gainward GPU overclocking tool ( Expert Tool Download lower right side ) You can download and install it, and you can adjust the video card fan speed from the utility as well as overclock it if you like. I use it to adjust my 8800 GTX card only. No more overclocking for me since the stock speed is just fine.
x_lab rat
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Posted May 13th, 2008 17:00
Display card fans are typically not adjustable. They are 2 speed, low for text, high for graphics/rendering, controlled by the card.
I'm not familiar with the 720 chassis. Dell BIOS does not allow the user to set the fan speed. There are aftermarket fan controllers you plug the fan into and they control the speed as you desire. If the CPU fan is not plugged into the motherboard however, you will get an 'error--F1 to continue' on every startup.
There are also aftermarket add-on fans. There is a card fan, which circulates near the display cards. There is a case fan, put in the front or back, increasing air drawn into or out of the case.
You do probably need additional cooling with 2 performance display cards. Check back to see if someone has specific recommendations for that chassis, or links to aftermarket fans/controllers.