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    good fan controlling software

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by lincoln1122, Jan 23, 2010.

  1. lincoln1122

    lincoln1122 Notebook Enthusiast

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    what software can i use for my dell xps m1710 to control the fans manually i have vista home premium 64bit installed i really need to find some software so that it doesnt overheat in games
     
    lincoln1122, Jan 23, 2010
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    Unless you have reason to believe your fans aren't running at full speed when you are gaming and it is getting hot, there shouldn't be much of a point to trying to control the fans manually unless you really wanted to lower temps when *not* under load.
     
    Necromas, Jan 23, 2010
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  3. junglebungle

    junglebungle Notebook Evangelist

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    http://www.diefer.de/i8kfan/

    This is specifically for Dell's.

    Give it a try.

    I personally need one myself, i have an Acer, anyone know of one that works? my fans don't kick in it 100% when i'm gaming and really want them too...

    Thanks.
     
    junglebungle, Jan 23, 2010
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    lincoln1122 Notebook Enthusiast

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    the fans are running in games but not at 100% and that fan controller for dell i use to use but it doesnt run with vista 64bit it says its not a digitally signed driver
     
    lincoln1122, Jan 23, 2010
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    I used i8kfan with my Dell Vostro 1500. It's very helpful, not only can you control all the fans in your laptop, but you can also set temperatures that you want the fan to on (and to what speed). It also monitors temperature of all vital parts of the laptop - CPU, GPU, RAM, HDD, etc.
     
    AmazingGracePlayer, Jan 23, 2010
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    lincoln1122 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i use to use that fan controlling software but now i have vista 64bit installed it wont work says no driver signature or something like that but yes that was a good bit of software
     
    lincoln1122, Jan 24, 2010
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    That would be perfect for me!
     
    junglebungle, Jan 24, 2010
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    I think only Dell allow people to change fan settings, on most laptops its the bios alone that are allowed to control it or something..
     
    Kocane, Jan 24, 2010
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