The CPU OPT header is an additional connection for special processor cooling accessories, such as specialized coolers with multiple fans or water-cooling components. Functionally, CPU OPT is identical ...

CPU_FAN and CPU_OPT are entirely different and serve distinct purposes in the context of a computer cooling system. CPU_FAN or CPU Fan Header is the primary 4-pin fan header on a motherboard, and it ...

IIRC the extra pin on a 4 pin motherboard header may report if the fan has totally stopped, like a failure line, to tell the mobo to shut the CPU off. I've got an old 4 pin fan here from a '94 vintage ...

Noctua has expanded its A-series cooling solutions with the new NF-A6x15 60mm fan models. Available in both 12 V and 5 V versions, these fans come with either 3-pin or PWM 4-pin connectors, offering ...

Regardless of whether a fan is mounted to your central processing unit, your case or sitting on your floor, its purpose is the same. Fans change how air flows, more effectively moving it from one ...

It had been a long time since I last built an SFF PC, and just this past weekend, I was tasked with doing just that. This person wasn't going for an ultra-compact, save-all-possible-space sort of ...

So I see it through the glass side panel right next to me, it is not on, but kinda moves back and forth. I know that if I finger the fan just a tad it'll start spinning immediately. Not sure if this ...