I have a Supermicro 826BA-R1K28WB, which has 3 x FAN-0126L4 fans. They draw around 6w each and are PWM
I have the IPMI set to Optimal, but its still too loud sometimes. Sometimes I can't even hear it outside my closet, but then it will ramp up quite a bit and be too loud
I tried pushing raw commands through with IPMI tool, but it looks like that isn't supported on this X9DRW-CTF31 board
What is the best, cheapest, simplest option moving forward?
I am thinking of either sticking resistors on the fan cables, or getting a Lamptron CP436 controller (Supports 36w per channel) which is around $30
Getting resistors would be easier, but I'm unsure how PWM fans react to this, will the motherboard just ramp them up further? The fan controller would work, but then I would lose the tach reading, and it won't be able to increase the speed itself if it really is too warm
I could replace the fans with Noctua's or something, but I feel like that won't give enough airflow without switching to active heatsinks
Thoughts?
I have the IPMI set to Optimal, but its still too loud sometimes. Sometimes I can't even hear it outside my closet, but then it will ramp up quite a bit and be too loud
I tried pushing raw commands through with IPMI tool, but it looks like that isn't supported on this X9DRW-CTF31 board
What is the best, cheapest, simplest option moving forward?
I am thinking of either sticking resistors on the fan cables, or getting a Lamptron CP436 controller (Supports 36w per channel) which is around $30
Getting resistors would be easier, but I'm unsure how PWM fans react to this, will the motherboard just ramp them up further? The fan controller would work, but then I would lose the tach reading, and it won't be able to increase the speed itself if it really is too warm
I could replace the fans with Noctua's or something, but I feel like that won't give enough airflow without switching to active heatsinks
Thoughts?