Frequently Asked Question

Question: I just replaced my old CPU fan with one of your CPU fans. Why am I getting an overheat warning signal from my motherboard? Is my new CPU fan damaging my CPU?

Many of today's motherboards have a warning system set as default in the motherboard's BIOS which will give you a warning indicating that your CPU is overheating if your CPU fan drops below a certain RPM level. If you are using a quiet CPU fan, it will run at RPM (rotations per minute) levels that are often below the motherboards default level. If you do not disable this feature you may get this warning from your motherboard.

Your Motherboard's Overheat Warning

Please make certain that the fan RPM sensors have been disabled in your motherboard's BIOS. Consult your motherboard manual for details. Quiet CPU fans can be falsely viewed as failing by your motherboard BIOS, setting off the alarm. However, you will find that when installed properly (the retention clip is secure and the thermal grease was applied properly), our silent CPU coolers do a great job of cooling your CPU despite the lower RPM levels. As is always wise no matter what type of CPU cooler you are using, many pc users like using a CPU temperature tracking program such as Hardware Monitor just to keep an eye on how hot their CPU is getting.
 
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