State of PWM vs. Voltage Control debate for Lowest Noise
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 3:16 pm
Good evening,
I rely heavily on SPCR to help guide purchases since I'm a silence freak. This place is awesome.
I'm build a new Mini ITX and am using a board that supports PWM everywhere (Asus Impact VIII): CPU, Chassis, and even for more PWM connectors on the included Fan Extension Card.
The case I'm using comes with a fan controller with 6 3-pin connectors, which can connect to the motherboard's chassis fan header via a 4 pin cable.
So in short: I'm at no shortage for PWM connectors. That being said, should I just get myself PWM versions of fans? I was eyeing the SilentWing 3's, but they offer PWM and DC versions of each variant and I wasn't sure if there would be any noise difference between those two connections.
Also: I know this topic has been discussed elsewhere, but nothing recently, and I see many companies focusing their efforts more on PWM, that the whole PWM clicking issue is a thing of the past for these newer fans, etc. etc.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, and thanks again for all the help!
I rely heavily on SPCR to help guide purchases since I'm a silence freak. This place is awesome.
I'm build a new Mini ITX and am using a board that supports PWM everywhere (Asus Impact VIII): CPU, Chassis, and even for more PWM connectors on the included Fan Extension Card.
The case I'm using comes with a fan controller with 6 3-pin connectors, which can connect to the motherboard's chassis fan header via a 4 pin cable.
So in short: I'm at no shortage for PWM connectors. That being said, should I just get myself PWM versions of fans? I was eyeing the SilentWing 3's, but they offer PWM and DC versions of each variant and I wasn't sure if there would be any noise difference between those two connections.
Also: I know this topic has been discussed elsewhere, but nothing recently, and I see many companies focusing their efforts more on PWM, that the whole PWM clicking issue is a thing of the past for these newer fans, etc. etc.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, and thanks again for all the help!