Now, there are various ways to avoid that (extra cooling fans is probably the best of those), and today we’ll show you one that’s rather important – how to increase the speed of the CPU fan.
This is the first line of defense, and even though your motherboard controls the CPU fan’s speed, sometimes it’s best to tend to that on your own.
If you’re not accustomed to changing the CPU fan’s speed in Windows 10, make sure to check the steps below.
How can I control my CPU fan speed in Windows 10?
1. Use a third-party solution for fan control
- Download SpeedFan for Windows 10.
- You should see the CPU and GPU fans in the left panel.
- There, you can choose the percentage of fan speed (100% is full throttle). On the right side, you should see the current temperatures of CPU cores individually.
- Regulate speed as you like manually, or you can automatize SpeedFan to increase the RPM (revolutions per minute) once the temperatures surpass the acceptable values.
Most of the time, the CPU fan speed is controlled by built-in resources. However, if you want to take matters into your own hands, there’s nothing as suitable as SpeedFan.
There are some conditions you’ll need to fulfill in order to use it and configuring it isn’t exactly a walk in the park, but once you get the hold of it, SpeedFan will become an indispensable part of your everyday workflow.
The conditions we mentioned are considering motherboard support for fan control. However, that’s in question only if you decide to add extra cooling fans.
Regarding CPU and GPU fans, you should be able to control them without any problems. Laptops are an exception, and SpeedFan won’t be of any use with portable computers, except for monitoring.
Your CPU speed should never cross 70 degrees Celsius, and around 60 degrees is an acceptable limit for an extended period of time.
This means that you’ll be safest at around 50 degrees, where the risk of critical damage due to overheating is quite low.
If your laptop is overheating on Windows 10, take a closer look at our amazing guide and solve this issue with ease.
This post was written by Aleksandar Ognjanovic and was first posted to WindowsReport
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