Nitro 50-620 PC.Is NitroSense fan control hard-wired to an OEM built-in motherboard fan controller?

fpsniperer

I would like to replace the stock CPU cooler soon, as it sounds like I have a mini airport in my room, and the performance thereof is quite sub-par with the CPU's demands, ESPECIALLY the automatic fan setting, which is terribly slow, and if I hadn't noticed it's so slow, my CPU would been dead by now.  Also because I am stuck to only the NS fan control, where I can only choose between 60% and 100% fan speed, for some reason.

I am also unable to adjust the fans through other software, such as Speedfan/Argus/FanControl (in order to let the fans run at 30-40% under low-load, so it isn't that loud), which leads to my question: if I swap the stock cooler for a quality one, will I be able to access the controls through software other than NitroSense, or do I need to swap out the case/motherboard altogether, in order to have full control over my system?

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batmalin

Same thing, but then changing the MB would be a solution.

batmalin

Nope the fan is controlled by the EC (embedded controller) so changing the fans is not a solution nor the MB. Acer has removed the access in BIOS to the EC and the fan settings in particular, so the only option you have without to mod your BIOS is to use NBFC.

fpsniperer

batmalin said:

Nope the fan is controlled by the EC (embedded controller) so changing the fans is not a solution nor the MB. Acer has removed the access in BIOS to the EC and the fan settings in particular, so the only option you have without to mod your BIOS is to use NBFC.

Shucks, I forgot to mention that is is a Desktop Computer, the Nitro 50-620 PC.

batmalin

Same thing, but then changing the MB would be a solution.

fpsniperer

batmalin said:

Same thing, but then changing the MB would be a solution.

That's all I needed to know. Thanks alot!

batmalin

You are welcome mate!