What a coincidence, 4x of the 120mm Noctua Redux fans just arrived this morning and are sitting on my living room table waiting to go into my rig. I love in-depth analysis of stuff like this.
How do y'all like to manage (chassis) fan speeds? I have been out of the PC world for so long that I forget all pieces of hardware need to be managed.
FWIW I used to use software (Speedfan, and later something else I don't remember), but after upgrading to Noctua fans, I found whatever is built-in to the motherboard works just fine and gave up on the complication of software. I'm on my second system like this, and I've found they've both been a good temperature and nearly silent most of the time. Even maxed out, it still seems to be quieter and cooler than it would be with most (cheap) fans.
Dig the fact that this thing comes with little temperature probes - my current case is probably a little too small for the setup I have right now and I am debugging the temperature zones / airflow. It's a Fractal Define C, i7-12700K, Radeon RX 6750XT OC. Initially my CPU cooler fans (2x) were pointed in opposite directions, lol. Would love a thermal camera, but these probes would probably be just as helpful.
How do y'all like to manage (chassis) fan speeds? I have been out of the PC world for so long that I forget all pieces of hardware need to be managed.