Author: Abula
Subject: Asrock Bios fan control is it equal on all models
Posted: 20 Mar 2016 at 5:50am
Thanks for the explanation on the S, i saw the none S more appealing to the eye, but never really saw put attention to the heatsinks.
For me presets are not enough, specially to the sound levels i want to reach, i need full control, specially on PWM fans, although full control on voltage is also welcome and would allow me a lot more options. THat said, i seen in the past the AsRock has very good PWM fan control on the CPU_FAN1, with multiple breakpoints and 1% increments, thus making it imo the best in the market, and i believe they also have the CHA_FAN1 as true PWM, same as the CPU, with full control with 1% increments, but this was on a Haswell ATX, not sure how it is on a micro atx and skylake. What i dislike in haswell is the rest of the headers are presets (silent, normal etc), but i can live with 2 good fully adjustable headers, just wondering if the micro atx skylake would give me that, or i need to go enter ATX for the mobo to have the CHA_FAN1 being full PWM and controllable in 1% increments.
Subject: Asrock Bios fan control is it equal on all models
Posted: 20 Mar 2016 at 5:50am
 Xaltar wrote:The "S" in Pro4S I suspect means "simple", if you look at the S and non S versions you will note simpler heatsinks on the VRMs/chipset as well as the absence of the IO Armor on the S model. From what I can tell it is a cost saving device to allow users to spend less for the same features of the non S board. If the "look" isn't important to you then the S version is perfect for your needs. If you want a windowed case with all the bells whistles and fancy lighting then the non S version may be preferable. |
| Xaltar wrote: That is an interesting question. I have not noted any differences between my 2 ASRock Skylake boards in fan control settings however I am not overly fussed with controlling my fans, I generally just set to the silent preset and be done with it. My case has 6 120mm fans in it and my CPU coolers are always overkill so it really hasn't been a concern for me as even the most basic "silent" mode is usually silent enough for my needs. |
Thanks again for the reply,