Looking for optimal quiet fan curves for my build (Airflow vs Noise balance)

Looking for optimal quiet fan curves for my build (Airflow vs Noise balance)

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to fine-tune my fan settings for a quieter system while still keeping good thermals. I’d really appreciate if someone could share their fan curves or recommendations.

My setup:

  • Case: DeepCool MATREXX 55 V3 ADD-RGB 3F
  • Front intake: 3 stock DeepCool case fans
  • Rear exhaust: 1× ARCTIC P12 Pro PST CO
  • Top: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 240 (AIO, exhaust) (on the top side)
  • GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4070 TUF Gaming
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (6-core)

What I’m aiming for:

  • As quiet as possible during idle / light usage
  • Stable temperatures under gaming load (not chasing max OC, just stability)
  • Avoid aggressive fan ramping / sudden noise spikes

Questions:

  • What fan curve do you recommend for the AIO pump + radiator fans?
  • Should the rear exhaust be kept very low RPM or follow GPU/CPU temps?
  • Any BIOS or software settings you’d suggest for smoothing fan response?
  • Is it better to prioritize case airflow or let the AIO handle most of the thermal load?

If anyone with a similar setup could share their curves (BIOS screenshots or %/°C values), that would be really helpful.

At the moment my setup on fan control looks like this:

https://preview.redd.it/toublxnkh7bh1.png?width=1692&format=png&auto=webp&s=097ac98b657f9b6e56c41cddb51ab16cc2a8573e

Also, one more thing I noticed that I’m not sure is normal:

I had to disable the Smart Mode in the BIOS for the AIO fans because otherwise it kept interfering and made the fans ramp up for no reason, even after I adjusted the curve there. Now it always starts at 100% until FanControl takes over. Is this bad, and is there no other way?

Please be kind; I only started dealing with this yesterday.

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u/N0xturn — 2 days ago
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Looking for optimal quiet fan curves for my build (Airflow vs Noise balance)

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to fine-tune my fan settings for a quieter system while still keeping good thermals. I’d really appreciate if someone could share their fan curves or recommendations.

My setup:

  • Case: DeepCool MATREXX 55 V3 ADD-RGB 3F
  • Front intake: 3 stock DeepCool case fans
  • Rear exhaust: 1× ARCTIC P12 Pro PST CO
  • Top: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 240 (AIO, exhaust) (on the top side)
  • GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4070 TUF Gaming
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (6-core)

What I’m aiming for:

  • As quiet as possible during idle / light usage
  • Stable temperatures under gaming load (not chasing max OC, just stability)
  • Avoid aggressive fan ramping / sudden noise spikes

Questions:

  • What fan curve do you recommend for the AIO pump + radiator fans?
  • Should the rear exhaust be kept very low RPM or follow GPU/CPU temps?
  • Any BIOS or software settings you’d suggest for smoothing fan response?
  • Is it better to prioritize case airflow or let the AIO handle most of the thermal load?

If anyone with a similar setup could share their curves (BIOS screenshots or %/°C values), that would be really helpful.

Thanks in advance.

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u/N0xturn — 4 days ago