Can a Z97 Gaming 7 motherboard do 0 rpm fans on its BIOS fan curve ?

[whitedragon101]

Z97 Gaming 7

Can the CPU and case fan curves be set as low as 0 rpm ?

I have 0rpm mode PSU & graphics cards.  The dual tower cooler is enough at idle for the CPU.  It would be great to turn the system on without any fans turning on at all until needed.

 

[TZBC]

It seems have no way to lower down the fans rpm to 0.
The CPU fan can only lower to 20% at least. 

 

[Nichrome]

Nope, 0% is not possible. Even with aftermarket fan controllers, user's manual states that disabling the fan (0%) is possible but at user's responsibility.

 

[whitedragon101]

Nope, 0% is not possible. Even with aftermarket fan controllers, user's manual states that disabling the fan (0%) is possible but at user's responsibility.

Thanks for the reply.

1)
What is the lowest % you can go?

2)
Where on the board is the motherboard temp sensor?

3)
The manual (page 3-29)  shows a graph of deg C 0-100 and RPM 0 - 7000.  However on the right your markers are displayed as temp/fan % .  My guess is you set the 4 fan markers from the percentages on the right and the 0-7000rpm Y axis scale is purely for the readout of the current fan speed and not related to the markers.  Is this correct?

 

[Nichrome]

1) With 3 pin fans 50% is the minimum

2) 4 pin fans may go down to 25%, and what manual states is not exactly right, it all depends on the fan, fan controller you use and settings. Although you can get 0% fan speeds if you disconnect the fan or turn your PC off