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April 16th, 2022 09:00
m17 R4, how to get sensible fan speeds?
I'm confused about the way the AWCC Fusion temperature profiles work. What I'm finding is that there isn't a profile/setting to just let the fans do their own thing, intelligently adjusting based on the current temps.
If I choose the "Full Speed" profile, the fans crank to 100 %, but they always stay at 100 %, even when the CPU is relatively cool. I don't want the fans to remain at 100 % all the time, only when necessary.
If, instead, I choose "Performance", it seems the fans will never go above 72 %, even when the CPU hits 100 degrees. I do notice that the fans will ramp up/down a little when in "Performance" (between 40 % and 72 % or so), which is good. But given that it won't go above 72 %, it's not a mode I usually want to use when doing anything serious.
I know I can manually set the "Smooth Line" of a profile myself, and that's what I've been using. But I feel like it's hard to get the values just right, and my fans kind of bounce around a lot, as though the PID controller managing the whole thing was a bit too sensitive or something. And it's tricky to know the exact correct values here, especially when I can only adjust three points to get the curve.
Anyway, is there an out-of-the-box way to just let the fans be fully automatic? I want them to be able to hit 100 % when the CPU is hot, but not stay at 100 % when the CPU is relatively cool. So, basically, is there a way to get the fans to just be sensible?


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April 16th, 2022 12:00
Hi @DanGoyette welcome to this free user to user Alienware laptop discussion forum. This is not Dell Support.
Intel has raised their CPU maximum temperature threshold to 100ºC (212ºF) boiling point of water, which means that other parts within the laptop base get hot. Bad news for battery whose health deteriorates faster at elevated temperature.
Check to see if the Speedfan utility supports your system. It’s a simple application dedicated to Windows computers only, which gives the possibility to monitor your PC performance and change your fan speed, and helps with maintaining the health of the laptop system. FAN Speed utility for Dell Inspiron 5578 - Dell Community To use Speedfan, there are helpful reviews. Speedfan - Overclockers
Advocate use very hot laptop on table or wood tray. Raise rear of laptop to give increased clearance, for improved circulation/performance of cooling fans. There are dedicated laptop trays that will increase clearance.
Safety Hazard: Using very hot 100ºC system on your laptop, or on top of fabric, is NOT recommended.
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June 28th, 2022 03:00
This issue with fan speeds and win 10 updates is really annoying - is there a set of 'standard' speeds that could be used for those of us that are mainly using a laptop for documents and running a household. It's so frustrating - the noise is making the laptop virtually unusable. Say if using chrome speeds should be, using ms word, excel should be ...etc. If we're all having the issue any suggestions welcome