do i need evga precision x for custom fan curve

LAPTOP: Dell Precision M6500 -CPU: Intel Core i7 920xm 3.2ghz) -RAM: 12gb DDR3 -GPU: ATi Firepro M7820 -STORAGE: 240gb ADATA Premier SP550 (OS, Programs), 500GB Seagate STL500LM000 SSHD (Games, Files) -DISPLAY: 1920x1200 17.3” -OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10 Pro 圆4 MAIN RIG: Dell Precision T5500 -CPU: Intel Xeon W5580 3.2ghz,turbo 3.46) -MOTHERBOARD: Dell Precision T5500 OEM -RAM: 16gb ECC DDR3 FBDIMM (Hynix) -GPU: Gigabyte GTX 770 OC WINDFORCE X3 -Case: Dell Precision T5500 OEM -STORAGE: 240gb ADATA Premier SP550 (OS, Programs), 2x 500GB WD Caviar WD5000AAKS (Games, Files) (RAID 0) -PSU: Dell Precision T5500 OEM (875w) -DISPLAY(S): Primary: Acer AL2016w (1680x1050), Left and Right: Gateway FPD1976W (1440x900), Extra displays around the room: 42' Vizio TV (1920x1080) -COOLING: Dell Precision T5500 OEM -KEYBOARD: Logitech G710+ -MOUSE: Logitech G502 Proteus Core -SOUND: Logitech x320 and Razer Electras -OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10 Pro 圆4 Do you have the crappy aluminum heatsink or the one with copper heat pipes? Search for 'U016F' on eBay if you don't have the high end heatsink. If it matters, I am on BIOS A02, maybe there was a setting added in the newest BIOS A16? Hesitant to upgrade my BIOS unless its necessary. Dell's website does not seem to have any utilities for this, and I haven't been able to find another program that is able to detect the fans.ĭoes anyone know of a program to set a more aggressive fan curve or even just manually set the fan speed? Or do I have to just buy a fan controller? Upgrading the heatsink is not an option because there is not enough room. There are no fan config settings in the BIOS and Speedfan does not detect any fans. This also causes the fans to ramp up for a few seconds and then shortly after quiet down and then ramp up again.you get the point. Just reapplied thermal paste, so that is not an issue. This causes temperatures way too high for my liking, 55-65C idle and it reached up to 85C under load. However, the heatsink is a little too small for my taste and it uses the case fan for cooling which is a couple inches away and not as effective as if it were directly attached.

I recently bought a Precision T5500 with a x5550 for $140 on Craigslist to tinker around with.

Do i need evga precision x for custom fan curve