Fan step up/down levels

[Jack007]

Not a specific AMD question.....

Does anybody know what the real values are behind "fan step up/down levels" in the bios.

In others/older/previous bioses they used to be values in seconds but now only "level 1" trough 5 are defined. And if the levels (1-5) in reality still mean seconds is their function still the same?

TIA

[Silent_Scone]

Hello,

as per the BIOS and manual the setup in terms of time delay is:

Level 0 - Instantaneous change in speed

The higher the level, the slower the change in fan speed, which may result in less noise but worse heat dissipation.

[Jack007]

Hi,

That is literately the info text in the bios.  But to what values do the levels correspond.

So level 0 would be 0 sec. What would level 1-5 mean?

[Silent_Scone]

Yes, that's why the text exists so not sure why you omitted it from your post. Clearly, these things are subjective given temperature is a key factor. Can't confirm whether the level represents seconds or how many, but whichever level works best for your curve/cooling solution is the most obvious answer to your question

[Jack007]

In other/older Asus bioses one could select seconds (see attachment). This gives you a sense of the expected fan behavior. Now only level 0 is well defined (=0 sec.=Instantaneous). What the other levels represent is not clear.

[Silent_Scone]

Yes. Can only speculate as to why this was changed, but regardless, the behaviour linearity is fairly straightforward.