I have a new GIGABYTE x58A-UD3R Rev 2 board running BIOS FD. I noticed when I use AUTO feature of Smart Fan I have noticed that from time to time EasyTune6 and CPUID Hardware Monitor reports a one second stop of the CPU Fan. It is only a second and then it starts back up. I do not actually hear it stop, but it reports in software RPMs of 0. The BIOS CPU Fan alarms is also enabled but does not make any alarm sound. I am using a Cooler Master V8 Cooler and an i7 950 CPU.
Can the softwar be reporting a bad reading at low temo or IDLE times? Could the heat pipes be cooling when temp is low and actual fan stopping?
When I disable Smart Fan in EasyTune6, the V8 runs at full 2000 RPMs and has no issues so it seems the controller is fine. Do I need to worry? My temps stay below 30C most of time. Is it a software glitch or a MOBO issue? DOes Intel have a process that could stop fan as I am using PWM for Smart Fan control?
Thanks in advance.