Setup

Fan Control

T1 FanControl

I use FanControl for managing speeds for the CPU and exhaust fans and leave the GPU fans on Auto (when not doing thermal testing).

The config file for this particular build is available for download on my Patreon, but you can follow the tips below for setting up your own config.

Because the exhaust fans will be doing the heavy lifting in this build, I want them to ramp up based on whichever component is running hottest.

Steps

set up a Mix custom sensor with the Function set to Max.
Create an Offset custom sensor with the temp. source set to the CPU Core (Tctl/Tdie) sensor and an offset of -15. This is done in order to “align” the generally higher CPU temperature with the lower GPU temperature.
In the Mix custom sensor, add in the Offset sensor and the GPU core sensor.
Create two Graph type curves, one for the CPU fan and one for the Exhaust fans.
Set the CPU graph fan curve temp. source to the CPU Core (Tctl/Tdie) sensor
Set the Exhaust fan curve temp. source to the Mix custom sensor.
Set the CPU fan control card to the CPU graph curve
Set the Exhaust fan control card to the Exhaust fan curve

Customize to preference. Here are the minimum and maximum values I’ve used for setting up this particular T1 build:

MSI Afterburner - The industry standard overclocking / undervolting software. Cannot live without it. Developed by Unwinder.

Riva Tuner Statistics Server (RTSS) - Bundled with Afterburner. My go-to tool for setting up frame rate limits and for in-game overlays.

ARC Raiders custom RTSS overlay

This RTSS overlay is available exclusively on my Patreon.

It supports most of the popular screen resolutions (including ultrawide), and multiple CPU thread counts.

It uses RTSS sensors, so you don’t have to run any other apps in the background.