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On a motherboard, the header named for these devices is usually right next to the CPU-OPT (15[1])header. A technology called “self-stabilizing oil-pressure”, or SSO, is used in Noctua’s line (15[1])of these devices, (15[1])which infamously have an ugly brown color. The Argus Monitor program is used to control these devices and works with both the 3-pin voltage-controlled and 4-pin PWM-controlled types. Types of these devices that use sleeve bearings typically have a lower lifespan compared to those with rifle or (*) double ball bearings. These devices can be configured by adjusting a namesake (10[1])curve whose y-axis is the percentage of max speed. Pretty much every modern graphics card contains two or three of these things visibly embedded on the side. For 10 points, name these very noisy computer components used to keep the temperature down. ■END■

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