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On a motherboard, the header named for these devices is usually right next to the CPU-OPT header. The Argus Monitor program (15[1])is used to control these devices and works with both the 3-pin voltage-controlled and 4-pin PWM-controlled (15[1])types. A technology called “self-stabilizing oil-pressure”, or SSO, is used by a line of these devices that infamously have an ugly brown color and are manufactured by (-5[1])Noctua. Types of these devices that use (15[1])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 curve whose y-axis (10[1])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■ (10[1])

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