Computer case with 4 fans

[Dooley]

I was thinking of buying a gaming computer case with 3/4 fans with blue leds etc but can i run all 4 or will i have to buy a different motherbord or something? because I cant figure out were they plug in or whatever.



Cheers tom:?

[Luke122]

Welcome to TBCS Tom!

Most motherboards will have just 2 (or 3) fan connectors on the board. Usually they are labelled as CPU Fan, System 1, System 2, and/or Case fan. Cpu fan of course will be used by the CPU fan, leaving the rest to run the fans.

Of course since you want to run all the fans, you'll need either a fan controller (which will power many fans, and allow you to adjust their speeds for noise/performance), or just some adaptors to connect the small fan connectors to a free molex connector within your case.

The adaptors are very cheap, and can be found at most retailers that sell fans. Fan controllers can get costly if you go for a fancy one, but reasonable deals can still be found on simpler ones. Or, just build your own! :)

[chaksq]

In some cases the fans provided with cases if there are several don't use the 3pin motherboard/fan controller connectors. My NZXT case came with fans that connect to the 4pin molex power connectors that go to the drives. Usually they can be run in line with a drive. Only drawback is these fans can't always be speed regulated. They also make connectors to use fans off of the power supply connections.

[Dooley]

Oh ok thanks alot for the reply. By any chance can you give me a link to these adapters you said, just so I can get an idea what they look like. Cheers

My motherbord model-

Asus A7N266-VM



Tom

[calumc]

its not really a case of what moterboard you have but what kind of connections your fans have.
If you are buying them seperately from your case it should say in the description

[Dooley]

It does'nt relly say on this one I was looking at http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=CA-XGAL3-BK

[calumc]

By the looks of that case I'd say the fans that come with it probably plug straight into the molex connector.
But if you are going to be using this case as a serious gaming computer I'd recommend not using the PSU that comes with that case. Would you trust something that costs ~£10 to not damage £1000 worth of components?

[Luke122]

Adaptors that I mentioned. :) (http://www.buyextras.com/4to3fanca.html)