Intake fan clarification required.

KP101 · Jun 14, 2013

Hi there

I looked on the forum but i couldnt find the answer i was looking for. My case is capable of taking two 120mm front case fans as intake and a side fan as exhaust/intake according to my manufacturer which is Antec.

Now i have bought two coolermaster case fans. The case fans have a holographic sticker at the front. If i mount that on my case with the sticker showing at the front, does this mean the fan is acting as an intake fan. Is this correct or not?

I appreciate if someone could clarify this for me please?

Kind Regards,
KP

ksham · Jun 14, 2013

Correct. You can easily test it yourself. Spin the fan and see which way air flows. Then mount it correctly so that air flows that way.

USAFRet · Jun 14, 2013

Looking at pics on the CoolerMaster site, that would seem to be the case. Sticker is on the intake side of the fan.

But I'd just connect it and see which way the wind blows rather than relying on the sticker.

rRansom · Jun 14, 2013

USAFRet :

+1

Buzz247 · Jun 15, 2013

I wouldn't trust sticker placement. Fan build design can vary which side it's on.

However, I would trust the imprinted arrow on the outside of the housing indicating intended direction. Its on one of the 4 sides.

KP101 · Jun 15, 2013

Buzz247 :

Thats true, now i have connected my fans. I put a piece of paper near the fan and the paper is not being blown away from the fan. The LED's are being lit up.

However the fans are noisy since i have had to connect 2 fans to the 4-pin molex on my PSU. Can someone recommend a solution to this e.g fan controller or a cable to control these? Or use a washer on the fans to reduce the vibration?

Thanks,

Dark Lord of Tech · Jun 15, 2013

Now i have bought two coolermaster case fans. The case fans have a holographic sticker at the front. If i mount that on my case with the sticker showing at the front, does this mean the fan is acting as an intake fan. Is this correct or not? Yes , that is correct , i own 2 of them.Never had a wrong sticker , and i have bought at least 12 of these.

KP101 · Jun 15, 2013

Cheers, can anyone recommend a suitable fan controller please since the noise is quite high I have just checked the fan cable and i would like to correct myself in regards to my previous post, the fan does not have a 2-pin connector but actually a 3-pin.

ksham · Jun 15, 2013

NZXT Sentry Mesh.

KP101 · Jun 15, 2013

ksham :

Thanks for sharing . I will look into that. Will it fit into a spare DVD drive bay?
For time being I have ordered a 3-pin splitter cable which will connect to a spare 4-pin connector on the motherboard and will allow connection of two 3-pin fans.

Kind Regards

ksham · Jun 15, 2013

1. It will fit into a 5.25" bay.

2. I don't recommend that you use a splitter for multiple fans on a motherboard header. Either plug them into individual fan headers or if you don't have enough, don't overdo it.

Buzz247 · Jun 16, 2013

If your plugging into a motherboard header (most boards would support 2 fans on a header, some even 3 safely) you can experience noise in the fan from 2 rpm signals battling it out and the mobo controller getting mixed signal. Clipping/removing one of the fans yellow wires from the equation can solve this. Make sure u dress the end to avoid shorting

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