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Help a first itme builder (buidling ATM)

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June 18, 2013 5:27:10 PM

Your help would be hugely appreciated.

1) I've got a Fractal Midi Arc 2 with 3 case fans, but only 2 3-pin fan connectors on my motherboard. Can I plug the fan into a 4 pin connector (it fits)? Or how should I fix tihs.

2) my motherboard's input-output shield had these terrible metal bits next to the inputs. As the ignorant computer builder I am I removed some of them. I spoke with a computer-builder friend and he said I'm fine. Is it alright? I hear they help "ground" the input-ouput shield. I kept maybe 20% of them on, so there is some grounding. Not even going to use the shield anyway---got my own video card, wireless, etc.

THANK YOU

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June 18, 2013 5:32:21 PM

1. Yes Without a doubt.
2 um not sure without a picture. Explaining is one think but a photo would explain it 100% better. or even a make model of the motherboard.
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June 18, 2013 6:00:47 PM

thequn said:
1. Yes Without a doubt.
2 um not sure without a picture. Explaining is one think but a photo would explain it 100% better. or even a make model of the motherboard.


Oh, it seems my case has a thing where i can plug in my fans to their inputs and then plug in the larger one to the mobo. integrated fan controller. sorry for all the ignorant talk here
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