I bought all the parts for my gaming computer, and planned to put it all in my old case, a Thermaltake Xaser V. The case has 5 case fans, molex connectors, and includes a 4-knob fan controller (fan 1, 2, 3, and 4). I've been searching all over the internet, and I haven't the slightest clue how to connect the 5 fans to the fan controller and into the power supply. Everything else in the computer is correctly installed, I just need to have the fans connected.
Each fan has a cable with a male molex connector, with a female connector hanging off of it, as well as a yellow cable on each marked "signal". Coming from the fan controller are two bundles of cables; one has three male connectors (with females hanging), each marked Fan1, Fan2, Fan3, and one marked "For Power Supply", as well as 3 yellow signal cables marked Fan1, Fan2, and Fan3 as well. Then, there's another bundle of cables coming from the fan controller, with 4 pass-through (male on one and female on the other) molex cables labelled Fan1, Fan2, Fan3, and Fan4, as well as 2 male connectors labelled "For Power Supply". If it'll help, here's a link to the Instruction Manual for this tower (the fans and controller came with the case): http://bit.ly/1aHZD2h The information for the fan cables is on Page 13.
I have never had to assemble a set of molex connectors this complicated, and I literally don't even know where to start. I would assume the ones labelled "For Power Supply" would plug into the female connectors that came with the power supply, but I might be wrong. And as for all the cables from the fans, I know where the yellow signal cables go, but for the molex connectors... Not a clue. Please help, I just spent $1500 on this computer, I'd rather not give up now.
Thank you in advance.
Each fan has a cable with a male molex connector, with a female connector hanging off of it, as well as a yellow cable on each marked "signal". Coming from the fan controller are two bundles of cables; one has three male connectors (with females hanging), each marked Fan1, Fan2, Fan3, and one marked "For Power Supply", as well as 3 yellow signal cables marked Fan1, Fan2, and Fan3 as well. Then, there's another bundle of cables coming from the fan controller, with 4 pass-through (male on one and female on the other) molex cables labelled Fan1, Fan2, Fan3, and Fan4, as well as 2 male connectors labelled "For Power Supply". If it'll help, here's a link to the Instruction Manual for this tower (the fans and controller came with the case): http://bit.ly/1aHZD2h The information for the fan cables is on Page 13.
I have never had to assemble a set of molex connectors this complicated, and I literally don't even know where to start. I would assume the ones labelled "For Power Supply" would plug into the female connectors that came with the power supply, but I might be wrong. And as for all the cables from the fans, I know where the yellow signal cables go, but for the molex connectors... Not a clue. Please help, I just spent $1500 on this computer, I'd rather not give up now.
Thank you in advance.
Unfortunately, because the case is old (with wimpy 80mm fans), it's not nearly good enough to cool my CPU, which generally reaches temperatures of 90-100 degrees Celsius. So instead of risking a massive, fiery explosion, I just ordered a new case, and water-cooled CPU cooler with modern fans. But I'll keep this experience in mind when I put everything in that case, thank you very much. 
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