- Oct 27, 2013
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I've just received my PC case, which is a Zalman Z3 Plus.
[Been playing around with how I want my cables done, and this thing is roomy. It feels like a really top-of-the-line case, imo. Lots of features, GREAT tool-free 5.25" bay system, and filters EVERYWHERE. Only problem I have is the cheapish-looking fan controller.]
The case comes with 4 fans (two top, one back, one front), three of which are 3-pin, with one being a 4-pin Molex (the one in the back).
Now, the case comes with a "fan controller" for two fans. What I can get from looking at the thing, the fan connector goes into it, but only two of the 3 pins are used (like, what the heck? I've seen them in Molex, PWM and 3-pin, but only utilizing 2 pins!?). There are only two different settings for the controller; "HI" and "LOW" (set by a button on the front I/O). The same for the other fan (there's only one button). And the controller uses a 4-pin Molex connector for power (which is, as I've found, a bit short for cable managment; anyone planning on buying it, get an extension cable).
My question is, can the fans be speed-controlled with the motherboard, knowing that they're all just 3-pin (besides the back one)(the mobo, of course, also has 4-pin connectors)? Or would the built-in "fan controller" do better than the mobo for the two fans that I can connect (but then again, one 3-pin fan is left to be plugged into the motherboard)?
Sadly, my retailer is a [beeeeep], so I've been waiting for my mobo and PSU (and CPU, and RAM. And HDD and SSD. Oh, and let's not forget the part where practically my entire PC takes two months to ship (from Germany, which is 6 hours or less a drive from here)) for over a month now. I'd be testing it myself, but, damn, some people sure do take their time (another retailer, for instance, had this case, a GPU and one of the best thermal pastes around ready for me in two days. Oh, and a DVD-drive.).
If it makes any difference, the mobo is a GA-H87M-D3H (Gigabyte). Or at least I'm hoping that's what the [beeeep] will send me. :I
Thanks for all yer replies!
[Been playing around with how I want my cables done, and this thing is roomy. It feels like a really top-of-the-line case, imo. Lots of features, GREAT tool-free 5.25" bay system, and filters EVERYWHERE. Only problem I have is the cheapish-looking fan controller.]
The case comes with 4 fans (two top, one back, one front), three of which are 3-pin, with one being a 4-pin Molex (the one in the back).
Now, the case comes with a "fan controller" for two fans. What I can get from looking at the thing, the fan connector goes into it, but only two of the 3 pins are used (like, what the heck? I've seen them in Molex, PWM and 3-pin, but only utilizing 2 pins!?). There are only two different settings for the controller; "HI" and "LOW" (set by a button on the front I/O). The same for the other fan (there's only one button). And the controller uses a 4-pin Molex connector for power (which is, as I've found, a bit short for cable managment; anyone planning on buying it, get an extension cable).
My question is, can the fans be speed-controlled with the motherboard, knowing that they're all just 3-pin (besides the back one)(the mobo, of course, also has 4-pin connectors)? Or would the built-in "fan controller" do better than the mobo for the two fans that I can connect (but then again, one 3-pin fan is left to be plugged into the motherboard)?
Sadly, my retailer is a [beeeeep], so I've been waiting for my mobo and PSU (and CPU, and RAM. And HDD and SSD. Oh, and let's not forget the part where practically my entire PC takes two months to ship (from Germany, which is 6 hours or less a drive from here)) for over a month now. I'd be testing it myself, but, damn, some people sure do take their time (another retailer, for instance, had this case, a GPU and one of the best thermal pastes around ready for me in two days. Oh, and a DVD-drive.).
If it makes any difference, the mobo is a GA-H87M-D3H (Gigabyte). Or at least I'm hoping that's what the [beeeep] will send me. :I
Thanks for all yer replies!
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