Just finished my first PC build today! Everything seems to be working, except that I have no idea how to connect the case fans.
The case (NZXT Tempest 410) has two fans pre-installed. The front fan cable has a small three-pin connector and a two-pin molex connector. The rear fan cable has a small three-pin connector and two four-pin molex connectors. (Why the difference?)
I first tried connecting the fans to the power supply (EVGA 500B) using the molex connectors, didn't work.
Then I tried connecting them to the motherboard (Asus H81M-K), but it turns out the motherboard only has a single, four-pin "CHA_FAN" connector, and the cables from the case fans are too short to reach it anyway!
So... uh.... now what?
I understand there are multiple ways to do this for different levels of fan control, but for starters I just want to get the damn things spinning.
The case (NZXT Tempest 410) has two fans pre-installed. The front fan cable has a small three-pin connector and a two-pin molex connector. The rear fan cable has a small three-pin connector and two four-pin molex connectors. (Why the difference?)
I first tried connecting the fans to the power supply (EVGA 500B) using the molex connectors, didn't work.
Then I tried connecting them to the motherboard (Asus H81M-K), but it turns out the motherboard only has a single, four-pin "CHA_FAN" connector, and the cables from the case fans are too short to reach it anyway!
So... uh.... now what?
I understand there are multiple ways to do this for different levels of fan control, but for starters I just want to get the damn things spinning.
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