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Power adapters and case fan advice, help!

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April 6, 2014 2:19:55 AM

I am getting 3 new case fans, but here's my problem: the fans I want have 4 pin floppy plugs and my PSU only supports 1 4 pin floppy. My MOBO has a single 3 pin floppy plugin. My case can support 2 120mms (front bottom and back) and a top back fan that can be 140 or 120, the 140mm I MIGHT get would have a 3 pin floppy connector. That still leaves 2 (or 3 if I don't want the 140mm) 4 pin floppys but only 1 4 pins connector on my PSU. and the PSU's 4-pin is a male which is a problem since I need a female plugin. Is there some adapter I can get to get around this?

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

120mm: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

140mm: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

I also need some advice on fan airflow setup within the case, but that comes second.

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April 6, 2014 2:26:22 AM

Hi BigglesMcgee
I think you have your terminology wrong
firstly do you use your floppy drive ?
second i think you mean 4pin molex not floppy and fans have a 3 or 4 pin fan connector on them not floppy
if you are meaning that you do not have enough 3 pin fan headers on your motherboard and not enough molex plugs on your psu cable to power them there is alternatives like these ,

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPa...
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April 6, 2014 1:58:23 PM

mickypheonix said:
Hi BigglesMcgee
I think you have your terminology wrong
firstly do you use your floppy drive ?
second i think you mean 4pin molex not floppy and fans have a 3 or 4 pin fan connector on them not floppy
if you are meaning that you do not have enough 3 pin fan headers on your motherboard and not enough molex plugs on your psu cable to power them there is alternatives like these ,

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPa...


You're probably right about my terminology, I was going off of other posts I have read. I think I found what I need: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_i... . Is it safe to split 1 molex into 3 fans? That's my only worry.
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April 7, 2014 1:17:35 AM

yes it is perfectly safe m8 and pccasegear are great guys to deal with
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April 8, 2014 6:52:47 PM

mickypheonix said:
are you sure the case fans you have are 4pin ? most case fans are 3pin
usually only cpu fans require 4pin
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_i...


Well that's what video reviews and the specifications say on newegg. The 140mm are 3 pin, the 120s are 4 pin. Some fans are 4 pin now.
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April 9, 2014 5:09:13 AM

no probs m8 that'll work for you then
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