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Corsair 300r and case fans

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April 16, 2014 8:46:12 AM

Hello. I'd like to change my current case with no air intake for a gaming one. I was advised to buy a Corsair 300r and reading the reviews i'm pretty convinced. I'm still uncertain about my current motherboard compatibility, though:

- As far as I know the case mounts 2 stock fans (3pin, 140mm front, 120mm back) but my MotherBoard (Asus P8H61-MLE) has only one chassis fan 3 pin connection. Would a splitter do the job or do I risk to damage my MoBo? Is a single chassis fan connection able to supply power for two fans (of different sizes btw) and if so would I be able to set the fan voltage (e.g. with Asus FanXpert) in order to avoid them to spin at full speed?

- Considering my motherboard does not support USB 3.0, could I use an internal adapter USB 2.0->3.0 for the front USB 3.0 ports?

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a b 4 Gaming
April 16, 2014 3:30:20 PM

You should be able to put two different fans on the same fan-splitter without your motherboard taking any damange. Though it might be that the fans would run differently, even though they only have one speed set for both.

For the USB 3.0 you could just use an adapter and use the blue ports as normal USB 2.0. It might even be that such adapter is included with the case if you're lucky.

Hope this helps! :) 
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April 16, 2014 11:40:08 PM

NiCoM said:
You should be able to put two different fans on the same fan-splitter without your motherboard taking any damange. Though it might be that the fans would run differently, even though they only have one speed set for both.

For the USB 3.0 you could just use an adapter and use the blue ports as normal USB 2.0. It might even be that such adapter is included with the case if you're lucky.

Hope this helps! :) 


If I have to choose between one of the fans, Is it better intake or exhaust?
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a b 4 Gaming
April 17, 2014 4:19:24 AM

Elanigiro said:
NiCoM said:
You should be able to put two different fans on the same fan-splitter without your motherboard taking any damange. Though it might be that the fans would run differently, even though they only have one speed set for both.

For the USB 3.0 you could just use an adapter and use the blue ports as normal USB 2.0. It might even be that such adapter is included with the case if you're lucky.

Hope this helps! :) 


If I have to choose between one of the fans, Is it better intake or exhaust?


exhaust is the most important i would say.
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