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How much fans does my mobo support

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April 16, 2014 11:50:18 AM

I Have A h81m-s2pv Moterboard. I want to know how much fans will it support. I have a bitfenix comrade and it supports 3x 120mm fans, which had one installed already. It was plugged into onto the mobo under system_fan. But now the problems if I want to insert two more fans do I need two more of them system_fan because I don't see any . Help please.
Oh btw what CPU cooler is best for i3-4130/socket 1150

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a b V Motherboard
April 16, 2014 12:00:58 PM

I see two fan headers on the motherboard:
1) cpu_fan
2) sys_fan

They usually have a number at the end if there are more for each type (ie sys_fan2).
The other fans you can run directly off the power supply using an adapter if necessary. You could also get a drive-bay fan controller, connect that to your power supply and then connect the additional fans to the drive-bay fan controller.
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April 17, 2014 8:17:52 AM

ubercake said:
I see two fan headers on the motherboard:
1) cpu_fan
2) sys_fan

They usually have a number at the end if there are more for each type (ie sys_fan2).
The other fans you can run directly off the power supply using an adapter if necessary. You could also get a drive-bay fan controller, connect that to your power supply and then connect the additional fans to the drive-bay fan controller.
what is that adapter called

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a b V Motherboard
April 17, 2014 8:54:53 AM

That's going to depend on the type of connection at the end of the wire connected to your new fans.

If your new fans have a four-pin molex connector (these are usually lower-end fans), you plug them directly into the PSU's 4-pin molex connectors:

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

Many good fans will come with the adapters that will go from 3-pin to the 4-pin molex that connects directly to the power supply:

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

If they don't come with the adapter, you can pick them up separately:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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April 17, 2014 9:20:07 AM

ubercake said:
That's going to depend on the type of connection at the end of the wire connected to your new fans.

If your new fans have a four-pin molex connector (these are usually lower-end fans), you plug them directly into the PSU's 4-pin molex connectors:

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

Many good fans will come with the adapters that will go from 3-pin to the 4-pin molex that connects directly to the power supply:

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

If they don't come with the adapter, you can pick them up separately:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
i have a cx430w so what connection is required. Btw i live in uk. Sorry for annoying you

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