- Dec 19, 2011
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I'm just finishing off my first build and there are a few wires coming of my case that I've not been able to home. My case is a Define R4.
The wires look like they go into the front fan controller which is just a 3 way switch 5/7/12V. The wires themselves are a 4 pin Molex and the 3 * 2 pin male sockets that I think are fan connectors. I can't see any connector from my motherboard to the fan controller so think it would just be all on or all off with 3 speed variants (would this be likely?)
I have 3 fans in my build, 2 in the case + the main CPU. they are all 3 pin female connectors plugged into 4 pin male connectors on the motherboard.
If I'm right I could unplug them from my motherboard and plug them into the case controller, but wouldn't I be better keeping them connected to my motherboard so they can come on when needed rather than being controlled by a manual switch?
Only benefit I can see of the manual case controller is being able to reduce the fan power if I'm watching a movie or something like that and want a bit of quiet.
If I'm right I'm debating putting the front fan on the manual controller so I can sort of get the best of both worlds. Would that make sense??
Many Thanks.
The wires look like they go into the front fan controller which is just a 3 way switch 5/7/12V. The wires themselves are a 4 pin Molex and the 3 * 2 pin male sockets that I think are fan connectors. I can't see any connector from my motherboard to the fan controller so think it would just be all on or all off with 3 speed variants (would this be likely?)
I have 3 fans in my build, 2 in the case + the main CPU. they are all 3 pin female connectors plugged into 4 pin male connectors on the motherboard.
If I'm right I could unplug them from my motherboard and plug them into the case controller, but wouldn't I be better keeping them connected to my motherboard so they can come on when needed rather than being controlled by a manual switch?
Only benefit I can see of the manual case controller is being able to reduce the fan power if I'm watching a movie or something like that and want a bit of quiet.
If I'm right I'm debating putting the front fan on the manual controller so I can sort of get the best of both worlds. Would that make sense??
Many Thanks.
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