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Chow15

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So to start off let me paste my pc parts. Please read this carefully http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/jHbx4D
I didn't include a psu and graphics card. I'm reusing my ASUS GTX 750TI OC graphics card and my Insignia 520W PSU.

Now I really want to know if all my parts are compatible. I want to know if my card will work, my ram and most important if everything will fit with my motherboard. I know that I need to buy a fan header splitter because the mobo has 1 fan header but I want to know if I should be aware with anything else like usb headers.

Speaking of fan headers, would this work?http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200855&_ga=1.40255714.1308184144.1457227138

I would also like to know how I would add more than 2 fans with this mobo, a splitter would allow 2. I hear I would need to buy something that plugs to my PSU but does my Insignia 520W work?

Thanks in advance, this is my first full pc build so I'm really worried. I'm on a tight budget and would be devastated if I messed something up. I want to be fully aware of what I'm buying.
 
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You can get Molex to fan header adapter online... With the adapter here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812423164&cm_re=molex_to_fan-_-12-423-164-_-Product you will be able to connect both fans directly to the PSU while only using one connector on your power supply because molex is designed to be able to be daisy chained without reaching an amperage limit very easily. You could even add a fan to the bottom of your case if you wanted airflow directly against the cooler on your graphics card, but that's optional. You don't need to use the female connector if you don't want to see the RPM on your motherboard. Also, you can plug a three or even two pin fan into a four pin connector and there's only one way it'll fit so...
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Assuming that your PSU hasn't lost wattage throughout its aging, you build should work fine. I don't recommend splitting the MOBO's fan header because it might have an amperage limit that you might surpass if you do that. If your PSU has a fan connector, go ahead and use that for the intake fan and let the MOBO control the rear fan so that you have positive pressure. If it doesn't have a fan connector, try getting a MOLEX to fan adapter, assuming you have an extra molex connector on your PSU. If you want, you could add another fan to the bottom of the case, but I don't think that that's really necessary.
 
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Upon a second look at the MOBO you have picked out, I noticed that it's good for the price point, but if you are going to use this build for home theatre or anything, I would get a dedicated sound card. If you don't need any more than stereo out and stereo mix in, then you should be fine with your MOBO's onboard audio.
 
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I'm using this build for normal use and gaming. I'm not a big sound guy, if the on board sound is bad I have a external soundcard I bought because my current PC's sound died.

Anyway can you verify if the spitter cable I picked out would work at the moment? Lots of people say it works but I just want some advice
 
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There's no immediate danger of using a splitter for fans, but if your fans suddenly stop working after a couple years or so, it would probably be because you went over the amperage limit on the MOBO's fan header and burnt up the wiring. However, the chances of that happening within the first eighteen months are slim. If you want to have speed control on your fans, then the splitter is the only way to do it with that setup. But if you want to take the safe road, I would hook one up to the MOBO and the other to the PSU.

Long story short: the splitter will work but putting two fans on one connector can sometimes cause the wiring going to the connector on the MOBO to heat up. Whereas putting one on the PSU means that that fan would always spin at 100%. The splitter will work, but I can't guarantee it won't harm your board in the long run of more than two years or so.

I think you misunderstood what I meant about the onboard sound... I didn't mean it would sound bad, I was just saying that the only output connector is stereo. There's no onboard connectors for surround sound.
 
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You can get Molex to fan header adapter online... With the adapter here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812423164&cm_re=molex_to_fan-_-12-423-164-_-Product you will be able to connect both fans directly to the PSU while only using one connector on your power supply because molex is designed to be able to be daisy chained without reaching an amperage limit very easily. You could even add a fan to the bottom of your case if you wanted airflow directly against the cooler on your graphics card, but that's optional. You don't need to use the female connector if you don't want to see the RPM on your motherboard. Also, you can plug a three or even two pin fan into a four pin connector and there's only one way it'll fit so don't worry about that part.
 
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Would I plug the female header to the system fan header or CPU fan header on my motherboard. And if I plug it into the CPU fan header do I plug my clu fan into this clump of cables? I want to control my fan speed but a little confused
 
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You would plug the female header on the adapter into the system fan header on the motherboard and plug the fan on the CPU heatsink into the CPU fan header.

However, you will only be able to properly control fan speed if all three of your fans are THE SAME BRAND AND MODEL, otherwise you'll be pulling the amperage of the most power hungry fan through all the others as well and could damage the weaker ones. I would only recommend using the female RAM header on the adapter IF YOU DON'T BUY A THIRD FAN. A third fan could get the power to all the fans messed up if you use the RPM header.

Long story short: If you want to control RPM, plug the CPU fan into the CPU fan header on the motherboard and plug the adapter into the system fan header, then connect each of the two pre-equpped chassis fans into the adapter. However, if you want to have the third fan, plug the CPU fan into the CPU fan header on the motherboard, then plug all three chassis fans into the adapter but do not connect the adapter into the system fan header UNLESS YOU'RE SURE THAT ALL THREE FANS CONSUME THE SAME AMOUNT OF POWER.

You're either left with two fans and RPM control or three fans and no RPM control unless you get three of the same fan, then you can use RPM control for all three. Just because two fans have the same blade-span size and run at the same maximum speed does not mean that they use the same amount of power at any given speed, you'll need to buy three fans and replace the two that are already in the case and add the other one if you want a third fan and RPM control at the same time.

I know, microcircuitry and amperage calculations are time consuming for complex systems, that's what these forums are for.
 
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Okay, so sorry for posting on this thread so much, but I actually picked another motherboard that I believe will fix all this stuff up. The motherboard I have now picked out is this http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128862&ignorebbr=1 so same build but swapping the motherboards, this I believe has 3 fan headers (need a verify) and should have a lot more stuff for upgrades in the future. Is this motherboard worth it? will everything work like ram, fans, etc. Board costs an extra $50 so I really want to know if theres something up with it
 
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The board you have picked out will work fine with the components that you have picked out. However, the onboard audio (Realtek ALC892) is not the best you could have. But for the price point, this is a solid board.

If you happen to be an audiophile and need crisp perfect audio, I might suggest the PowerColor Devil HDX 7.1 surround sound cardhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829834001&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Sound+Card-_-N82E16829834001&gclid=CjwKEAiA04S3BRCYteOr6b-roSUSJABE1-6B-4YFDnDJwjOSVC3LaSr1s_UFF_7qasjPE06J-UKOyRoCNSvw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds please ignore the reviews about drivers and stuff as the PowerColor website has been updated since then and you will be able to go and download drivers. This is a solid sound card for $150 and easily competes with sound cards in the $200-300 range. I personally use this card on my editing and gaming computer and have never had a bad experience with it.
 
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