I am building my first PC and my components arrived yesterday, so I am ready to assemble everything. I just have a question about my motherboard's fan headers and the fans in my case. I am building a high-end gaming rig and sticking with air cooling for now, so good airflow is a must. I have a [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128835&cm_re=gigabyte_gaming_7-_-13-128-835-_-Product]Gigabyte G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0)[/urlExt] and a [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119225]CM HAF X[/urlExt], which appears to come with four fans. My CPU cooler is a [urlExt=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099&cm_re=hyper_212_evo-_-35-103-099-_-Product]CM Hyper 212 EVO[/urlExt].
I would like to make use of all four fans that came with my case, however, my motherboard has only three fan headers. What should I do to make this possible? Should I get a fan splitter or a fan controller? Or is there some other option I have overlooked?
Also, I am very uncertain as to whether the system fan headers are PWM or not. Here's the SYS_FAN1/2/3 pinout:
■1: GND.
■2: Speed Control.
■3: Sense.
■4: VCC.
Here's the CPU_FAN pinout:
■1: GND.
■2: +12V.
■3: Sense.
■4: Speed Control.
Sorry if any of these seem like dumb or overly cautious questions. I am very new to this and am just trying to make use of all of my fans and want to make sure I'm doing everything right so I don't mess things up.
I appreciate your feedback!
I would like to make use of all four fans that came with my case, however, my motherboard has only three fan headers. What should I do to make this possible? Should I get a fan splitter or a fan controller? Or is there some other option I have overlooked?
Also, I am very uncertain as to whether the system fan headers are PWM or not. Here's the SYS_FAN1/2/3 pinout:
■1: GND.
■2: Speed Control.
■3: Sense.
■4: VCC.
Here's the CPU_FAN pinout:
■1: GND.
■2: +12V.
■3: Sense.
■4: Speed Control.
Sorry if any of these seem like dumb or overly cautious questions. I am very new to this and am just trying to make use of all of my fans and want to make sure I'm doing everything right so I don't mess things up.
I appreciate your feedback!
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