Case Fan Problems.

[Del0r]

I am getting a Thermaltake Xaser III V1000A case (7 case fans),a Tt Volcano 7+, a ENERMAX EG465P-VE(FM)430W PSU,ATI Radeon 9700pro and a Asus A7N8X nForce-2 Deluxe. I'm kinda concerned about having enough connectors to hook up the 7 case fans along with the heatsink and video card. problem is i don't know the number of pins the case fans have or what the PSU has....can anyone help me plz ? thx

 

[Lonemagi]

The case fans you can usualy just chain together, hey dont draw that much power. With any high wtt psu, you are looking at a good amount of connectors.

Enermax's web site saus that <A HREF="http://www.enermax.com.tw/eg365p-ve-fma.htm" target="_new">your model</A> has 8+2 connectors. Im guessing that the 8 are 4 pin molex connectors, and the 2 are P4 12v and Aux

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[Del0r]

so u don't think i'll need any adapters or anthing ? Cause what if all my case fans have 3 pin connectors...
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Del0r on 02/13/03 04:00 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Lonemagi]

most case fans haveeither a 4 pin molex connector, or a 3 pin connector for your motherboard. A lot of the time, when it is the 4 pin, it is a pass thru connector.

And IIRC, the xaser series has a built in fan selection switch, and most likly you can plug multiple fans into it, than plug the switch in.

All in all, you may need a few spliitter cables, but I would wait until you get it all up and running first. Plus, think about it, do you need all of those fans? That could get a bit loud! Are you overclocking and are you gonna have this thing in a warm room? If so, then all those fans may be needed, but probably not. I try to have the least amount nessasay when it comes to them. Whatever keeps it cool and quiet is usualy best.

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[Del0r]

well my room is farely warm and i am planning on oc sometime in the future... i can handle the noise of all 7 fans... i can contol their speed so i can turn them down to minimize the noise when i'm not doing anything. i found some splitters on newegg.com: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=1&manufactory=1281&DEPA=1&sortby=14&order=1 .... they are the first ones listed.... they have 3pin to 4pin & 4pin splitters. i think i'm gonna get 4 of each just for the sake that i might need more connectors in future. And thx for your help man. I appreciate it

 

[lhgpoobaa]

If you are getting 3 pin connects just buy some 3 to 4 pin adaptors or buy 4 pin fans instead.

Decent quality PSU's have lots of Molex connectors... and if you run out splitter calbes are easily available too. fans barely draw any power, so it doesnt hurt to string them up in a daisychain.

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[Del0r]

As far as i know the tt case fans in the Xaser III 1000A are 4 pin fans. just getting the 3p to 4p adapters for the hell o it... in case i need some later on

 

[lhgpoobaa]

and if you are lucky the connectors are passthru ones... daisy chain them and u wont need splitters.

but even if you do they cost next to nothing to get.

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between 450 and 500 FPS in Quake3 deserves to
be severely beaten with a rock. </b>

 

[svol]

I always rip of the 3 pins connector and stink them together. After that I either twist/solder them to a 4 pin connector (I don't need the rpm monitor) or just put them inside the 4 pins molex holes with some tape (temporary solution).

Maybe the fact that I'm Dutch, student and want to do some things as cheap as possible explains that.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dimms when I turn it on

 

[lhgpoobaa]

A mad dutch overclocker too.

<b>Anyone claiming they can see the difference
between 450 and 500 FPS in Quake3 deserves to
be severely beaten with a rock. </b>

 

[svol]

Yes... that too.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dimms when I turn it on

 

[Guest]

What is the formula to work out wattage anyway (like if you know ampage and voltage)? Then you could work out how many fans you can hook up. If anyone kow the formula, please post!

 

[svol]

P=UxI or I^2xR

Where P is power in watt, U is voltage, I is amperage and R is resistance.

But you can also download Radiate from overclockers.com and use that. It displays the heat of several CPUs on different core speeds and voltages.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dimms when I turn it on