P55A-UD4P fan connections

[thomas97]

I am building a new PC using this motherboard.

Do I need to connect any fans to the motherboard besides the CPU fan?

Besides the CPU fan, the manual mentions two fans that I can use some help with:

PWR_FAN - I am assuming that this is supposed to connect to my power supply? I do not see that my Corsair TX850W has a fan connector.

PCH_FAN (Chipset Fan Header) - I am not even sure what this is. I am thinking that this may be used if I install an additional fan on the motherboard itself?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[treefrog07]

You need to use the board's CPU fan connector for your CPU heatsink's fan.

You do not need to use any others.

The manual should show a diagram of board's layout. The CPU fan connector has 4 pins, the others should have 3 pins.

By connecting fans to the 3-pin connectors, your motherboard can control the fans speed (maybe a program on your utilities CD) to increase speed when components heat up, or to slow down (and be quieter) when various parts of the board are cool enough. I run my front intake fan on a sys-fan connector, and my rear exhaust fan on my northbridge fan connector. All you need is the three-pin connector/converter for the fan you wish to plug-into the board.

 

[bilbat]

Extra fan connectors can always be put to good use - even 'under water'...

 

[ronbo613]

Easy Tune 6; which is included on the Gigabyte Installation Disc; shows you CPU and system temps and lets you control fan speeds(if they are plugged into the motherboard).
My front and rear case fans are plugged into the SYS_Fan1 and SYS_Fan2 headers on the motherboard. The Corsair 750TX has no connection to the motherboard fan headers.