DinoDinoDino

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This is my first build and i dont know about all the connectors but i have this case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
and it has 6 case fans (1 front 1 rear 2 top 2 side) and 1 Hard Drive Fan-- these all have molex plugs.
(as well as 1 CPU fan and the Power fan obviously)
and i have this motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
here is a picture of the fan slot things cuz it doesnt say on the page (3 pics in the album)
http://imgur.com/a/mWfRS#0
and this Power Supply
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…
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could someone pleae tell me what connectors or adapters do i need to hook up at least 6 of the case fans? i wont be too upset if i cant connect the HDD fan but id like to. but id like to get the case fans all connected if possible:3
thanks :)
 

Gallarian

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All of your links arnt working for me :S

As for the fans, if they all have molex's then all you have to do is plug them into your PSU - I dont think you need any adapters.
 

Gallarian

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Have you already got those parts or are you planning on getting them?


As I said before, to get all the fans working all youd need to do is plug them into the molex cables on your PSU. It will make sense to disconnect the molex adapters on some of the fans and plug them directly into the mobo fan headers. Youll want to do this based on proximity, so if you have a fan right near a header, plug it in there instead of your PSU.

If you dont have enough molex's and headers, you can get these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812706015
 

DinoDinoDino

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ah so i can plug the 3 fans into my MOBO and the other 4 with my 4 pin peripheral connectors?
and dont have any of it yet im ordering it tonight probably :)

so if i read correct i have 5 4-pin connectors on my PSU and then 3 on my MOBO
but that means that i cant use the fan controller on the other 4 fans cuz they would all be powered by the PSU and stay at 100%?
 

Gallarian

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A fan controller usually has its own molex, so you plug that into the PSU and then plug the little 3 pin female connectors that come off the controller into the 3 pin male connectors that are attached to the fans themselves.

The fan controller will only be able to do so many fans and some will have to be powered independently and so will stay at full RPM all the time.


The reason I asked if your getting those parts is that when I looked at the PSU alarm bells started to ring..

It is very important to get a reliable PSU because, after all, its the thing that can cause total system failure and risk damaging all its connected to. It is always best to stick with the well known trusted brands such as:

Corsair
Seasonic
XFX
Antec
OCZ
Cooler Master
Thermaltake

That being said, there does seem to be a lot of good reviews on that particular one, so you'll probably be ok with it. Though if you do have a little bit of spare cash, it would be a good idea to get something like this instead:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7195036&CatId=1483
 

DinoDinoDino

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well i was just looking thru the PSUs on TD and all of the ULTRA products had the MOST reviews and the highest ratings, and looked thru the reviews and looked at all the lowest ones and it seems that theres really nothing besides some DOAs. it has 685 reviews and only like 20 or 30 so 1 stars. i looked at some OCZ ones on newegg and the ones that have an = amount of reviews had like 60 - 80. im not trying to say i know better or anything i just thought looking at numbers and reviews it was the most reliable : and comes with a lifetime warrantee. but ill check some of those out again and see if i can find something in those brands thats around my price range and enough power :) thankyou for you help :D