where to connect an 80mm fan for cpu

[Guest]

i am going to get an alpha 8045 for my cpu. i have a dragon+ mobo and i believe it needs a fan plugged into the cpu fan connection on the mobo. if i get an 80mm case fan that has a 3 pin connection will the mobo connection output enough power to run the fan or will i have to run it off of the power supply?

 

[camieabz]

Will it?

Won't it?

Who cares. Run it from the PSU and forget about it.

<b><font color=blue>The Cisco Kid</font color=blue></b>

 

[peteb]

most mobos will let you disable that. Doesn't the Alpha fan have a monitoring header?

Failing that, yes this is what you'll have to do.

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[lhgpoobaa]

low powered, low speed 80mm fans usually use the monitorable 3pin wire.
mid and high speed fans use the 4pin molex connector.

SOME high speed fans are extra good, providing a seperate wire with a 3pin connector so u can monitor its speed.

the 4900rpm delta that came with my MCX-462 is like this, and i know that another fan exists too... sunnon possibly.


The lack of thermal protection on Athlon's is cunning way to stop morons from using AMD.

 

[svol]

Check how many amp the fan is, I think a 0.3A fan in the max you can put on your mobo, but you can look in the manual if it says anything about a max.

My case has so many fans that it hovers above the ground .