Building my own PC

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by KingPhoenix

Have your fans got little white plugs?? (about 1cm by 1/2cm???)

Nope...........I've been looking for those. My case fans plugs look like this:
I know I can get them spinning but how do I get them controlled by the mobo?...any ideas?

If theres no connection to the mobo (as it can't monitor temperatures)or lead to a knob controller i can't see how they can be controlled id imagine they just spin at a constant rate unless you add some type of modulator so you can reduce current of course

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

If theres no connection to the mobo (as it can't monitor temperatures)or lead to a knob controller i can't see how they can be controlled id imagine they just spin at a constant rate unless you add some type of modulator so you can reduce current of course

OK........why are there two plugs for each fan?

it just works as an extenstion the male can attach to a hdd then the female is attatched to a molex connector from the psu

edit gender may be wrong ive had a drink but mine isnt in question lmao

[Nemesis]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

OK........why are there two plugs for each fan?

'cos they are "in-line" connectors ......one male one female ..

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by Nemesis

'cos they are "in-line" connectors ......one male one female ..

In English? ..edit--sorry..........blonde moment....I understand

I've been having a nose around on the web and found this: '4-pin Molex to 3-Pin Female Socket Cable Adapter Sleeved'........would this work?

It appears to me that there is only 2 wires actually going to the fan if this is the case the board cant monitor the fan speed if theres a 3rd wire going to the fan it can

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

It appears to me that there is only 2 wires actually going to the fan if this is the case the board cant monitor the fan speed if theres a 3rd wire going to the fan it can

Now why would a modern, well received case not allow for mobo monitoring?

I could be wrong Its my belieft its the yellow wire on the 3 pin that would monitor speed of fan and report it to the mobo,my lian li doesn't the only fan controlled on mine is the cpu fan

edit the specs of your case dont appear to say anything about controlled fans it says theres 2 running at 1200 rpm and 1 at 1800

your case looks huge bet its a dream to work on

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

I could be wrong Its my belieft its the yellow wire on the 3 pin that would monitor speed of fan and report it to the mobo,my lian li doesn't the only fan controlled on mine is the cpu fan

So in theory, I could control my fans via the mobo?

edit the specs of your case dont appear to say anything about controlled fans it says theres 2 running at 1200 rpm and 1 at 1800

Which is quite slow.....nosing around on the coolermaster forums, the general consensus is that the stacker's case fans are very quiet anyway

your case looks huge bet its a dream to work on

Yup......thats why I got such a big case

Theres no 3rd wire actually to the fan so i dont think the mobo can see how fast the fans are spinning to know whether or not to turn them up or down,I would imagine its been well thought out and will ensure proper air flow.You not gonna over clock are you what your getting is gonna be massive lol lol A64 chips use a lower voltage than the old xp chips and as a rule run quite cool anyway and the case fans will suck all the hot air away from gfx and cpu

[Ramrod]

Also...........my mobo has 4 fan controllers so once I plug in my psu fans, the CPU fan and the 80mm side fan that KP is sending me, I'll only have one controller left which is best reserved for a future extra fan.

Rammy, your mobo will probably control the case fan speeds depending on how much your CPU is being used. I've got the Asus A7V600-X, and when I launch a game the case fans start to spin up since the CPU is being fully used. Yours might do the same thing.

lmao

Originally Posted by Ramrod

OK........why are there two plugs for each fan?

One is a plug and the other is a socket its so you can chain loads of them together.
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ive been away for a few days and just had a quick read of this entire thread again. Rammy i think you forgot to order something
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Originally Posted by Ramrod

Floppy drive ordered. GP letters?! Nothing remotely work based will ever sully this machines hard drive!

well they're next to your power supply I assumed you were putting it together mid treatment with a patient