tigidig3x wrote:1. So, what if i dont plug if i cannot control the fan speed, would that make any differences? I mean, is there downside in that solution? by the way, this is the power supply im gonna buy:
http://www.scorptec.com.au/computer/48558-cmpsu-vs6502.1. And this is the case fan im planning to install :
http://www.deepcool-us.com/Product/WIND_BLADE_80/2.2. About that case fan, i cant find if its a 3 pin or 4 pin can you please answer to me if that case fan would fit or is compatible with that power supply? And also, do you think my power supply can support all 8 case fans that i would like to install? Thank you guy
3. Another question is, i read in the specifications section of the link ive given about the psu is that it has 4 pin peripheral connector and it has 8 connectors. Did i get it right on what is listed in its specifications?
1. Normally there are 3 main ways to power fans:
- by plugging the 3pin/4pin (depending if the fan is PWM or not) to the 3 pin or 4 pin header of the motherboard (depending on what fan headers the mobo has, you didn't post the model of ur mobo so we don't know if it offers PWM control for case fans and we also don't know how many fan headers it has BUT i will bet it won't have 8 );
- by connecting the fan 3 pin/4 pin male connector to a female molex adaptor and connecting it to the molex cable of the PSU, in your case you would require 8 molex cables OR (read bellow);
- by connecting all the fans to a fan controller and powering the fan controller with a single molex cable coming from the PSU.
2.1. I didn't check out the specs of your case but somebody pointed out it only supports 120mm fans, the fans you linked are 80mm and (i presume) pretty noisey since they are 1800RPM fans.
2.2. That is a newby question. Like i said before you need an adaptor for each fan. The adaptor needs to have at one end a 3 pin female connector and at the other a female molex connector. As is, a fan can't be connected to the PSU directly.
3. According to the
Corsair's website, that PSU has 4 molex cables. As it stands you will not be able to connect 8 fans directly to the PSU with adaptor cables. You could instead tell us what mobo you have, then we could tell you how many you can connect to the mobo and how many adaptors you need to connect to the PSU. Or you could buy a fan controller.
Lastly, regarding fans, the difference between a 3 pin and a 4 pin fan is that the 3 pin fan will run all the time at it's maximum RPM (rotations per minute) while the 4 pin one, if connected to a 4 pin mobo header, can be controlled (well depends on the mobo how much control you get..). So the best solution is to buy 3 pin fans and use a fan controller BUT there are things to consider here as well and i don't want to go into details.
My favorite method though is to buy fans with RPM specs that won't require to be lowered. I usually choose 120/140mm fans with RPMS at arround 1000 or 1200, but not higher.