5punk

Hi guys, i'm ordering another case fan, but i dont know if i should get a 3 pin connector fan or a 4 pin connector fan. where the fuck are the connectors? PSU or Mobo?

here is the image of my mobo.
http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Fi ... ro_big.jpg

4 pin

and they're the same connectors as HDDs etc.

thanks, and that connects to the mobo?

Edit: Shit, wait, i just thought about that. Psu.

3-pin fans are nice because you can monitor/control fan speeds from your BIOS. Get the biggest fan you can.

3 pin fans off the motherboard are a *VERY BAD IDEA* you can do a lot of damage to the mobo, especially with bigger fans.

get a 4 pin one with a connector to monitor the speed if you're that way inclined

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:3 pin fans off the motherboard are a *VERY BAD IDEA* you can do a lot of damage to the mobo, especially with bigger fans.

get a 4 pin one with a connector to monitor the speed if you're that way inclined

I've never heard of such, but I guess it's theoretically possible.

used to happen a lot with delta screamers

realy? i have 2 fans that are on the mobo (3 including the cpu one), but they both have adapters to go on the mollexes. worth swapping over?

really.

i'd not be too concerned unless they're *fuckoff* fans, but best practice is to use molexes

makes sense i suppose. the more ampage you try and pull through the motherboard the more chance of it melting it i guess

yup

Well, that makes it even more worthwhile to invest in a fan controller box. I'd say if your fan works off the mobo, then you're safe.

deject wrote:Well, that makes it even more worthwhile to invest in a fan controller box. I'd say if your fan works off the mobo, then you're safe.

Yeah that's what I did, I had 2 fans running off the motherboard but when I added an extra PCI card and hard drive I wanted another fan so got a fan controller unit and put all my fans on it, <a href="http://www.coolermaster-europe.com/inde ... ogate%20II" target="_blank">this one</a> in fact cos it matches <a href="http://www.coolermaster-europe.com/inde ... _class=624
" target="_blank">my case</a>

i got the aerogate 1, and i've just realised, all my fans are running through fan controlers with just speed monitors on the mobo, go me

Well I ordered a fan, and it has a 3 pin to 4 pin adapter..

Is this safe? 'cause my death sence is tingling..

s'fine

Woo, many thanks to you and your family Berk!