Akasa Viper owners; can I connect to 3-pin fan controller?

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As subject suggests really.

Have Googled it and some people say just plug the 4-pin connector into the 3-pin socket and then adjust using the fan controller.

But some people say you NEED a special 4>3-pin adaptor for each fan.

Please advise :rolleyes:
 
It can be plugged into a normal 3 pin, just u lose the pwm aspect, so you would have to control it either via a fan controller or software within windows.
 
OLDPHART said:
Hi, why not just use a PWM Spiltter, if Vipers are cooling your CPU -

Akasa AK-CB002 PWM Fan Splitter Cable -

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-031-AK&groupid=1929&catid=153&subcat=
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I'm just after the 2 extremes of the fan's abilities. I will have it set to either the lowest setting for basic use, and maximum when benching/stressing/etc.

This is a fair point you have made, so I will bear it in mind.

Just wanna make sure it's works as I want before buying a fan controller!
 
jmp_78 said:
I'm just after the 2 extremes of the fan's abilities. I will have it set to either the lowest setting for basic use, and maximum when benching/stressing/etc.

This is a fair point you have made, so I will bear it in mind.

Just wanna make sure it's works as I want before buying a fan controller!
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I got that splitter earlyer this week sadly it only supports PWM on one of the connections only. Just so you know :).
 
nuttyprot said:
I got that splitter earlyer this week sadly it only supports PWM on one of the connections only. Just so you know :).
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I have the same splitter, actually it controls all three by PWM. The PWM connection is the blue cable, and you can see it running to all three fans. The lone green connection is to report the RPM speed of the CPU fan back to the motherboard (RPM will be the same for all fans if you're using the same fans). Other two is ground and 12+. It's brilliant for pull/push configurations :cool:.
 
Orcvader said:
I have the same splitter, actually it controls all three by PWM. The PWM connection is the blue cable, and you can see it running to all three fans. The lone green connection is to report the RPM speed of the CPU fan back to the motherboard (RPM will be the same for all fans if you're using the same fans). Other two is ground and 12+. It's brilliant for pull/push configurations :cool:.
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I think I WILL go for this over a manual fan controller - thanks :D
 
Orcvader said:
I have the same splitter, actually it controls all three by PWM. The PWM connection is the blue cable, and you can see it running to all three fans. The lone green connection is to report the RPM speed of the CPU fan back to the motherboard (RPM will be the same for all fans if you're using the same fans). Other two is ground and 12+. It's brilliant for pull/push configurations :cool:.
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Hm will have to take a look at it again (threw it into a box). It could be that i have a crap motherboard and that's the reason never worked for me or the thermaltake frio fans are not pwn.

Also to OP my viper came today as one of my thermaltake frio fans broke when I installed it last week (dam cheap quality cable). Will be replacing the other fan viper is very nice for db/cfw don't think will find much better if at all. I am running it of a 3 pin connection (pwn connection so its always on full).

lol just realised the fans I checked the cable on ware none PWM sorry about that the cable may work then.
 
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nuttyprot said:
Hm will have to take a look at it again (threw it into a box). it could be that i have a crap motherboard and thats the reason never worked for me.

Also to OP my viper came today as one of my thermaltake frio fans broke when I installed it last week (dam cheap quality cable). Will be replacing the other fan viper is very nice. I am running it of a 3 pin connection (pwn connection so its always on full).
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Glad to hear another positive on the Vipers - don't think I've heard anyone ever say a bad word against them!
 
Yep, the vipers are great, (ugly as sin though due to the colour lol), but the cooling ability of them is very good indeed. Use two of them on a prolimatech super mega cooler, along with the akasa pwm splitter, great wee cable that one.
 
The one thing with those tests though are that they just seem to measure airflow and don't take into account things like static pressure, which i believe is quite important when used on heatsinks or radiators.

Still starting to wish I'd gone for CoolerMaster BladeMasters. (I've bought 4 Vipers for my radiators and was going to replace the BladeMasters on my Hyper 212+ (on another PC) with Vipers)
 
I'm a noob when it comes to fans but if I was to use the splitter, would I have to connect the fan on my gelid tranquilo to this therefore I can run two extra fans or does the fans on the heatsink connect to something different?
 
Hi, when you use a PWM splitter the fans must be all of the same Model ie: x2 Vipers, if you have different fans they will run at full speed, as there PWM signel is different. It tells you where to put each cable as they are labeled.
 
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I guess the fans on a gelid tranquillo aren't that popular and will be hard to find. On another note, how do the fans that come with my 690 ii lite controlled? Are they on a constant speed?
 
I have 3 vipers in my system, 2 are push/pull on the HS and 1 as the rear exhaust, all are running from the above mentioned PWM splitter cable on to the CPU header controlled by the BIOS and all run at a very quiet 700rpm.

I did experiment with the exhaust viper running on a 3 pin header and although it ran faster, the case felt warmer. The nosiest fans I have running are the ones that came with the case, 2 CM 140's (front and top) and 1 CM 120 (top), I'm hoping to water cool in a few months so will be able to lose the original fans for something a little quieter.
 
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