MOBO/Fans

Shrek · 29 Dec 2012 at 15:24

Hello,

Ive ordered the following as part of my build

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-018-BX
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-391-GI

Looking at the Motherboard spec - I Can have 3 Fans connected to the Board.

There are 2x120MM Fans included in the Case - One at the front and rear.

I Can mouth 2x140MM Fans into the top/Front/Rear of the case - These will be taking the air out?

As I only have 1 spare slot on the board - Can a Splitter be purchased? i.e 1 Fan Slot on Motherboard = Powers 2 Fans ?

kitkat9933 · 29 Dec 2012 at 15:25

Yes you can get a fan power splitter. They are dirt cheap as-well.

Shrek · 29 Dec 2012 at 15:26

kitkat9933 said:
Yes you can get a fan power splitter. They are dirt cheap as-well.

Thanks - Can you possible link me to these on ocuk please?

What Fans do most people use?

ANDARIAL · 29 Dec 2012 at 15:29

Most cases use 4 pin molex fans .What type of fan connectors are on the fans on that case?

kitkat9933 · 29 Dec 2012 at 15:30

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-010-CT

This is the only one I could see in stock, most of them our out of stock.

For Fans I have always used ones that have come with my cases and re used old ones from other builds e.t.c. So I have never actually bought any fans, so il leave it to someone else to answer that one.

Shrek · 29 Dec 2012 at 15:35

ANDARIAL said:
Most cases use 4 pin molex fans .What type of fan connectors are on the fans on that case?

Ive only just ordered the case/mobo so im unsure , however looking at the online PDF it appears there are 4 sys_fan area's

Looking at the Motherboard layout it appears they are 4 pin

nelviss · 29 Dec 2012 at 15:37

i would recomend a http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-031-AK&groupid=1929&catid=153&subcat=

run your cpu cooler fan and the two roof fans from that then the mobo can speed them up or down acording to your temps.

ANDARIAL · 29 Dec 2012 at 15:49

Just had a look online and i `think` the case has 3 pin fans(at least the back fan looks like it is 3 pin)
So nelviss suggestion about that splitter is a good one
I personally do not like too many fans running off the mobo

Shrek · 29 Dec 2012 at 15:55

The Computer is a 7950 Gigabyte with a overclocked intel i5 3570 @4.40GHZ being cooled by One of these

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-037-AL

Bearing in mind there's 1 front and 1 rear fan - would you put more fans in there or would you think it will be ok ?

ANDARIAL · 29 Dec 2012 at 16:13

1 front and 1 rear should be sufficient,unless you can use a side fan to further cool the gfx card,but your case has not got one
Try first. monitor your temps and post back ,if then they are considered too warm you could add extra fans then

Too many fans = more noise

Shrek · 29 Dec 2012 at 22:36

ANDARIAL said:
1 front and 1 rear should be sufficient,unless you can use a side fan to further cool the gfx card,but your case has not got one
Try first. monitor your temps and post back ,if then they are considered too warm you could add extra fans then
Too many fans = more noise

For Stress testing I use Prime95 as Mentioned in http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18383228 ?

What Can i Use to check Temps ?

How can i stress test the GPU/check Temps ?

I understand GPU Stress testing is using a full screen application , is there an application that can used to "Graph" your GPU Temps ?

honosuseri · 30 Dec 2012 at 02:54

I use HWmonitor to check temps. I use prime95 and or OCCT for stress testing. OCCT will show the temps as it runs the stress test actually

The fans will be 3 pin. You don't need another fan technically but maybe you'd like to add a Bitfenix Spectre LED fan to light the internals up so you can see in through the window.

If you feel the need to add more fans I did a review of their Hydra pro led/fan controller (link) Near the end of the review you will see the software I mentioned before in the pics

Shrek · 31 Dec 2012 at 20:47

Ive just got the computer

The below is Prime being run as shown here

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18383228

This is my Desktop with CPU-Z/Prime95/CoreTemp Open - Screenshot Taken after 1 minute

Are the Temps ok ?

ANDARIAL · 31 Dec 2012 at 22:47

temps are a bit high but not worth worrying about.how high after ten minutes?

Shrek · 31 Dec 2012 at 23:06

After 10 Minutes

ANDARIAL · 1 Jan 2013 at 08:35

Not much change so looking fine to me

nice ,you could reapply the heatsink compound and refit the heatsink to try for a better fit and lower temps but probably not worth it imho
Maybe add a second fan to the heatsink