3PWM fans / 1 Header (x2)

Loxa said:
2 x EK Water Blocks EK-Cable Y-Splitter 3-Fan (10cm)= £2.99
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this is missing the 4th (PWM) wire - it's only a 3 pin that connects to the mobo. whilst you can connect a 4-pin (PWM) fan, it won't really be PWM

other than that, i would also check what fans you're going to run. reason is that mobo fan headers usually only take up to 1Amp...if your fans are high performance then the start up current can overload and burn that fan header out
 
tamzzy said:
this is missing the 4th (PWM) wire - it's only a 3 pin that connects to the mobo. whilst you can connect a 4-pin (PWM) fan, it won't really be PWM

other than that, i would also check what fans you're going to run. reason is that mobo fan headers usually only take up to 1Amp...if your fans are high performance then the start up current can overload and burn that fan header out
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Ahhh ok, hmm i can only find this one for PWM. Is there any that do a y-splitter for three fans?

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This is the fan which i would be using, - Power Draw: .225A.

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Loxa said:
Ahhh ok, hmm i can only find this one for PWM. Is there any that do a y splitter for three fans?
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not sure, unfortunately not of much help there.

Loxa said:
This is the fan which i would be using, - Power Draw: .225A.
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it's the start up current that you need to look at. the start up current is usually in excess of the stated power draw (albeit briefly - but long enough to overload the header and burn it out)
i'm not sure about the ML120 pro, so you'll have to do some research on your end

for example: my Scythe Gentle typhoons use 0.083A whilst it's spinning - so in theory I'm able to chain 11 of them to one header...but...
...the start up current for these fans are 0.36A, so hooking 3 of these fans up to 1 fan header can actually burn the fan header out...never mind 11 lol!
 
tamzzy said:
not sure, unfortunately not of much help there.


it's the start up current that you need to look at. the start up current is usually in excess of the stated power draw (albeit briefly - but long enough to overload the header and burn it out)
i'm not sure about the ML120 pro, so you'll have to do some research on your end

for example: my Scythe Gentle typhoons use 0.083A whilst it's spinning - so in theory I'm able to chain 11 of them to one header...but...
...the start up current for these fans are 0.36A, so hooking 3 of these fans up to 1 fan header can actually burn the fan header out...never mind 11 lol!
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Ok, so for peace of mind this would probably be a safer option as it supplies power directly from the power supply?

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You're sorted now but if you read the description for the 3-way you linked to, it works for PWM as well as DC. I've used them before. Some boards now come with some 2A headers but best assume they are 1A till you know different (manual should say).
 
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