£500-600 gaming pc. Realistic?

YorkshireBrew · 25 Feb 2020 at 15:45

Had another look at the connectors you posted. not sure about the Molex to the 4 pin one. To me doesn't seem very useful if at all. Someone else might be more familiar. Using the 3,4 pins like the end of the last picture you posted onto the main board is your bet. each individual fan has a connector. How is this connected to the fan controller or motherboard?

hybridpwn · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:14

Sorry but I'm new to all this

Not aware of a fan controller (inexperienced).

There was a Sysfan adapter > 4 Pin molex. So I connected the Connecter to sysfan1 and then on the other end of it was a Connector to connect to the molex

YorkshireBrew · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:17

That makes more sense to me now. You need to connect a molex fan to that adapter you've used. That's should at least power up that particular fan. Perhaps one that says power?

hybridpwn · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:23

YorkshireBrew said:
That makes more sense to me now. You need to connect a molex fan to that adapter you've used. That's should at least power up that particular fan. Perhaps one that says power?

The only molex connector i can find is the one with the grey label. It appears that perhaps another connector also goes into the same connector with grey label .

hybridpwn · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:25

https://imgur.com/a/KBdNUrJ

Hopfully that helps a bit. Just taken.

YorkshireBrew · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:25

I think the confusion here is there are a few ways to connect fans up depending which they are. You need to trace back to each individual fan and identify the end of the cables for each one. That should give you an idea what we need to do to get them running

Edit: that connection isnt going to work I'd have thought as it goes back to the motherboard? The one labelled power might need connecting to the power supply cable instead of the adaptor

hybridpwn · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:30

all fan cables front and back appear to head up the top front of the case to what appears to state fan control on buttons on top of the case. When tracing the cables back down you come to the molex connection with the grey label?

Sorry I know doing this blind doesn't help you at all lol. Any helps appreciated

YorkshireBrew · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:34

With what you've told me. I'd plug that silver labelled molex directly into the power supply cables. And disconnect it from that adapter. The female end of the power connector should connect straight into the molex Male on the power supply cable. Dont connect to the motherboard when you're plugging the power supply into it.

Edit: dont worry we're getting there lol.

hybridpwn · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:41

YorkshireBrew said:
With what you've told me. I'd plug that silver labelled molex directly into the power supply cables. And disconnect it from that adapter. The female end of the power connector should connect straight into the molex Male on the power supply cable. Dont connect to the motherboard when you're plugging the power supply into it.

Edit: dont worry we're getting there lol.

Ok so run cable from psu to grey labelled molex and disconnect for MB. Am I reading that correct?

YorkshireBrew · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:43

Yes. Correct. But I'd be certain to disconnect it from the motherboard first. Just in case as I think youd be pushing power the wrong way. Just a precaution

hybridpwn · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:45

will attempt now :cool:

YorkshireBrew · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:46

Good luck! The theory is at least the front fans will spin. The rear exhaust might need a look too depends how that one is wired up too

hybridpwn · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:46

YorkshireBrew said:
Yes. Correct. But I'd be certain to disconnect it from the motherboard first. Just in case as I think youd be pushing power the wrong way. Just a precaution

And just like that, It's lit up and looks oh so pretty!

Thanks Dude!

Now just to try and figure out this OS nonsense :/

YorkshireBrew · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:49

hybridpwn said:
And just like that, It's lit up and looks oh so pretty!

Excellent! Glad it's worked. Sometimes the more budget oriented fans that come with PC cases etc. Have multiple ways to power them and so on, to suit the budget use case. However for people who havent worked with PCs so much it can be even more confusing.

We got there is all that matters. And all by yourself. Good start. May you keep it up!

YorkshireBrew · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:51

Regarding OS, I am unfamiliar with MAC OS personally. I would have thought there is a different file format perhaps. Causing you to not read it on a windows pc. Is it not possible for a friend or family member witha windows 10 pc create a media drive?

The issue could be something else entirely however.

hybridpwn · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:51

Just for it to not blow up on first boot was a miracle ha.

Back to windows, I created a bootable disk via boot camp utility on my mac following instructions but the pc doesn't see m to pick it up at all. Not sure what the crack is. lol

hybridpwn · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:53

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YorkshireBrew said:
Regarding OS, I am unfamiliar with MAC OS personally. I would have thought there is a different file format perhaps. Causing you to not read it on a windows pc. Is it not possible for a friend or family member witha windows 10 pc create a media drive?

The issue could be something else entirely however.

Unfortunately I have no immediate friends or family that would be able to assist with that unfortunately. Not sure if its something in Bios I'm missing to kick it up the arse or the drive I've created itself.

YorkshireBrew · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:54

You may have to set the bios boot settings to use the usb drive first. That would prioritise it over any other boot option, dependant on motherboard. Not 100% which one you have?

hybridpwn · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:58

I am using B450 Tomahawk Max.

I did try to change boot sequence but didn't appear to change the outcome. Ill get a pic of the bios.

hybridpwn · 25 Feb 2020 at 16:59

https://m.imgur.com/a/XChabIn