ABOUT TO PRESS BUY! FINAL CHECK!

[stulid]

Nope.

 

[mickyflinn]

Go on Blow me, i have no idea.

 

[stulid]

The case doesnt have one of those PWM fan header boards on the back like its bigger brother does.

The motherboard has a CPU fan header and single SYS fan header.

Edit, the pre-installed case fans look to have Molex connection available as an option or 3pin.

 

[mickyflinn]

The case doesnt have one of those PWM fan header boards on the back like its bigger brother does.

The motherboard has a CPU fan header and single SYS fan header.

Edit, the pre-installed case fans look to have Molex connection available as an option or 3pin.

Thats why you da man.

3 Pin Fan Splitter Cable

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Akasa AK-FY320 3 Pin Fan cable splitter (AK-FY320)= £1.99

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[stulid]

So thats two of the three extra fans potentially taken care of.

 

[monster_munch]

Should i just leave it with the 2 fans that come with it then?

plus the i3 has a free heat sink/fan in the packet?

 

[stulid]

The stock fans with the case from looking at spme reviews give you two options to powering them.

3pin to motherboard or fan controller (if you buy one) but the motherboard has a single free fan header once the cpu heatsink is fitted, you can buy that cable above and run two from a single header, so that leaves one fan with no where to go I think.

The other option is molex to the PSU, only downsides with that is molex connectors suck massively and the fan will get 12V all the time so will be flat out RPM.


Edit, as the case has no external drive bays a front panel fan controller is not an option either.

 

[joeyjojo]

Get rid of Windows 10 from your basket, you can use your Vista licence for a free upgrade if you turn on assistive devices

Vista never qualified for upgrade to 10.

Source: I'm stuck on Vista.

 

[monster_munch]

3pin to motherboard or fan controller (if you buy one) but the motherboard has a single free fan header once the cpu heatsink is fitted, you can buy that cable above and run two from a single header, so that leaves one fan with no where to go I think.

The other option is molex to the PSU, only downsides with that is molex connectors suck massively and the fan will get 12V all the time so will be flat out RPM.

Okay so i'll buy the fan deal and the splitter. i'll tell the guy in the shop who is making my pc "not to molex the fan to the PSU". He'll understand that right?

 

[subbytna]

I can't believe you're spending 900 quid to play CSGO. It'll run on any old pc. It's like the original MOH:AA game....not exactly taxing on any graphical level

 

[monster_munch]

Yeah but;

1. my old PC is on it's last legs so may as well get a new pc that'll last years.
2. surely it'll last years?
3. I've got a bit of money anyway I suppose
4. may as well get an all singing and all dancing pc rather than a mid range one
5. I need a nice new monitor for the new freesync?

Am I making sense. it's 1200 total

 

[monster_munch]

with mechanical keyboard and windows

Surely the PC is an investment?

 

[monster_munch]

Plus the difference between a good pc and a mid range pc is only a couple of hundred now anyway?