Hey guys, this is my pc:
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM
Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM
2 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01)
Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler
SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950
I recently had some of these bought for me:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-010-BX&tool=3
Basically some normal case fans. I now have Six case fans. Overkill maybe, but my last pc suffered a lot from over heating so trying to play it safe! (Cant afford water cooling).
Anyway. Here is my problem.
Some times when I turn the pc on all of the fans work. They aren't PWN fans, it is just the three pins used and not four. On the other hand sometimes the fans will sorta nudge along but then fail to spin up. The LED's come on, but the fans don't. My understanding is that if they are just using the three pins they should just spin all the time no matter what.
Is that wrong?
And does anyone know of any good PWN fans at a decent price?
For the record the fans were bought for me with the best of intentions and they didn't know about PWN fans. If it was up to me I would have just gone straight for the 4 pin connectors.
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM
Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
BitFenix Ronin Tower Case - Black
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM
2 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01)
Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler
SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950
I recently had some of these bought for me:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-010-BX&tool=3
Basically some normal case fans. I now have Six case fans. Overkill maybe, but my last pc suffered a lot from over heating so trying to play it safe! (Cant afford water cooling).
Anyway. Here is my problem.
Some times when I turn the pc on all of the fans work. They aren't PWN fans, it is just the three pins used and not four. On the other hand sometimes the fans will sorta nudge along but then fail to spin up. The LED's come on, but the fans don't. My understanding is that if they are just using the three pins they should just spin all the time no matter what.
Is that wrong?
And does anyone know of any good PWN fans at a decent price?
For the record the fans were bought for me with the best of intentions and they didn't know about PWN fans. If it was up to me I would have just gone straight for the 4 pin connectors.
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