help,,question about fans

[syks]

ive just upgraded my cpu and mobo,my mobo only has 1 system fan header,can I buy some sort of lead/adapter to connect more than 1 fan to the header? my cpu is very cool as I have a good cooler but my hard drives get pretty hot after a few hrs of use,i only have one intake fan connected at the moment but have 3 other fans in my case not being used.

also how many fans would be safe to connect to the one system fan header? if its possible

thanks

 

[syks]

Most motherboard fan headers can support 1 Amp. Each fan will have its current rating on the label or specification. You can buy fan splitters for 2, 3 or more fans but have to respect the header max rating.

thanks for reply,think I will pop into maplin tomorrow to see if they have a splitter or similar,my hard drives are sitting around 47 degrees but one hit 50 degrees last night which seems hot to me

 

[syks]

This splitter will run two additional fans. You hook it in between the CPU fan and the CPU fan header and hook it up to a molex and then it draws power from the molex and uses the CPU PWM control to adjust the fan speed. I'm using one to drive 2 80mm fans in the back of my case because the system fan header is in use for a fan at the front.

thanks will take a look

Get a fan controller and have pretty much as many fans as you like!

are they not expensive though? will have to have a look into it

 

[syks]

ok thanks,i think I will go for a splitter type for now which connects to the psu also and maybe upgrade to fan controller later,ive done a bit of surfing on the net and seen there not as expensive as I thought.

thanks for comments guys