How to use Multiple Case Fans

uzairzaidi · 12 Apr 2013 at 02:15

I recently built my system using the following motherboard

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-417-GI

There only seems to be one system fan connector slot in there and I have 3 idle 120mm fans lying around with no power coming to them. Is there a fan connector hub of sort that I can order from overclockers?

Well Splattered · 12 Apr 2013 at 02:24

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CM-140-BX&groupid=701&catid=1428&subcat=2447

uzairzaidi · 12 Apr 2013 at 02:35

Thanks for the quick response - I will actually have 4 fans if I count the Corsair Fan on the radiator for my Corsair H60. So that makes it

1 Corsair fan
2 Bitfenix fans with the Bitfenix Prodigy
1 Noctua fan that I ordered extra.

Im guessing there is no 3 pin x 4 wire?

snips86x · 12 Apr 2013 at 06:42

Assuming you have the Prodigy, why don't you get a fan controller like the BitFenix Recon and use an external ODD?

Not much use for one these days.

uzairzaidi · 12 Apr 2013 at 14:57

I'm not using a optical disk drive. How many fans can I plug into the recon? I removed the optical drive bay an kept an extra fan over there but I guess I can remove that fan and put 2 on top of the case instead.

uzairzaidi · 12 Apr 2013 at 15:44

Well Splattered - im new to this but just want to ask will that one fat cable connect directly to one of the cables from the power supply?

archerz · 12 Apr 2013 at 15:44

u can plug in 5, but most likely more if you use a splitter.

uzairzaidi · 12 Apr 2013 at 17:05

archerz said:
u can plug in 5, but most likely more if you use a splitter.

Are you talking about the recon or the Bitfenix Alchemy Molex? I'm thinkin of going for the Molex but just wondering how it gets powered.

fishingcat · 12 Apr 2013 at 21:36

I'd go with the molex, it's pretty cheap and solves your problem quite elegantly without losing a drive bay.