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Kraken G10 and gpu fan header

So now I'm thinking that there is a difference between these 2 items. That one has a 4 pin fan header and the other is 3 pin fan header. Probably its going to be the 4 pin fan connector is the one I need.

They both plug into the GPU fan header (its in the description from where my picture came from) I'm just double checking that its the correct size of fan header. Its usually described as 4 pin pwm but how many pins does the GPU header have? Is there a difference in the number of pins of these two pictures? Basically all I need to know is how many pins the Gelid product has at the GPU connection.

"Gelid Solutions PWM Adaptor Cable for VGA Cooler Fans

A handy cable that allows for a PWM fan to be powered by the graphics card

This adapter makes it possible to connect a PWM fan to a graphics card and to regulate the speed of that fan. This is perfect if you want to use a PWM fan for cooling the graphics card. Also, if you use this adapter in conjunction with the PWM Y Cable you can add multiple PWM fans, all powered and controlled from the graphics card."

The description of the product which came with the picture I posted:
"
2pin PSU to 3pin fan adapter (Small 2pin)

Adapter cable which allows a 3pin fan to be powered from a 2pin power supply header (sometimes used also by graphics card or northbridge cooled headers)

2pin connector terminates in 6mm width."
 
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The fan on the G10 should be connected to the GPU, and the fans from your radiator connect to the onboard or fan controller.. This is the correct way.

Wasn't having ago or anything just wondering why you want to connect that fan to the onboard.
 
Apparently its a 4pin gpu fan header so the 2 pin adapter won't do.
shankly1985 said:
May I ask why you would want too?
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I'm looking at that product because its at the same place I've found a 200mm to 140/120 fan adapter. Its unfortunate that overclockers don't sell these while they are selling 200mm fans for £2 on TWO, as if u don't have a case with a 200mm intake u need a fan adapter to make use of them.

I'm interested in putting the fan which comes with the G10 Kraken to use with the onboard GPU fan header, I think this is where the confusion comes from; not the FQ121WC on the rad (or 200mm for that matter).

Overclockers sell this:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-089-TL&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=787

"- NZXT Kraken G10 GPU Cooling Adapter
- Asetek 240mm 570LX High Performance Compact AIO Liquid Cooling Solution
- 2X OcUK FQ121WC Watercooling Radiator Fan"

I'm actually going to use a molex for the 200mm fans as I've looked at them on utube and they are silent at 12v. The G10 comes with a 92mm fan, its this that I want to attach to the GPU fan header.

One more thing I heard that the corsair AIO coolers have a short hose length. Wondering if overclockers can make it a bit longer as they say its built to order.
 
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I was a bit confused as well, it sounded like OP was asking to connect the fan to the GPU fan header, not the motherboard fan header. The image he linked in the first post is exactly the same type of adapter shankly posted too... I think shankly got confused :p.

Yes, that's the sort of adapter you want. I have the G10 as well but I have the fan connected to a fan controller instead, as the RAM and VRM doesn't get that hot and don't need so much cooling compared to the GPU core. Been running completely fine and cool for me. If anything it will make more sense for the fans on the AIO cooler to be temp controlled instead of the 92mm fan.

Don't think OcUK can make the hose longer, pretty sure when they mean built to order they mean getting the items together into a bundle, as the AIO cooler is already prebuilt by Asetek.
 
Had my pump connected straight to molex, rad fans and 92mm vrm fans to a controller so its easier to manage temps.

Also upgrade the nzxt fan its really really bad.
 
I edited the original post, I think that makes it clear what I wanted to achieve. I was obviously a little slow in noticing the ambiguity. Thanks for the tip about the nzxt fan.

Orcvader said:
I was a bit confused as well, it sounded like OP was asking to connect the fan to the GPU fan header
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Which fan are u talking about? Have u seen the "twin frozr", or the some of the tripple fan cards like the Msi lightning? Do u think that a single 92mm fan is too much for the GPU fan header? Not sure if I actually posted it earlier but I wanted to refer to a 400 page thread about this bracket on overclock.net where I got the answer I was looking for from someone who was using the Gelid Adapter. In fact I could probably compare the rating of the stock ATI fan with the 92mm replacment if its got a sticker on the back.

Orcvader said:
as the RAM and VRM doesn't get that hot and don't need so much cooling compared to the GPU core. Been running completely fine and cool for me. If anything it will make more sense for the fans on the AIO cooler to be temp controlled instead of the 92mm fan.
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I could agree about the RAM not needing heatsinks, but the VRM certainly does. It depends on which card you're talking about but since my backup x1900xt has a strip covering the VRM, in an identical size and position to the 290x then at least the red team needs vrm cooling.

Moving on: the fan is controllable via msi afterburner (which I always like to run via OSD and G15 LCD display) although its tied to the GPU temp rather than the VRM temp. It would be easy to set it to run at e.g. 60% when running a 3d application and then have a hotkey (no pun intended) to set it to a higher RPM should the need arise. The only possible irritation could be if while watching a youtube vid the fan speed ramped up unnecessarily. In that case I could underclock it, and either use a hotkey to engage overclock and additional fan speed or possibly tie profiles to games individually. Having looked at it though I don't see a way to set a flag from riva tuner and send it to afterburner so the hotkey would probably be the way to do it.
 
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The 92mm fan. That card should be fine powering it.

I wasn't talking about it needing heatsinks (which the VRM definitely needs), I was talking about if it actually needed a fan blowing on it with variable speed. But if you plan on controlling it with MSI AfterBurner for a set speed then you can ignore my previous comment :p.
 
I've been messing using rivatuner (developed by the guy who now works for MSI making Afterburner) and not only did it find a driver I needed while using an old X1900XT, it can also monitor VRM temps. Whatever you can monitor you can use for controlling the fan speed. The way its done is overtly complicated by I guess this leads to its flexibility, unlike MSI afterburner which is geared for ease of use. Its also can send the OSD to my G15.

My order is still on hold, maybe because the fans I enquired about availability beforehand and after I placed an order on were put on "this week only".
 
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