My First Build - progress report

The first cable is for powering a GPU if you dont have a PCI available, i think.
The second one is for powering a fan from a molex, the male and female mean you dont actually loose a molex adaptor by using it.
And cable 3 is spare from a modular PSU by the looks of it....
 
I still don't know if I can link the fans up with these cables. I don't have a molex connection anywhere on my PSU, just the pci-e to molex males. It's not likely to melt if I try it, is it? I think I might give it a run. Thanks for all.

Pics possible.
 
Sorry I got myself in a muddle now, the molex connections from the PSU will be female, you need to plug it into the male end of the fan adaptor.
There should be a ton of molex connections on you psu!
 
Ok, info for future reference. The OCZ modular range (ModXStream) has no molex sockets on it - at least the 600W doesn't. It does come with PCI-E 6-pin to molex male cables, two of them. One of these is now powering all 3 of my case fans, by use of a relay between each fan's male & female molex jacks. The final fan's male molex is dangling uselessly.

I think that just about does it. My rig is up & running. Next upgrade (probably a few years away, considering the state of my credit card) is gonna involve investment in a much larger motherboard - I don't like fiddling about with the tiny X58M, especially when I've got my entire head in the case to do it. Just seems like a waste, though there's so much cable that little space was wasted.

This experience has left me aching, bruised, bleeding & frustrated. Above all, elated. I actually sleep better with the soft hum of my new rig (which I've named Serenity), and the pretty dance of the LED patterns shining through my operational fans. I don't think I'll ever let someone build my computer for me again. Thanks again for the assistance, I'd have less hair if I didn't have this resource. It's like having a computer monkey right there with you.
 
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