Only 1 fan header

Bexx

Bexx

Bexx

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Noob question but I'm building a PC for my friends son and the budget is tight. I'm looking at motherboards on the cheaper side and most say they only have 1 fan header on them. This is the case I'm planning on getting:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/koli...b-midi-tower-gaming-case-black-ca-04s-kk.html

It says it has a fan hub so am I right in thinking all the fans plug into this hub then the hub plugs into the motherboard? So only having 1 fan header on the motherboard won't be an issue?
 
Do you know which motherboard you'll be settling on? It seems unusual that a modern board would only have a single fan header in total.

I would think you'd need a board with at least 2 fan headers, one for your cpu cooler fan and a second for the hub that comes in the pc case you linked.

The reason I say this is because the hub in the case you selected looks (from what I can see in the photos) to have proprietary connectors, dedicated to the supplied addressable rgb case fans. A standard cpu fan won't connect to that hub.
 
EsxPaul said:
Do you know which motherboard you'll be settling on? It seems unusual that a modern board would only have a single fan header in total.

I would think you'd need a board with at least 2 fan headers, one for your cpu cooler fan and a second for the hub that comes in the pc case you linked.

The reason I say this is because the hub in the case you selected looks (from what I can see in the photos) to have proprietary connectors, dedicated to the supplied addressable rgb case fans. A standard cpu fan won't connect to that hub.
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At the moment I'm looking at the ASRock B450m-HDV R4.0 and the reviews on pc part picker said 'only 1 system fan header' and 'I wish it had two PWM case fan headers instead of one' so I figured it just had the one, or maybe 2 if one is for the CPU cooler now that you've said that.

You lost me at proprietary there sorry lol
 
Bexx said:
At the moment I'm looking at the ASRock B450m-HDV R4.0 and the reviews on pc part picker said 'only 1 system fan header' and 'I wish it had two PWM case fan headers instead of one' so I figured it just had the one, or maybe 2 if one is for the CPU cooler now that you've said that.

You lost me at proprietary there sorry lol
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Sorry, what I meant by proprietary was that you cannot plug standard 3/4 pin fans into that hub. It looks to have 6 pin sockets, especially for the supplied aRGB case fans.

The Asrock B450m-HDV R4.0 board has 1x4 pin header (cpu fan 1), 1x4 pin header (chassis fan 1) and 1x3 pin header (chassis fan 2).

It would work as you could plug your 4 pin cpu cooler fan > cpu fan 1.
Your 3 pin fan controller hub > chassis fan 2.
You'd still then be left with a spare 4 pin pwm header to use for other fans if needed.

As a side note, in the description for the case you linked, it mentions that the case fans can be controlled via the supplied remote, without needing to use any fan headers.

So, quoting from the case description, your options are:

"4 aRGB LED 12cm fans included as standard, controlled with a supplied remote which allows a variety of modes, lighting options and even speed control"

"Alternatively, the fans can be hooked up and controlled using a compatible motherboard thanks to its use of a standard 3-pin (5VDG) connector."

Hope that helps :)
 
EsxPaul said:
Sorry, what I meant by proprietary was that you cannot plug standard 3/4 pin fans into that hub. It looks to have 6 pin sockets, especially for the supplied aRGB case fans.

The Asrock B450m-HDV R4.0 board has 1x4 pin header (cpu fan 1), 1x4 pin header (chassis fan 1) and 1x3 pin header (chassis fan 2).

It would work as you could plug your 4 pin cpu cooler fan > cpu fan 1.
Your 3 pin fan controller hub > chassis fan 2.
You'd still then be left with a spare 4 pin pwm header to use for other fans if needed.

As a side note, in the description for the case you linked, it mentions that the case fans can be controlled via the supplied remote, without needing to use any fan headers.

So, quoting from the case description, your options are:

"4 aRGB LED 12cm fans included as standard, controlled with a supplied remote which allows a variety of modes, lighting options and even speed control"

"Alternatively, the fans can be hooked up and controlled using a compatible motherboard thanks to its use of a standard 3-pin (5VDG) connector."

Hope that helps :)
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That's a great help thank you! Sorry, do you mean I don't need to plug the case fans into the motherboard at all, they can be controlled from the remote?
 
Bexx said:
That's a great help thank you! Sorry, do you mean I don't need to plug the case fans into the motherboard at all, they can be controlled from the remote?
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I haven't had any personal experience with that case or hub but the description on the page states that you can. I'd prefer to control the fans from the motherboard myself but the remote feature will be a nice option to have at your disposal.
 
EsxPaul said:
I haven't had any personal experience with that case or hub but the description on the page states that you can. I'd prefer to control the fans from the motherboard myself but the remote feature will be a nice option to have at your disposal.
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I agree, thank you!
 
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