Thermalright Silver Arrow question

Linken · 12 Aug 2011 at 15:59

So I'm starting my first build, and I encountered a problem with this heatsink, it has two fans and I only have one cpu fan 4 pin connector on my mobo although there is another 4 pin called CHA_FAN1, do I need some kind of splitter or can I just use CHA_FAN1 slot?

Linken · 12 Aug 2011 at 16:28

And also the fan literally lies across my memory, think this will be an issue?

Surveyor · 12 Aug 2011 at 16:29

You can just use one of the fans for now or plug the other one into a 3 pin header.

PWM splitter cable here.

Surveyor · 12 Aug 2011 at 16:30

Linken said:
And also the fan literally lies across my memory, think this will be an issue?

Like this is fine:

Marine-RX179 · 12 Aug 2011 at 16:33

It's fine on standard height memory...it is only the memory with taller than standard height heatsink that will have problem.

maj · 12 Aug 2011 at 17:38

I used a pwm fan splitter as I only had the one spare fan_header on mobo due to case fans using the rest. I also had to move the location of the fans due to the height of my RAM. On the image above, I have 1 fan in the middle and one where the I/O ports are.

Linken · 12 Aug 2011 at 18:16

Yeah thanks, I think I'm gonna use the 1 fan until I get the splitter. Atm, I'm having issues with the most simplest thing and that's plugging in the 24 pin connector as apparently when I run it through the back of the case the angle I have to plug it in is so awkward and the 4 pin adapter keeps coming loose as I'm trying to push it in ^_^. Actually took a tea break after 20 minutes of trying, heh.

Helios1234 · 12 Aug 2011 at 23:44

You can still use the fan on a 3 pin header. The downside is that you lose PWM functionality but the fan is quiet even at full speed.