Two in one fan socket adapter??

Alpha_Num3ric · 18 Jul 2022 at 14:22

I have a rear fan and and front fan on my case but only one fan power socket on my m/b, apart from the CPU fan. Is there such a thing as an adapter to allow two plugs to use the one socket?

t31os · 18 Jul 2022 at 14:24

Yes, a y splitter or more simply fan splitter.

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Armageus · 18 Jul 2022 at 14:27

Yep you are looking for something like this:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Cable Y-Splitter 3-Fan PWM (10cm) (SKU: WC-9AK-EK) = £2.99

Total: £5.72 (includes delivery: £2.73)

Alpha_Num3ric · 18 Jul 2022 at 14:31

Thanks guys.

Alpha_Num3ric · 20 Jul 2022 at 17:47

Recieved it today and works a treat although, and this is always what concerns me when fiddling around inside my PC, the fan socket has four pins but the socket only had three, one was blank. A little concerned but I seemed to have go away with it!

andy_mk3 · 20 Jul 2022 at 18:09

3 pin into a 4 pin is fine. The 4th pin is for fans with pwm control. But 3 pin fans still work absolutely fine.

Alpha_Num3ric · 20 Jul 2022 at 18:38

Again thanks for the info.

Alpha_Num3ric · 20 Jul 2022 at 19:22

Is it standard for all cases to have a front and rear fan as I don't think does(?)

Armageus · 20 Jul 2022 at 21:01

Almost every case will have fan mounts front and rear, but they aren't all necessarily populated when bought either separately or as a prebuilt pc.

Either drop us the make/model of case, or post a picture and we can check everything is set up correctly

Alpha_Num3ric · 20 Jul 2022 at 22:06

Thanks. I looked it up, it's a GA-F2A88XM-DS2 and should have two front fans. The CPU has been reaching 73c, that's only 7c away from its Tj MAX. a litt;e concerning. I've read it's possible to increase the fans' speed, but is that safe?

Alpha_Num3ric · 20 Jul 2022 at 22:08

Sorry, that was my motherboards serial number. My case is a Lian Li

PC-V351A Micro-ATX Cube

VortexA1 · 21 Jul 2022 at 13:46

Alpha_Num3ric said:
Thanks. I looked it up, it's a GA-F2A88XM-DS2 and should have two front fans. The CPU has been reaching 73c, that's only 7c away from its Tj MAX. a litt;e concerning. I've read it's possible to increase the fans' speed, but is that safe?

What CPU do you have that has a Tj max of 80c?

Alpha_Num3ric · 21 Jul 2022 at 21:41

I have a AMD Athlon x4 760K quad core

andy_mk3 · 21 Jul 2022 at 22:04

Alpha_Num3ric said:
I have a AMD Athlon x4 760K quad core

That's nearly 10 years old, must be about due an upgrade

Alpha_Num3ric · 21 Jul 2022 at 22:38

It IS old but still serves me well. Apart from this little overheating issue I guess,

t31os · 22 Jul 2022 at 16:48

Sounds like it needs some fresh thermal compound, if it's not been redone in all that time it's probably all dried out and not transfering heat sufficiently anymore.

What CPU cooler is in there and when was it installed?

Alpha_Num3ric · 22 Jul 2022 at 20:15

I did have a idea that replacing the paste may be a thing. How long does it keep in it's original container, would it still be good?

I honestly can't remember the name of the fan, it was a big old monster though, well the largest Ive used up till now.

t31os · 23 Jul 2022 at 15:46

I'd be more inclined to just get a fresh tube, you can get something decent enough for a few quid, the issue is finding somewhere that won't sting you for delivery, a local PC place might be more convient.

Alpha_Num3ric · 23 Jul 2022 at 22:01

t31os said:
I'd be more inclined to just get a fresh tube, you can get something decent enough for a few quid, the issue is finding somewhere that won't sting you for delivery, a local PC place might be more convient.

LOL Yeah, have noticed that practise increasing in popularity. Have been stung a few times by that trick.

Two in one fan socket adapter??

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PC-V351A Micro-ATX Cube