So got my new computer case, lots of fans but now I have a problem I ran into, I don't have enough fan headers.
Now, I have a lot of fan adapters, but I want to be able to control my fans via the headers which I can do now. It seems like only 2 of the headers can control (even though in the manual it says the 3 out of 4 can).
All my fans are 3-pin:
4x 120mm (0.4A each)
2x 140mm (0.5A each I THINK, not sure)
1x 140mm is being controlled via fan header, and 1x 120mm top fan is being controlled via header. I was wondering whats the best way to control these, or advice as I found a cable splitter on Scan being able to insert many fans onto one header along with a 4-pin molex.
So I was wondering if I could control 2x 140mm on one header (my manual doesn't state what ampage the 3-pin headers can support, but the CPU header can support 1.0A). And the 2x 120mm on another header. So the maximum ampage would be 0.9A/1.0A. I am not overly sure if this is dangerous provided I use that 4-pin molex which I assume supplies extra umf to take the pressure off the headers?
I don't want to go down the fan controller route as they're messy, expensive and I don't really trust them.
Thanks
The cable is for PWM fans, but my header reduces the voltage so I assume this will effect all fans connected simultaneously. I want a low RPM control for quietness and full whack for temperature rise based on CPU. Not sure if this is safe? http://www.scan.co.uk/products/akasa...oogle+shopping


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