Fan Confusion With First Build

Giving the fact it is a APU board and not high end I would suggest buying fan adapters to the Power supply the board really looks plain and basic I might add but i'm not sure if you will have limitations with it because it looks like a regular board with no frills as you pointed out it only has the CPU fan and a extra fan for the board

If your looking to get better cooling that is your best bet also do you plan in pairing it with a GPU if so then you do need to add more fans

BTW should of mentioned this you can always take the board back and get a better version instead of getting adapters sorry wasn't thinking about that

daz1761 said:

Hi,

I decided to have a go and build my first mini itx computer using an Gigabyte e-350 (usb 2 version), which I'll provide the link for. I have used a new Fractal mitx case and I have loaded it with x2 1200mm (front and side), fans and x1 920mm rear fan, as this machine will be left on 24/7 pretty much.

Daz pal do you mean 120mm (1.4") and 92mm fans ... (1200mm is 1.2m ) ... that's twice as big as the radiator on my car

PooMan UK said:

daz1761 said:

Hi,

I decided to have a go and build my first mini itx computer using an Gigabyte e-350 (usb 2 version), which I'll provide the link for. I have used a new Fractal mitx case and I have loaded it with x2 1200mm (front and side), fans and x1 920mm rear fan, as this machine will be left on 24/7 pretty much.

Daz pal do you mean 120mm (1.4") and 92mm fans ... (1200mm is 1.2m ) ... that's twice as big as the radiator on my car

lol you're such a ham hahaha

Here ya go. And it`s braided black. Needed 1 in my new case.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812311001

I`m sure they don`t deliver to you, but it`s a start.

PooMan UK said:

Daz pal do you mean 120mm (1.4") and 92mm fans ... (1200mm is 1.2m ) ... that's twice as big as the radiator on my car

Haha, sorry yes I did. It was a late night post after doing uni work all day! Oh yes they would be huge lol

addRAM said:

Here ya go. And it`s braided black. Needed 1 in my new case.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812311001

I`m sure they don`t deliver to you, but it`s a start.

Cheers for that, but I've just realised my fans are not PWM (4-pin), so I've just gone for a Molex to x4, 3 pin fan splitter, with x2 of the cables being 5v and the other x2 being 12v.

Does anyone know why I've got x2 audio 7 pin connectors coming from the F-panal? I've only got one header for audio. The one I've plugged in is a blue one called "HD AUDIO" and left the interconnecting connector called "97'AC".

Cheers

Yes just ignore the 97 AC and zip tie it to the main HD audio and call it a day.

Just a little information.

AC'97 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tip on that case :
I would zip tie as many of the un-used cables into a tight bundle and get them out of the air flow as much as possible. Then as was suggested the fans can run directly off a molex but without a resistor to slow them some fans of lesser quality will sound like jet aircraft taking off. I would just cut to the chase and pull the trigger on some Noctua's as they can run at a full 12 volt and stay quiet. Noctua also provides cool little links with resistors to slow them if desired. A fan controller is also nice but wiring into a tight case could prove...........fun?

Go to image gallery:
http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=p...2&lng=en&set=2