Cooling

Hallo thar!

Hopefully an easy one. Just got a new mobo and CPU installed. I wanted to put an intake fan in the front of the case for better airflow.

According to the mobo manual there are three fan sockets, CPU_FAN, PWR_FAN and CHA_FAN. The rear exhaust fan is is connected to the Chassis fan socket. With no additional CHA-FAN sockets is it safe to plug and intake fan into the PWR_FAN socket?

Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks.

valtonray said:

no the power fan is special and should not have normal case fans plugged into it.

Thanks for the quick reply. Sort of sucks that there is no additional CHA_FAN sockets for more cooling options. Guess I'll have to do without.

Pauly said:

i have my case fan doubled up both plugged into one port as all are full, its commom to have more fans than ports these days

I see, sorry of this a dumb question but how did you do so?

mpcrsc562 said:

you can plug case fans to the pwr_fan header with no adverse consequences

Motherboard (CPU) 4 Pin Fan Connector Pinout - AllPinouts

Desktop Boards - 3-Pin and 4-Pin fan connectors

http://www.formfactors.org/developer...1_2_Public.pdf

Good stuff. This is what I wanted to hear. Thanks for the help!

I use one of these to control 4 case fans. Also has temp sensors that can be attached to different areas.

NZXT. Products.

Jim

Phone Man said:

I use one of these to control 4 case fans. Also has temp sensors that can be attached to different areas.

NZXT. Products.

Jim

Might just have a look in to one of these because my system is running pretty hot when gaming. Cheers mate!