Connecting Case Fans To Psu

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Connecting case fans to psu.

But i have no idea what connectors do i need in order to connect the fans to my psu. The cpu and psu will be mounted on their respective components but case fans can be situated almost anywhere. How to connect psu cables. Power down the computer and turn the power switch off on the power.

If you are new to pc building you might come across this problem. Locate any empty 4 plug power connector coming from the power supply and plug the. The way i look at it there s only two reasons to do it that way. Two your pc is running so hot that the fans need to be on 100 all the time.

One being that you had no other choice. I can t think of a good reason to direct connect the fan to a power supply unless it s got a speed controller built into the power plug. Some video cards do not. When you go to plug in your case fans you notice there aren t enough ports.

Connect your power supply cables beginning with the 24 pin motherboard connector. You connect case fans to the motherboard starting with the cpu fan label on your motherboard to your cpu fan. Next connect the 8 pin cpu motherboard cable. On my motherboard theres 3 places where i can connect fans i have only one left on there thus i will now have to connect them to my psu.

Attach the case fan to the vented rear panel. Connect the fan to the power supply. It s common to find intake fans toward the bottom of a system usually at the front.