Differences between Copper, Acetal, Nickel Coated and Full Nickel waterblocks

[crap-at-games]

hi guys sorry for bugging you all but i just wondered where do i plug the fans for my watercooling adventure rig ive got a 240rad and a 360 rad also 1 more fan to go on the rear of my case so in total ive got 6 fans but my board only has 1 x CPU fan header and 3 x system fan headers and my case has no fan hub either any help would be appreciated thanks

 

[Tolemac]

hi guys sorry for bugging you all but i just wondered where do i plug the fans for my watercooling adventure rig ive got a 240rad and a 360 rad also 1 more fan to go on the rear of my case so in total ive got 6 fans but my board only has 1 x CPU fan header and 3 x system fan headers and my case has no fan hub either any help would be appreciated thanks

You can Either

A: Get Y splitters for your fans to connect to your motherboard headers.

B: Buy a fan controller to connect the fans to

C: Buy a fan hub

Those are the options that come to mind fella personally I would go down the fan controller route myself hope it helps

 

[crap-at-games]

Thanks for the reply but ive got no optical drives in the front of my case so i think i gota look at alternatives thanks

 

[paulstung]

Dependant on your motherboard, and what fans your using, you should have enough headers, typically motherboards can handle about 1 Amp. I'd check in your motherboards user guide, and the rear of the fan should have what the amperage is.

 

[crap-at-games]

ive only got 1 cpu header and 3 fan headers on my board

 

[paulstung]

4 in total, so if you put 2 on each you'll have 1 header left. I'm running 16 fans from my motherboard, and still headroom for a few more.

 

[crap-at-games]

i havn`t got my fans yet im researching them but there is so many :headscratch: but i would like either plain black or blue led

 

[crap-at-games]

Got some more goodies today hopefully nearly there now

 

[paulstung]

Plain black mate, coloured LED's look naff, unless they're used to enhance a mod. Noisblocker PL2, or the PLPS, PWM version, their on my list for my next build, awesome fans, they don't look much, but in a build they look super clean

 

[crap-at-games]

On my case i can fit a 240 in the front and a 360 in the roof which would be better push or pull on the rads also a 140mm in the rear thanks

 

[paulstung]

What case mate, it all depends on how much room you've got, I've got serious OCD, and like the symmetrical look, of push pull, but it also comes down to fans, and rads. Your best bet is Google bundymania, he has a load of useful information on rads and fans.

 

[crap-at-games]

im looking at the define s paul

 

[Tolemac]

I have EK Vardar Fans on my Radiator and all I can say is wow I can't even hear them and my temps are good

 

[crap-at-games]

HI tolemac On my case i can fit a 240 in the front and a 360 in the roof which would be better push or pull on the rads also a 140mm in the rear thanks

 

[Tolemac]

I would have the 240 and 360 in push there matey if you are going full watercooling there should be very little heat in the case

 

[crap-at-games]

i think with my new 360 rad i might be able to push and pull in the roof also would you do the 140 in rear as an intake ?

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P.S im sorry for all the questions

 

[Tolemac]

no I wouls use it as an exhaust there matey

 

[crap-at-games]

so if i got this right everything pulling air out of the case ?

 

[Tolemac]

no the 240 would be letting air in at the front and you could have the 140 fan as an intake if you like

 

[crap-at-games]

So 140 in 240in and 360out sounds good to me