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Jan 9 2018 08:38pm
Have 6 fans in my server case. All 6 are molex. When I plug them in I feel like I am in an airplane.

How in the world do I control these? I have looked at fan controllers and really haven't seen any ones that control molex just 3 or 4 pin.


ghot halp pls
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Jan 9 2018 08:59pm
Speedfan
Check on bios
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Jan 9 2018 09:24pm
Get new fans.
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Jan 9 2018 10:09pm
Quote (Happypuppy @ Jan 9 2018 09:59pm)
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Check on bios


didnt work. It doesnt recognize the fans. They arent connected to mobo.

There is 6 12v molex fans. Came with the case. I would love to find a header/controller for them but I am not seeing them.
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Jan 9 2018 10:28pm
Adapters or old school fan controller
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Jan 10 2018 12:40am
Quote (Rikuo @ Jan 9 2018 10:24pm)
Get new fans.




THIS.

Even an old fart like me has 3 or 4 pin fans.

You can always get molex to 3 or 4 pin adapter cables. But it's probably time to just get new fans.

Two ways to buy case fans...

1. Buy them for some esoteric reason that doesn't consider noise.
2. Buy case fans that hit your CFM, SP and noise requirements. If you always consider noise as well as the more understandable specs, you will possibly not even need a fan controller, and could just use one of these...


http://www.frozencpu.com/search.html?mv_profile=keyword_search&mv_session_id=LXkdcmLj&searchspec=fan+splitters&go.x=0&go.y=0
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Jan 10 2018 03:53am
63 CFM, 17.8 dba, 6 year warranty...high price...

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAADY6J02427


65-70 CFM, 15-20 dba, wimpy bearing, 1 year warranty, high SP...low price...

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA85V38J6431



Just some examples.



/e Many fans 120mm and 140mm selected for low noise, and high CFM...

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100007998%204814%20600035651%20600035652%20600035653%20600035654%20600035661

This post was edited by Ghot on Jan 10 2018 03:54am
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Jan 10 2018 04:15am
you need a fan controller, molex only fans will run at 100% at all times
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Quote (DCSS @ Jan 10 2018 05:15am)
you need a fan controller, molex only fans will run at 100% at all times




Not because they're molex. But because there are no molex connector fan controllers.
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Quote (Ghot @ Jan 10 2018 07:06am)
Not because they're molex. But because there are no molex connector fan controllers.


true but i've seen fans that can get powered via molex then be plugged into a controller via a separate connector
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