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me666
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_ 		16. July 2007 @ 03:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hiya,
I just finished building my first ever home built pc and am very happy with it. However I have used the Antec Ninehundred pc case for my build and all the fans inside it (4 in total) use 4 pin molex connectors. I want to connect them all to the 3 pin connectors on my motherboard (which are all male)so I can control there RPM but I don't know if this is possible. I have searched and there only seems to be molex to 3 pin fan adapters, I want 3 pin fan to molex. Could someone please tell me if I can do this?
Thanks
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PC: Antec 900, P5N32-E SLI, Core 2 Duo E6420 @ 3.4GHz, nVidia 8800gt, 2x 1gb Corsair XMS2 Pro, 1Tb F1, Asus Xonar D2
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sammorris
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_ 		16. July 2007 @ 05:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The Antec 900's fans use quite a lot of power. Unless you can run one fan off each header (very few motherboards have 4 fan connectors) I recommend getting an external fan controller such as the Vantec Nexus or Sunbeam Rheobus, otherwise you might damage the headers.
One thing I would say, the 900 case is superb for cooling, I think you'll find if you leave all the fans on low the PC will still run fine.
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me666
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_ 		16. July 2007 @ 11:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hi again
thanks a load for yor help, my motherboard is the P5N32-E sli and actualy has an extra 6 3 pin fan headers (not including the CPU one). So is it still possible to connect them to the motherboard?
Thanks
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PC: Antec 900, P5N32-E SLI, Core 2 Duo E6420 @ 3.4GHz, nVidia 8800gt, 2x 1gb Corsair XMS2 Pro, 1Tb F1, Asus Xonar D2
sammorris
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_ 		16. July 2007 @ 11:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Wow, most only have one or two. Yeah, one fan each will be fine. This is a problem I've had for years, finally solved it by using ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Molex-4-pin-M-F-to-3...1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Molex-4-pin-M-F-to-3...1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Molex-4-pin-M-F-to-3...1QQcmdZViewItem
Make 4 up from using these links.
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me666
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_ 		16. July 2007 @ 11:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks again,
much appreciated
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PC: Antec 900, P5N32-E SLI, Core 2 Duo E6420 @ 3.4GHz, nVidia 8800gt, 2x 1gb Corsair XMS2 Pro, 1Tb F1, Asus Xonar D2
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sammorris
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_ 		16. July 2007 @ 12:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No problem.
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PC Specs page -- http://my.afterdawn.com/sammorris/blog_entry.cfm/11247
updated 10-Dec-13
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