New Build - Experts advice requested

What's the reason behind remaining with stock - I thought scythe = ftw :-)

well, i wouldn't say FTW on 80mm fans...
but thats me.

(2012-04-22 23:28)zanic Wrote:  What's the reason behind remaining with stock - I thought scythe = ftw :-)

You can give the stock CPU a try first.....with the fan configuration in my post #9, it might be very quiet w/ stock CPU cooler......

Hi all,

I am now in the process of building the HTPC and enjoying every moment - at this point anyway. However I have one slight issue. I bouth an additonal 80mm fan, Noctua NF-R8 to accompany the Antec 80MM fan. The antec fan is 3 pin the Noctua fan is 4 pin. However the MOBO only has 1 3 pin fan header!.....How can I connect the 4 pin fan?

The Noctua fan did come with a Y-Cable (NA-YC1) however I am not sure if this work work?

Any advice?

Hi all,

following on from previous post I have purchased the following cable:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Converter-...392&sr=8-1

And connected the 4 pin Noctua fan to the 3 pin provided by this cable, on the understanding the fan would run at full speed. However this does not appear to be the case as the fan is blowing extremly low, I would guess 1300rpm. What have I done wrong? I would prefer the fan to work at its full.

(2012-05-09 21:24)zanic Wrote:  Hi all,

following on from previous post I have purchased the following cable:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Converter-...392&sr=8-1

And connected the 4 pin Noctua fan to the 3 pin provided by this cable, on the understanding the fan would run at full speed. However this does not appear to be the case as the fan is blowing extremly low, I would guess 1300rpm. What have I done wrong? I would prefer the fan to work at its full.

You can check in the bios under "Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen" to see what fan speed is selected. You can set the fan speed to different level too. You can find the info in 3.5 of your owner manual......

I checked this area and that is true for the CPU fan and the chassis fan 1, which is connected directly to the motherboard. However the 2nd 80mm fan installed is PWM, 4 pin and connected to a 3pin fan adapter via molex. This does not appear under the Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

(2012-05-09 22:16)zanic Wrote:  I checked this area and that is true for the CPU fan and the chassis fan 1, which is connected directly to the motherboard. However the 2nd 80mm fan installed is PWM, 4 pin and connected to a 3pin fan adapter via molex. This does not appear under the Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

Usually 3-pin fan cannot be controlled by the software......another word, you cannot change the fan speed in the bios!

(2012-05-09 23:39)bluray Wrote:  Usually 3-pin fan cannot be controlled by the software......another word, you cannot change the fan speed in the bios!

false...

you only need 2 pins (+/-) to control a Fan's RPM using voltage control....

for P.W.M control, of course, u need a Fan's 4th pin.

(2012-05-10 00:45)eskro Wrote:  for P.W.M control, of course, u need a Fan's 4th pin.

That is what I'm trying to get at. Pulse-width modulation fan with 4 pins have the ability to adjust the rotation speed on the fly.......

This is one good example- GELID Solutions FN-PX08-20 80mm Case Fan with Intelligent PWM control.....