fan connections to an Asus X99 Deluxe II mobo

[Snoopy_62]

The corsair 500R case I have has a large side fan and anoter fan in the back probably 120mm so where exactly do you connect these fans to the mobo if I do not want to use the fan controller add in card?

 

[rgd1101]

connect to psu
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1707273/connect-case-fans-power-supply.html

 

[the nerd 389]

http://www.tweaktown.com/image.php?image=imagescdn.tweaktown.com/content/7/8/7887_07_asus-x99-deluxe-ii-motherboard-review_full.jpg

You want to use the lower three that are circled in blue, or the one circled in red.

 

[Snoopy_62]

sad to say, all the fans int he corsair case are three pin the only fan that is four pin is the one I am using for the CU cooling so which side of the four pins do you start the three pin connection???Same with the add in card that came with the motherboard, they are all four pin connections Way confusing

 

[the nerd 389]

A four pin connector works just fine with a three pin fan. The inverse is not always true. There's a BIOS setting that allows you to specify whether it's a four pin fan (PWM) or a three pin fan (Voltage Control).

 

[Snoopy_62]

A four pin connector works just fine with a three pin fan. The inverse is not always true. There's a BIOS setting that allows you to specify whether it's a four pin fan (PWM) or a three pin fan (Voltage Control).

so if I use the fan extension card then it should be okay even though it is three pin to four pins on the card?I didn't get to bring up the bios because this has had me occupied but thanks for the answer

 

[the nerd 389]

Any of the fan headers would work. You could use the ones on the motherboard or the ones on the fan extension card. The headers have a plastic tab on them to properly align a 3-pin connector to them. I suggest you write down what header you use for what fan to make your life easier when setting up the BIOS.

 

[Snoopy_62]

Any of the fan headers would work. You could use the ones on the motherboard or the ones on the fan extension card. The headers have a plastic tab on them to properly align a 3-pin connector to them. I suggest you write down what header you use for what fan to make your life easier when setting up the BIOS.

okay thanks for the answer