Question FAN connections.

[sargan]

On my Gigabyte X670E Aorus Elite
The 4 fan connectors are at bottom of motherboard, SYS_FAN 1/2/3/4
Unfortunately, 2 of the pre-installed Case fans have leads that are too short to reach these connectors.

2 options ...
There are 2 fan connectors on right hand side of the board that they can reach, although only 2 x 4 pin connectors are labelled as
SYS_FAN/5/6/7/8_pump
Can I use these for the case fans ?
If so, do they work OK as standard (I seem to recall you have to set them to be pump (full on) if used for pump)

Or do I need to get a fan extension cable (presumably a Y cable)

CPU fans are fine connected to CPU_FAN connector via a Y cable.

 

[Lutfij]

What case fans are we looking at here?

There are 2 fan connectors on right hand side of the board that they can reach, although only 2 x 4 pin connectors are labelled as SYS_FAN/5/6/7/8_pump
I can see SYS_FAN2 and SYS_FAN3 on the right of the motherboard's PCB.

Can I use these for the case fans ?
Yes you can. You will need to manage the fans' RPM in BIOS.

 

[sargan]

What case fans are we looking at here?

2 x 140mm ingress fans fitted to front of the case