Installing extra fans?

[ThunderChicken]

Hey, so I've ordered another case fan to be installed to my PC and I've realised that there are no more ports on my motherboard (that I can see) that will accept any extra fans. So far, I have a cpu fan installed in the 'cpu_fan' motherboard slot and a case fan installed in the 'sys_fan' slot, I'm just checking to see if this is actually a problem.

My motherboard is a Gigabyte LMT-USB3 board.
If there are indeed no more available slots, could I buy something that would enable me to install the extra fan?

 

[warhead0]

If you run out of pwm headers, you can absolutely use a y-cable splitter and turn one header into multiple headers.

 

[Mr5oh]

You can hook them straight to the PSU with adapters, but then they would spin full speed all the time. Fan controllers can be unreliable, and create extra heat. The best option is to use a splitter to hook multiple cans to the same header on the motherboard (see link below).

NewEgg PWM Splitter Cable

This will allow the motherboard to still control the fans as necessary. They make those splitters in all sorts of varieties, lengths, and qualities, so my link is just an example. I am using those exact cables though in my build and they work fine.

 

[zephyrrct]

You could also get a pwm-molex connector if you don't mind running the fan at 100% all the time.

 

[bukojoe]

What fan did you buy? Some fans have MOLEX connectors that can be attached directly to the PSU's MOLEX connectors. If it doesn't, you can buy a 3 or 4 pin to MOLEX converter or a fan splitter. I bought a case fan from deep cool and it came with one of these. http://www.deepcool.com/product/dcoolingaccessory/casefan/Upload/9b03c778b076402d9ffe698a62bf6ebb.jpg

 

[ThunderChicken]

What fan did you buy? Some fans have MOLEX connectors that can be attached directly to the PSU's MOLEX connectors. If it doesn't, you can buy a 3 or 4 pin to MOLEX converter or a fan splitter. I bought a case fan from deep cool and it came with one of these. http://www.deepcool.com/product/dcoolingaccessory/casefan/Upload/9b03c778b076402d9ffe698a62bf6ebb.jpg

Hi, thanks for the response, this is the fan I ordered
http://www.arctic.ac/uk_en/arctic-f12-501.html

 

[bukojoe]

Hi, thanks for the response, this is the fan I ordered
http://www.arctic.ac/uk_en/arctic-f12-501.html

That fan only has a 3-pin MOLEX connector so you will definitely that Y-Splitter that I posted or a fan splitter similar to this one: NZXT Fan Splitter