Is the Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 970A-UD3P compatible with 4-Pin PWM fans?

[ProPlayerGR]

Hey guys. A friend of mine wants to buy some corsair fans with 4-Pin PWM connectivity but he isn't sure about the compatibility. So can you tell me if these types of fans will be compatible with his motherboard? Thanks in advance.

 

[COLGeek]

There are 2 revisions of that motherboard. Both have 2 PWM fan connectors. One for the CPU fan and another for a case fan.

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-970A-UD3P-rev-2x#support-dl

You can get the manual at this link to confirm.

 

[ProPlayerGR]

So will 4-Pin PWM fans be compatible or not? Sorry I'm not english and can't understand very well. Thanks again for the help.

 

[COLGeek]

Yes, you can use 2 PWM fans connected directly to the motherboard. You can use more PWM fans with a splitter.

How many PWM fans, total, are intended for use?

 

[ProPlayerGR]

He will buy a corsair obsidian 750d case and he wants to fill the entire case with fans. So he wants 2 fans for the watercooler at the rear (Corsair Hydro H80i v2), 2 120mm fans at the bottom of the case, 2 140mm fans on the top and 2 120mm on the front which come with the case. Take in account that all the fans he wants to buy have 4-Pin PWM connectivity (except from those that come with the case). That's all he wants. Thanks again.

 

[COLGeek]

He will need to use a fan controller to handle that many PWM fans. The motherboard, by itself, can not power that many fans safely.

BTW, he really doesn't need that many fans to cool this system, even using a FX-8350 CPU.

 

[ProPlayerGR]

He actually has a FX-8320 CPU and his motherboard and his GPU and his PSU have been damaged before and he had to change them. That's why he is so insecure. Eventually, he will buy 2 120mm fans for the bottom of the case. So can his motherboard power 2 120mm fans with 4-Pin PWM? Thanks again.

 

[COLGeek]

Yes, but he will require a splitter or he can also use the 2 non-PWM fan headers on the motherboard as well.

 

[ProPlayerGR]

Ok thank you very much, I really appreciate the help.

 

[COLGeek]

You are most welcome. Good luck!

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