- Mar 9, 2013
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The SilverStone AP181 and AP182 draw too much power to be connected to a fan header on the motherboard; 1.3A, 15.6W at 2000 RPM and start voltages of 11V when running at low RPM. I have heard that because of this they require connection directly to the power supply with a provided 4-pin molex adapter, yet both versions have analog speed controllers which I assume work by changing the voltage. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Since this fan would be cooling my CPU I would like it to adapt to thermal demands, so my questions is this: Is there a way to control the fan speed via motherboard header for either of these fans with an adapter, or splicing into the controller's cables to connect to a header?
I am definitely interested in the AP182 over the AP181 due to the broader RPM range so here is more information.
SilverStone product page: http://silverstonetek.com/product.php?scase=&pid=344&area=en
Additional information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5gCNdhGs_s&feature=player_detailpage#t=251
Since this fan would be cooling my CPU I would like it to adapt to thermal demands, so my questions is this: Is there a way to control the fan speed via motherboard header for either of these fans with an adapter, or splicing into the controller's cables to connect to a header?
I am definitely interested in the AP182 over the AP181 due to the broader RPM range so here is more information.
SilverStone product page: http://silverstonetek.com/product.php?scase=&pid=344&area=en
Additional information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5gCNdhGs_s&feature=player_detailpage#t=251
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