What do I need plugged into a H100i?

[Pawzeh]

Hello, I have purchased my H100i and installed it, but for sake of making my cables neat I need to know which wires I do not need in?
There is the fan splitter - Will it work if I just plug the rad fans into the motherboard or a fan splitter not connected to my H100i?
The USB cable - Is it needed for anything apart from corsair link? Will it still work without it? - Will the LED remain?
Also will a molex to SATA power it as I am running out of SATA connectors in my computer.
Thanks.

 

[ddbtkd456]

The Fan Splitter:
If you have enough plug ins on the motherboard you can do it this way, however if you want to be able to control the H100i via your desktop you will need to use the fan splitter cable so you can change the speeds on the fans via the desktop (I would plug them into the motherboard if you can control your motherboard fans via the desktop on your computer however.

The USB 2.0 cable (Corsair Link):
The only thing that this cable is good for is being able to control your H100i via the desktop (fan speeds, pump speeds, ect. ect.) I would fully recommend this being plugged into the header, just because the pump speeds are very important.

Molex to SATA Power Adapter:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812816038

Conclusion:
Over all I would recommend fully what I have stated above, however i would also recommend that everything be hooked up like it should be since it was made for that purpose.

Notes:
Hope this helps at least a little bit, please feel free to contact me with any other questions or concerns. Also please remember to select your solution after you have your question answered, so that others may learn from your thread. Thank you for your time and questions. Have a good day.

 

[Pawzeh]

Thanks for the reply, if I was to plug in the rad fans into the motherboard, would I put them in the CPU fan slots or the other 4 pin fan slots?

 

[ddbtkd456]

If you use the splitter you would plug them into the cpu fan, if not the motherboard cha_fans, but always make sure that one is plugged into the cpu fan. Otherwise it will cause your computer not to start.

 

[Pawzeh]

Thanks for the help.