[SOLVED] Where can I get a fan?

[Tyler.m05]

Hi, could anyone help? I'm looking to buy some led fans for my pc but my motherboard only had 3pin connectors from what I can see. The fans in my pc at the min are 80 mm but are on the smaller holder on the case. Could anyone give a link to some fans that are led 3pin either 80mm or whatever size the bigger holes are for. I'm not sure what size my case supports I'm guessing roughly 100mm? Could anyone help. Thanks in advance.

 

[Eximo]

Typical fan sizes are 80mm, 120mm, and 140mm. Most chassis will take 120mm fans somewhere. Rear of some smaller cases will have mounts for an 80mm, and occasionally a 92mm. But tend toward the more universal 120mm mount.

List the case model/name and we can be quite specific. Motherboard would be helpful as well.

But for 3-pin LED fans, there are hundreds to pick from. Various single colors, or cycling through colors.

By LED do you mean RGB? That is a little different, and I would suggest an RGB kit that comes with a fan controller so you can avoid the motherboard's restrictions. Some motherboards will include complete fan control, but not on 3-pin headers.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/case-fan/

 

[Tyler.m05]

Typical fan sizes are 80mm, 120mm, and 140mm. Most chassis will take 120mm fans somewhere. Rear of some smaller cases will have mounts for an 80mm, and occasionally a 92mm. But tend toward the more universal 120mm mount.

List the case model/name and we can be quite specific. Motherboard would be helpful as well.

But for 3-pin LED fans, there are hundreds to pick from. Various single colors, or cycling through colors.

By LED do you mean RGB? That is a little different, and I would suggest an RGB kit that comes with a fan controller so you can avoid the motherboard's restrictions. Some motherboards will include complete fan control, but not on 3-pin headers.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/case-fan/

It's a fairly old motherboard and case.
Motherboard is GeForce 6100PM-m2 v7.0
Case is amd 64 x23800 3800 OEM.
So they are both pretty old.

 

[Tyler.m05]

It's a fairly old motherboard and case.
Motherboard is GeForce 6100PM-m2 v7.0
Case is amd 64 x23800 3800 OEM.
So they are both pretty old.

If you go into eBay and search this item number this is what i was thinking of getting as my motherboard doesn't have an rgb header and these will power straight from the fan header. 174320310473

 

[Eximo]

Case refers to the chassis, not the CPU.

Yes, that is an old motherboard, so it won't offer any RGB LED features.

That looks like a fairly cheap LED fan. Not something I would personally pick up based on past experiences. Looks like an old model they are still producing. That kind of clear LED fan was more popular in the early/mid 2000s. Came as side panel fans for a lot of aftermarket chassis from that time. Occasionally front mounted as well.

Not many cheaper LED fans in the UK market though.

I suspect it will be rather noisy and short lived. Though that might not be a problem in this situation.

Unless you have desperate need of a fan now, I suggest saving your money and looking at buying a whole computer. You can pick up used 3rd generation Intel computers or even entry level, brand new, AMD systems fairly inexpensively that will give you way more performance for your dollar.

Ebay for i7-3770 desktops, quite a few with quite low bids on them, and even some somewhat reasonable buy it now offers. Sub £100 easily, and you'll end up with some extra storage, etc.

Or a replacement motherboard, CPU, and RAM. Just keep using your existing storage and GPU for now, upgrade when you can.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor (£92.97 @ Laptops Direct)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£56.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory (£36.78 @ Aria PC)
Total: £186.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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