Reddit reviews PWM Y Splitter Cable Adapter
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This "Y" cable connects to your motherboard and controls two PWM fans from one spot
You can use a Y spliter
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Our team uses Victor SP's since we can't afford Talon SRX's, so CAN is out of the picture.
Do you mean "real Y cables" as in something like this?: https://www.amazon.com/PWM-Y-Splitter-Cable-Adapter/dp/B002OFP6QW
Edit: Will we be penalized for keeping our PWM cables soldered together?
I may be wrong, but it appears that you have both your GPUs daisy-chained through the same cables. You will want to remedy that by having each plug in each GPU plugged with its own power cable. So you will need 4 power cables going to your GPUs.
Also it looks like one of your CPU cooler fans is plugged into your motherboard via fan header. Instead, you may want to get this so you can have both fans controlled by CPU fan header.
Other than that, solid build.
Oh, you have those types of fan connectors. You need something like a Y splitter cable to get those to plug into the mobo.
Edit: And I completely missed the other question. That larger plug is a molex, you're probably going to need to find a splitter for it to a 4-pin (just like that y-splitter I showed you) and plug it into a fan 4-pin.
Edit Edit: Actually, it does look like there are some molex-to-psu connectors, but I'd think those were for running storage devices. It seems like overkill to me to plug a fan controller into the PSU; but I've honestly never had a fan controller to know.
Edit Edit Edit: lol; so, I found this molex-to-Y cable; so maybe that's how you were suppose to connect them. It just makes no sense since you didn't indicate that there was any power leading into the fan controller. The fan controller needs power, naturally, and then the fans should lead out from that. Is there another cable you're maybe missing?
Yeah they're all compatible. Instead of a fan controller you may want to just get a splitter. They use 1 header to control 2 fans, so you could connect 2 fans to 1 header, and its much cheaper than a controller if you only want 4 fans. I'm doing this with my fans right now.
If you do this though don't be surprised that a pin is missing off one of the ends lol, I almost returned mine because I thought if broke off but it comes like that because it can only use the data from one fan for software that controls fans.
I just found one here for $5 you might be able to get one cheaper though
http://www.amazon.com/PWM-Y-Splitter-Cable-Adapter/dp/B002OFP6QW
Forgot to add that fans come with 2,3, and 4 pins. They are all compatible with each other. There's a slot on the back of the connector that lines up with the slot on the MOBO so you won't have to worry about where the pins go.
You'll want a 4-pin pwm splitter or better yet a sata-powered fan hub (for more than 2 fans), if you use a splitter, just make sure the fans don't add up to more amps than a that single mb fan header can put out (usually 1-2 amps max (depending on the mb), but check with the manual).
Don't sweat it. People on /r/buildapc and /r/cablemanagement are like cable management pros. My first builds were god awful for cable management.
I recommend velcro straps.
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Fan Y Splitter
http://www.amazon.com/PWM-Y-Splitter-Cable-Adapter/dp/B002OFP6QW/ref=pd_sim_e_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0CX8X7PFV070T22D69YW
I just did a quick search on amazon for the fan y spliter. I'm sure if you do a bit of research you can find a better deal.
You can use molex adapters (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812201009), but they run the fans at full speed. You can also get y splitters, but depending on the motherboard (it may not have enough power to run two or more fans off of the same header) you can usually run 2 off of one system fan header. http://www.amazon.com/PWM-Y-Splitter-Cable-Adapter/dp/B002OFP6QW
You can get a Y-Splitter- https://www.amazon.com/PWM-Y-Splitter-Cable-Adapter/dp/B002OFP6QW and connect 2->1. I have my two radiator fans on CPU1 and my two intakes on CPU2; I have a fractal R5 so pretty much the same setup as the define C. I would suggest getting one high quality silent wings 3 PWM high speed fan now and save up for another when you can. Better off getting 1 high quality fan than 2 eh fans, ie like stock
They are both functioning and spinning as intended. Nothing wrong with them from what I see.
Also, could I hook up both fans into a single 4-pin y-splitter and connect it to the CPU_FAN header?
You'll want to get a Y-Splitter.
The CPU fan header is for your CPU cooler. Your case fans can share the system fan header.
You can either gen a 3 pin or 4 pin Y splitter. Since they're so cheap, I'd go with a 4 pin/PWM splitter in case later down the line you decide to get PWM fans.
https://www.amazon.com/PWM-Y-Splitter-Cable-Adapter/dp/B002OFP6QW
https://www.amazon.com/PWM-Y-Splitter-Cable-Adapter/dp/B002OFP6QW
A note on the case: The Corsair Spec 02 has a black/red theme and comes with 3 red LED case fans. It's also an ATX case so it would be better for future upgrades. It was also $50 last time I checked.
Another more important note: Both of theses cases come with at least 2 fans, and the build listed has 2 fans. The Gigabyte H110M-A only has one header for powering fans from the motherboard. I would recommend getting this, because it will allow you to power 2 fans off 1 header.
They make Y splitters for cheap, they also have 3/1 splitters for around the same price.
I can think of a variety of reasons: