[robina80]

hi guys,
ive bought this case

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150413

its got space for 6 12cm case fans it comes with 2 and ive bought 2 more, im going to dump in my rig in sig, my question is while i was buying the fans for it i got aswell a fan multi connector cable (4pin molex split to 4 3 pin fan connectors) and 2 of the fan connectors were white and 2 were black and its wierd when i plug in the fan in white its really slow compared to when i plug it in black, maybe not enough power???

[pete21]

not my taste of case but still nice!
as for your question if i understand write if you have all 3 fans plugged in at once they will all spin slower than say having one fan connected.unless the white wires are connected to give a lower voltage i think its 12v or 9v red and the second black whire gives 9v not sure something like that

[robina80]

this is what i bought

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=34544

[robina80]

if i use a y power splitter and i connect to it 2 fan multi connector cables will my PSU cope with all that strain?

[philthomas]

Yep the black connectors are 12v and the white are 5v ...... see here for pinouts.

If your fans are all 12v, then the two white connectors will only be delivering 5v to them, hence they will be slower.

[philthomas]

Originally Posted by robina80

if i use a y power splitter and i connect to it 2 fan multi connector cables will my PSU cope with all that strain?

Should be fine, providing you have a decent PSU.

Also ... remember to fit the fans the right way round .... (front suck ,,,, back blow) .... sounds silly maybe, but many folks get this wrong

[robina80]

well my PSU is a Tagan 530W and im Powering with that beast a 4850 2 HDD 2 DVD Rams and AMD Athlon X2

[philthomas]

Should be fine

[robina80]

cool, thanks alot also one last question my new case ive got 6 fans holes 2xside panel 2xtop panel 1xrear 1xfront whats the best layout eg sucking air in or out

[philthomas]

Have a little read here .... may be useful.