Connect Fan Directly To Psu

Can i plug my thermaltake af0030 120mm red led case fan directly into my psu.

Connect fan directly to psu.

Next connect the 6 or 8 pin pci power cable to your video card. The fan has a starting voltage of 9v and a standard rated voltage of 12v. Next connect the 8 pin cpu motherboard cable. You connect case fans to the motherboard starting with the cpu fan label on your motherboard to your cpu fan.

Make sure you know what plug the fan uses and what size it is. Locate any empty 4 plug power connector coming from the power supply and plug the fan into the connector. The 120 fan that comes with the case connects to the psu molex and another plug for the mobo to control only the fan rpm. The case fan comes with a 3 pin to 4 pin peripheral connector adapter.

On my motherboard theres 3 places where i can connect fans i have only one left on there thus i will now have to connect them to my psu. Line the screw holes in the fan up with the venting holes on the back of the case. But i have no idea what connectors do i need in order to connect the fans to my psu. Connect the fan to the power supply.

Here s how the psu cables should look. Yes you can run a fan directly from a ps lead someone will show up with a tutorial and such if you wait a few hours. This is important because your bios often tracks fan speeds to the cpu and may prevent the computer from booting if a cpu fan is not det. Connect your power supply cables beginning with the 24 pin motherboard connector.

Some motherboards will only require a 4 pin connector. Using a screwdriver insert at least 4 screws into the corresponding holes in each corner of the case fan. 4 pin cpu fan mounted directly to power supply. Connect the 3pin.