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Connecting Fans to psu?

mufataza
By mufataza
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I've got an Optiplex 790sff and recently I've changed cases, added a new PSU, and have been trying to add another fan. Is it possible to add a fan by connecting it directly to the PSU instead of CPU? What kind of adapter would I need?

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Unless you're using fans with proprietary fan headers like those from Dell, a standard fan header is all you need. There are sata and molex fan adapters. 

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There are also fan adapters that adapt to Dell's proprietary fan header but they're usually not worth the money imo.

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