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danny31324
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1 minute ago, danny31324 said:

Ok it’s my first time building a pc and to connect fan molex do I connect the fans to the molex and then use the psu molex and connect that to the fans? (Many people told me not to use molex but idrc bout the loud noise).

Your question is unclear to me.

If you have fans that have a molex plug, you plug a molex connector from your PSU into it.

If you have fans without molex, use the 4 pin PWM headers on your motherboard.

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1 minute ago, minibois said:

Your question is unclear to me.

If you have fans that have a molex plug, you plug a molex connector from your PSU into it.

If you have fans without molex, use the 4 pin PWM headers on your motherboard.

Oh thank you and my mono only has 2 fan connectors

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1 minute ago, danny31324 said:

Oh thank you and my mono only has 2 fan connectors

Then get a fan splitter like this: https://www.amazon.com/JBtek-Black-Sleeved-Splitter-Converter/dp/B01EF9OI0O/ (or any of the 100's of different similar items).

That way you can control the fan speed still.

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1 minute ago, minibois said:

Then get a fan splitter like this: https://www.amazon.com/JBtek-Black-Sleeved-Splitter-Converter/dp/B01EF9OI0O/ (or any of the 100's of different similar items).

That way you can control the fan speed still.

I’ll buy this when I can lol (kinda used all my money on the parts)

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4 minutes ago, danny31324 said:

Ok it’s my first time building a pc and to connect fan molex do I connect the fans to the molex and then use the psu molex and connect that to the fans? (Many people told me not to use molex but idrc bout the loud noise).

Okay the PSU should have at least 2 molex connector on it. The big one that have 4 pins, usually the cable there's the sata power connector on it.

 

About the noise molex fan are not controllable, so they always ran at full fpm. And they usually cheaply build so they usually vibrates a lot. The vibration usually caused it to shake the case and banging against it. Hence the sound you would be hearing

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2 minutes ago, danny31324 said:

I’ll buy this when I can lol (kinda used all my money on the parts)

Y'know what. Can you send us a picture of those fans including their connector. I really want to know if they are molex or pwm fans.

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2 minutes ago, PiberiusWilde said:

Okay the PSU should have at least 2 molex connector on it. The big one that have 4 pins, usually the cable there's the sata power connector on it.

 

About the noise molex fan are not controllable, so they always ran at full fpm. And they usually cheaply build so they usually vibrates a lot. The vibration usually caused it to shake the case and banging against it. Hence the sound you would be hearing

Oh I see I’ll try to buy fan splitters when I can tho

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5 minutes ago, danny31324 said:

The fans came with the case

Just send the picture of what they looked like.

 

 

Y'know what, I gave up it's already late and I'm feelin' sleepy.

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