Fan with it's own power supply.

[Morrie Sells Wigs]

Hi, people, so I am considering getting a fan which has it's own battery attached, so I can place it in my case without having to plug it into the motherboard. 

 

I only have a 500w PSU and I'm not sure if getting a 4 pin splitter and using that to plug another fan directly into the motherboard is a good idea as I already have one more fan plugged in than came with the computer. 

 

I figured it would be "safer" to just buy one that has its own little battery attached.

 

There is space to lay it next to it in the bottom of the case.

 

So, would anyone see any issues with such a thing, and if not, can anyone recommend a good pc fan that has the aforementioned power supply?

 

Thanks, in advance.

[ahuckphin]

What is the specifications of your system? 

 

 

[Tristerin]

 4 fans per motherboard header is considered the max, personally I would get a hub or try 4 fans on the header before getting a fan powered by its own source.  Or even a fan that can be powered from molex or sata

[Hold-Ma-Beer]

16 minutes ago, Maury Sells Wigs said:

I'm not sure if getting a 4 pin splitter and using that to plug another fan directly into the motherboard is a good idea as I already have one more fan plugged in than came with the computer

I cannot understand what you're trying to say here.

Also getting a fan with its own battery won't last very long.

[Hold-Ma-Beer]

1 minute ago, Tristerin said:

Or even a fan that can be powered from molex or sata

I was just going to say that.

Yes, try getting fans that connect to molex or sata directly from the PSU.

Give us your PC specs first. Remember to always include it at the top

[SupaKomputa]

Fans are not power hungry, each fan probably only use a couple of watts.

As other said, get a fan with molex attachment.

battery powered fans probably only last for 1 hour max, not worth it.

[Kilrah]

53 minutes ago, Maury Sells Wigs said:

I only have a 500w PSU and I'm not sure if getting a 4 pin splitter and using that to plug another fan directly into the motherboard is a good idea as I already have one more fan plugged in than came with the computer. 

A fan draws almost nothing so if that caused a problem your PC woudld already crash all the time. 

[Morrie Sells Wigs]

1 hour ago, Hold-Ma-Beer said:

I cannot understand what you're trying to say here.

Also getting a fan with its own battery won't last very long.

I have a fan plugged in, it is taking up the only spare port, therefore, I'll need a splitter to plug into the port which will then enable me to plug an extra fan in.

 

Do you know what a splitter is?

 

Which part exactly confused you?

[Morrie Sells Wigs]

55 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

A fan draws almost nothing so if that caused a problem your PC woudld already crash all the time. 

So, you reckon just get a splitter and it'll be fine?

 

I'd read some stuff that said having two fans running off the same port, via a splitter, can be an issue.

 

Would you say that's highly unlikely, given how little power they actually draw?

[Kilrah]

Yep.

 

[Morrie Sells Wigs]

1 hour ago, Hold-Ma-Beer said:

I was just going to say that.

Yes, try getting fans that connect to molex or sata directly from the PSU.

Give us your PC specs first. Remember to always include it at the top

I hadn't considered that, thanks.

[Morrie Sells Wigs]

1 hour ago, Tristerin said:

 4 fans per motherboard header is considered the max, personally I would get a hub or try 4 fans on the header before getting a fan powered by its own source.  Or even a fan that can be powered from molex or sata

I think that's a better option, appreciate it.

[Morrie Sells Wigs]

To be clear, I had seen some fans which had small batteries attached - batteries which could be charged overnight and which would allow the fan to run independent of the motherboard/psu - and these seemed a viable alternative to the option of running two fans off a splitter into the same port on the motherboard (something that I've seen have a mixed reaction when discussed).

 

I apologise if I didn't make that part clear, I get why it may have been confusing. 

 

Thanks for trying to help though, guys.