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Should Air cooler still be using molex?

Tazz 316
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I picked up a Hyper 212 RGB BE and it uses a molex connector to power the RGB.

 

Is it just me or is molex so dated and sata power should be used instead?

 

Thinking about forgetting about RGB as it adds a mess of extra wires.

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many things still use Molex. Many of the D5 pumps out there still use molex for power. Not uncommon as you think. 

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It's an older standard, but it still works perfectly fine. The RGB lighting on the Hyper 212 is pretty underwhelming, but plug it in and see what you think.

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1 minute ago, bellabichon said:

It's an older standard, but it still works perfectly fine. The RGB lighting on the Hyper 212 is pretty underwhelming, but plug it in and see what you think.

I've used corsair in the past and cooler master rgb connecion seems kinda weak.

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It's definitely older, but it works, and it's still somewhat common. I don't see it as a problem. 

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The Hyper 212 Black Edition RGB does not use Molex for its RGB. It comes with an SF120R fan which uses a normal 4-pin (12V) RGB cable.

 

https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/coolers/case-fan/masterfan-sf120r-rgb/

 

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21 hours ago, Middcore said:

The Hyper 212 Black Edition RGB does not use Molex for its RGB. It comes with an SF120R fan which uses a normal 4-pin (12V) RGB cable.

 

https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/coolers/case-fan/masterfan-sf120r-rgb/

 

I don't know what this thread is about. 

 

Umm it's in the pic of listed parts. It's used to power the little rgb control.

 

The fan by it self does not come with it that you linked.

 

That is what it is about.

 

 

 

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Is that a nickel plated cold plate?

 

Fancy... my 212 Evo didn't look like that.

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10 hours ago, freeagent said:

Is that a nickel plated cold plate?

 

Fancy... my 212 Evo didn't look like that.

The MB back plate?

 

It's a nice setup i just ended up getting the one without RGB which comes without the molex to power the little control box.

 

To many wires!

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On 3/12/2021 at 3:35 AM, Tazz 316 said:

 

Umm it's in the pic of listed parts. It's used to power the little rgb control.

 

The fan by it self does not come with it that you linked.

 

That is what it is about.

 

 

 

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Yes and no. That adapter does have molex, true. But it also has SATA and powers the included controller. The 212 RGB BE is somewhat entry level cooler, and CoolerMaster is major dealer in those areas which do not enjoy the best hardware availability. So its more likely that someone buying this is rocking older PSU, has all their SATA connectors used and would have available molex connectors.

https://coolermaster.egnyte.com/dl/PYtOaf3NPO/?

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