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Sata vs molex vs 3pin fan splitter.

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Since I think i'm not fair because there were 2 people that gave the most useful answer here they are in post order:

 

Post #3 by Enderman

 

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Post #5 by samcool55

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Hi, recently 2 of my fan headers died and i decided to buy a splitter but I don't know what should I go with.

I have 3 options:

 

1. 3pin to 6x3pin splitter.

2. sata to 6x3pin splitter.  (12v)

3. molex to "whatever"x3pin splitter.

 

Any help is appreciated.

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The 3 Pin to 6x3 would need somesort of power cable elsewhere...

 

Id'e go for option 1.

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sata and molex splitters are the same, they will give a constant 12 volts and make your fans run at 100%

 

a 3 pin fan splitter will make them run based on the fan curve your motherboard has set

but do not connect 6 fans to a single header or you will blow it

at most do 2-3 fans per 3 pin header

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Wow, that was fast. Yeah I don't plan to connect 6 fans to a single header.

The problem lies in my MOBO it has 2 headers and 1 has the cpu on it and my case(Corsair graphite 230t) has 3 fans.

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Wow, that was fast. Yeah I don't plan to connect 6 fans to a single header.

The problem lies in my MOBO it has 2 headers and 1 has the cpu on it and my case(Corsair graphite 230t) has 3 fans.

3 fans is probably the max you could use from 1 header. I won't add more fans than that.

If you do want to add more fans, a fan controller is probably a better idea then.

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Since 3 fans are max I found one that splits into 3 headers and I'm gonna buy that.

 

Thanks guys.

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Since I think i'm not fair because there were 2 people that gave the most useful answer here they are in post order:

 

Post #3 by Enderman

 

and

 

Post #5 by samcool55

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