GPU Fan Questions

[Made In Canada]

Long story short, when i try to plug in my GPU fan header (or at least that is what i think it is) my whole computer won't start after that. My question is 1: Do i need to plug it in or will the molex plugins power it? 2: If i must plug it in, where do i plug it into? My Motherboard is a asus z97-a, GPU is a EVGA GTX 970 ACX 2.0, and PSU is a EVGA nexb1 750w 80+ bronze semi modular.

 

Can anyone help?

[Josephdalepi]

2 minutes ago, Made In Canada said:

Long story short, when i try to plug in my GPU fan header (or at least that is what i think it is) my whole computer won't start after that. My question is 1: Do i need to plug it in or will the molex plugins power it? 2: If i must plug it in, where do i plug it into? My Motherboard is a asus z97-a, GPU is a EVGA GTX 970 ACX 2.0, and PSU is a EVGA nexb1 750w 80+ bronze semi modular.

 

Can anyone help?

you plug a gpu fan INTO THE GPU

 

[Nacho Marco Segui]

The fan cable plugs in the pcb of the gpu, what molex cable are you talking about? Post a pic

[suchamoneypit]

GPU fans plug into a fan header on the GPU's PCB. A GPU is powered by a dedicated cable. I dont think a molex would provide enough power. pics would help.

[Guest]

GPU fan header...

I have the exact same (plusthe SC) GPU... Never heard of it... 

[Castdeath97]

Either you have some special rare GPU that has a fan header for its fans or you are doing something horribly horribly wrong! 

[Made In Canada]

11 minutes ago, Nacho Marco Segui said:

11 minutes ago, Ronnie76 said:

11 minutes ago, suchamoneypit said:

GPU fans plug into a fan header on the GPU's PCB. A GPU is powered by a dedicated cable. I dont think a molex

12 minutes ago, Josephdalepi said:

you plug a gpu fan INTO THE GPU

 

would provide enough power. pics would help.

GPU fan header...

I have the exact same (plusthe SC) GPU... Never heard of it... 

The fan cable plugs in the pcb of the gpu, what molex cable are you talking about? Post a pic

The "fan header" thing i am talking about is a 4 hole cable that has 1 side with a square thing on one side and a line going down the 3rd (or 2nd) hole. i am generally new to this so sorry if i don't understand what you fully mean (such as PCB). Also, the cables with the molex seemed to have come with the GPU (its called a PERIF, i have 2 of them, one with 3 molex connectors and another with 2 and the fan header thing)

 

PERIF

[Josephdalepi]

Just now, Made In Canada said:

The "fan header" thing i am talking about is a 4 hole cable that has 1 side with a square thing on one side and a line going down the 3rd (or 2nd) hole. i am generally new to this so sorry if i don't understand what you fully mean (such as PCB). Also, the cables with the molex seemed to have come with the GPU (its called a PCEIF, i have 2 of them, one with 3 molex connectors and another with 2 and the fan header thing)

were gonna need some pictures

also, do you mean cpu?

gpu is graphics card

cpu is processor

 

[Made In Canada]

4 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

Either you have some special rare GPU that has a fan header for its fans or you are doing something horribly horribly wrong! 

when i opened it it said the fans won't start till X amount of load or something, and how it has to be changed manually.

[Made In Canada]

Just now, Josephdalepi said:

were gonna need some pictures

also, do you mean cpu?

gpu is graphics card

cpu is processor

 

Nope, I'm talking about the GPU fans.

[suchamoneypit]

Just now, Made In Canada said:

The "fan header" thing i am talking about is a 4 hole cable that has 1 side with a square thing on one side and a line going down the 3rd (or 2nd) hole. i am generally new to this so sorry if i don't understand what you fully mean (such as PCB). Also, the cables with the molex seemed to have come with the GPU (its called a PCEIF, i have 2 of them, one with 3 molex connectors and another with 2 and the fan header thing)

A picture is worth a thousand words. especially when troubleshooting computer issues.

 

The GPU is powered by these which come from the PSU .

[Josephdalepi]

Just now, Made In Canada said:

Nope, I'm talking about the GPU fans.

in that case

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING

GRAPHICS CARDS COME PRE ASSEMBLED

[Made In Canada]

1 minute ago, suchamoneypit said:

A picture is worth a thousand words. especially when troubleshooting computer issues.

 

The GPU is powered by these which come from the PSU .

Mine says PERIF and are almost identical to these but with 2 6's and no optional 8.

[Godlygamer23]

3 minutes ago, Josephdalepi said:

were gonna need some pictures

also, do you mean cpu?

gpu is graphics card

cpu is processor

GPU is the processor found on the graphics card PCB, essentially the "CPU" of that component. CPU is the processor found on the motherboard.

[Made In Canada]

2 minutes ago, Josephdalepi said:

in that case

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING

GRAPHICS CARDS COME PRE ASSEMBLED

Im talking about how it is all assembled on its own, i plug it to PCIe, i get come weird connectors with the GPU that go from 6 holes to molex adapter, i assume thats what i do.

[Josephdalepi]

Just now, Godlygamer23 said:

GPU is the processor found on the graphics card PCB, essentially the "CPU" of that component. CPU is the processor found on the motherboard.

i know

i was hoping he was confusing them, because this doesnt make any sense

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, Made In Canada said:

Im talking about how it is all assembled on its own, i plug it to PCIe, i get come weird connectors with the GPU that go from 6 holes to molex adapter, i assume thats what i do.

Those are just adapters if required. If you have the cables already with the power supply, use those. Not the molex connectors.

[Josephdalepi]

Just now, Made In Canada said:

Im talking about how it is all assembled on its own, i plug it to PCIe, i get come weird connectors with the GPU that go from 6 holes to molex adapter, i assume thats what i do.

oh god

no

what you do

is not use the molex for anything

plug the 6 and/or 8 pin directly into it from your psu

[Made In Canada]

2 minutes ago, Made In Canada said:

4 minutes ago, Josephdalepi said:

in that case

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING

12 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

Either you have some special rare GPU that has a fan header for its fans or you are doing something horribly horribly wrong! 

 

16 minutes ago, Nacho Marco Segui said:

The fan cable plugs in the pcb of the gpu, what molex cable are you talking about? Post a pic

 

15 minutes ago, Ronnie76 said:

GPU fan header...

I have the exact same (plusthe SC) GPU... Never heard of it... 

GRAPHICS CARDS COME PRE ASSEMBLED

Mine says PERIF and are almost identical to these but with 2 6's and no optional 8.

If you all can wait a minute, i will try to get some pictures.

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, Josephdalepi said:

i know

i was hoping he was confusing them, because this doesnt make any sense

I think I've figured it out. He's talking about the adapter that comes with the graphics card that goes from two Molex to PCIe 6/8 pin.

[Josephdalepi]

Just now, Godlygamer23 said:

I think I've figured it out. He's talking about the adapter that comes with the graphics card that goes from two Molex to PCIe 6/8 pin.

i figured it out at the exact same moment

we posted almost simultaneously

thank god we figured this out...

[Made In Canada]

Just now, Godlygamer23 said:

I think I've figured it out. He's talking about the adapter that comes with the graphics card that goes from two Molex to PCIe 6/8 pin.

other way around, from PCIe 6/8pin to molex, other than that, you are right.

[Godlygamer23]

1 minute ago, Made In Canada said:

other way around, from PCIe 6/8pin to molex, other than that, you are right.

Well, it comes from the power supply to the graphics card. That's the order in my mind. Guess I'm thinking about the way the current is going to travel.

[Made In Canada]

4 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

Well, it comes from the power supply to the graphics card. That's the order in my mind. Guess I'm thinking about the way the current is going to travel.

In that case, you are extremely correct.

[Made In Canada]

23 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

Well, it comes from the power supply to the graphics card. That's the order in my mind. Guess I'm thinking about the way the current is going to travel.

 

26 minutes ago, Josephdalepi said:

i figured it out at the exact same moment

we posted almost simultaneously

thank god we figured this out...

 

33 minutes ago, suchamoneypit said:

A picture is worth a thousand words. especially when troubleshooting computer issues.

 

The GPU is powered by these which come from the PSU .

 

40 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

Either you have some special rare GPU that has a fan header for its fans or you are doing something horribly horribly wrong! 

 

43 minutes ago, Ronnie76 said:

GPU fan header...

I have the exact same (plusthe SC) GPU... Never heard of it... 

 

44 minutes ago, Nacho Marco Segui said:

The fan cable plugs in the pcb of the gpu, what molex cable are you talking about? Post a pic

Here Is The Picture, sorry for the delay. Remember that it goes from GPU, two 6 PCIe to 2 molex, per 6, so a total of 4 molex. So am i doing this right? PS the fan header thing with the 4 holes is what i am holding with my thumb.

ANY ADVISE HELPS.

My questions were 1: Do i need to plug it in or will the molex plugins power it? 2: If i must plug it in, where do i plug it into?

 

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