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GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 cpu fan header issue with noctua nh d15?

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In a couple of weeks I am gonna buy a Noctua NH-D15 and I have a rather stupid question (If I say so myself). The Noctua NH-D15 comes with 2 fans included. The problem is that my motherboard (GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5) has only one CPU_FAN header as you can see here:

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How in the actual PC masterrace gods (praise lord gaben) am I supposed to connect the second fan (BTW my SYS_FAN1,2,3 headers are all used). Also the fans of the Noctua NH-D15 are PWM I think. The CPU_OPT header is used for watercooling so using that header is not an option (I think)

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I'm assuming the heatsink should come with a splitter, but if it's not you can just put one fan into the CPU header and the other one into the CPU_OPT header as they are both controlled with the same fan curve usually.

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Noctua I believe includes a fan splitter in the packaging that will allow you to use just 1 fan header. 

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Just now, YubinTheBunny said:

I'm assuming the heatsink should come with a splitter, but if it's not you can just put one fan into the CPU header and the other one into the CPU_OPT header as they are both controlled with the same fan curve usually.

are you sure about that?

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1 minute ago, k2711000 said:

are you sure about that?

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This image is taken from Newegg.com showing the contents of the package. Right in the middle you can see the fan splitter. 

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Just now, legacy99 said:

bac55d9ae79f314b7671053db517da5d.png

 

This image is taken from Newegg.com showing the contents of the package. Right in the middle you can see the fan splitter. 

oh nice thanks!!

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1 minute ago, legacy99 said:

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This image is taken from Newegg.com showing the contents of the package. Right in the middle you can see the fan splitter. 

Ye, I knew noctua wouldn't skimp out on something like a fan spltter.

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Just now, YubinTheBunny said:

Ye, I knew noctua wouldn't skimp out on something like a fan spltter.

should've thought of that

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