Help with installing fans

[TheGhostVII]

So, me being the dinosaur that I am, I have no idea how to install fans.

Last build, I had a friend who now longer lives in my area do all my cable management. As you can tell my the last sentence, he's no longer around and I have to struggle with it myself.

Do I plug my fans into my motherboard or directly in my PSU?

My case has a fan controller and I'd like to be able to use said fan controller.

[CwGoh]

Just connect the fans to the fan controller of your case. You can control their speed manually.

 

If you connect them to your PSU, they will run full speed unless you use in-line resistors.

If you connect them to your motherboard, it will turn down or up the speed dynamically to the load.

[AlwaysFSX]

Screw fan in fan mount. Plug fan lead into fan controller plug. If the fan controller isn't plugged in for power yet you should plug it in, usually it uses the four pin molex cable.

[TheGhostVII]

Screw fan in fan mount. Plug fan lead into fan controller plug. If the fan controller isn't plugged in for power yet you should plug it in, usually it uses the four pin molex cable.

Ah. There are tons of loose cables with the fans marked on them. Do I just plug my fan into those?  Because each of the fans I ordered come with a molex cable.

[AlwaysFSX]

Uhhhhhh.... My first question is why would you get fans with molex leads on them? I guess you can plug them into your power supply since I don't know where else you can plug them into but they'll always be at full speed. Which fans did you order?

[TheGhostVII]

Uhhhhhh.... My first question is why would you get fans with molex leads on them? I guess you can plug them into your power supply since I don't know where else you can plug them into but they'll always be at full speed. Which fans did you order?

They're not on them, they're included in the box. And I have no idea what to do with them.

I have the FS-200RB-BLED.

[AlwaysFSX]

They're not on them, they're included in the box. And I have no idea what to do with them.

I have the FS-200RB-BLED.

OH. Okay, If you know where your fan controller is then you'll find some wires coming from it with ends that'll fit the fan plug. Just plug it in and you're done. You'd don't need the molex cables unless you have absolutely no where else to plug the fans in.

[TheGhostVII]

OH. Okay, If you know where your fan controller is then you'll find some wires coming from it with ends that'll fit the fan plug. Just plug it in and you're done. You'd don't need the molex cables unless you have absolutely no where else to plug the fans in.

Oh, thanks.

Those molex cables lying around just dug at me the whole time.

[AlwaysFSX]

Oh, thanks.

Those molex cables lying around just dug at me. the whole time.

Yeah, those are a "just in case you're screwed you can still use these" things