First Time Build Help

[Jakeltons]

Hey guys, so I'm building my first gaming pc and I've run into some trouble. I do not have all my planned parts yet, but for now I just have a CPU, CPU water cooler, an asus Maximus ix hero motherboard, and a cooler master master case 5. I don't have a psu yet but for now I've just been installing my front panel connector cables to my motherboard. I've gotten every cable  connected except for this one. I believe it is the front panel fan controls (see attached pictures) I have no idea what this cable even is and what you do with it as I can't see any place on the mother board. I've searched everywhere for answers, but cooler master makes no mention of it anywhere. Is this a cable that will be connecting to the psu? If so then that would explain why I haven't seen a place on the motherboard. Thank you for any help you guys can provide.

[Herman Mcpootis]

it's a molex connector, you plug it directly to the psu's molex connector.

[Glennieboyyy007]

looks like a molex connector. probably to power the fan controls. it needs to be attached to a cable that you put in the psu

[Uptivuptiz]

Haha molex so outdated haha lol 

[Jakeltons]

Thanks guys!   

[Jakeltons]

3 minutes ago, simonbyrial said:

Haha molex so outdated haha lol 

Why does cooler master keep using them?

[Uptivuptiz]

9 minutes ago, Jakeltons said:

Why does cooler master keep using them?

Don't know...

[Herman Mcpootis]

41 minutes ago, Jakeltons said:

Why does cooler master keep using them?

it's not just coolermaster; many companies still use molex connectors, though it seems more common on lower-end case fans

 

[Crash_Dummy]

I had a Fractal Design Node 605 case that came with 2 fans connected to a built in controller then to a molex.  I suggest doing what i did,  just disconnected them and plug them into the motherboard for better control.  I didn't want those old ugly things in my pc.  Especially since there was no hiding it in that case.

[Jakeltons]

16 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

it's not just coolermaster; many companies still use molex connectors, though it seems more common on lower-end case fans

 

Well in my situation it's just the front panel fan control. My case fans came connected to the led/fan hub on the back of the case, which I assume the hub will connect to the psu using some kind of big sata connector. 

[Jakeltons]

2 minutes ago, Crash_Dummy said:

I had a Fractal Design Node 605 case that came with 2 fans connected to a built in controller then to a molex.  I suggest doing what i did,  just disconnected them and plug them into the motherboard for better control.  I didn't want those old ugly things in my pc.  Especially since there was no hiding it in that case.

I actually might try that. I mean I would be losing the ability to hit a button to change fan speed but if you can still control that with them connected to the mother board then that sounds better. 

[Crash_Dummy]

1 hour ago, Jakeltons said:

I actually might try that. I mean I would be losing the ability to hit a button to change fan speed but if you can still control that with them connected to the mother board then that sounds better. 

I've never used your motherboard but I think that most Asus mobo's have similar fan control features. I have fan expert 3 I think, which comes with asus software suite and I haven't had any problems with it. Makes it simple to create your own fan curves or use the built in one's, silence, standard, turbo and another one I can't remember now. I just keep the little icon on my desktop and when I go to play a game that will boost my temps I just hit the turbo button first.