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- Aug 23, 2014
hi, im finally putting my system together thanks to some help from this forum. I have this case with 4 fans
http://www.rosewill.com/products/23.../Mgnt/Uploads/ImagesForProduct/ImgPrd-2378-Cm[d9f9751a5f19475db15f513bd9770f8d].jpg
but my motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128715
only has 3 "system" case fan ports and then 1 for the cpu, an i7-4790k which I'm not overclocking. I am using the stock heatsink cooler.
Since I'm not OC'ing, I don't need all four fans, probably don't even need three. There's 2 in front bezel, 1 high in the back, and 1 on the top in the back. The one in the back has no molex power jack, only the 4 pin but the other 3 have the 4 pin plus a molex power.
My PSU is on the bottom in the back of the case.
So which one should I omit? I'm thinking the one on top but the one in the back has no molex so I'm not sure about using that. I don't like the LEDs in the front fans but I got the case because of the deal and having USB3 in the front. I have heard people say they opened and broke the bulb on purpose but I think I might just have to get used to blue lights in my eyes. Also, for the time being, I have my monitor on the top of my tower case so I want to omit the top fan.
edit: now I think the molex power is just to turn the LEDs on. The back fan without the molex is the only one without LED or molex.
I don't have the machine running yet, have to take the PSU, optical, and GPU out of the one I'm typing this with and format the new one tomorrow. So in other words, just don't plug any molex in and omit the top fan and I won't have the LEDs on?
For audio, the case has an audio 1/8" jack in the front and the wire from it has a connector to supply either Intel HD audio or AC 97. It says in the manual it supports HD by default. Just plug the HD one in? The motherboard specs don't say anything for the audio about either of these, it says Realtek ALC887 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel.
I have a $100 USB audio interface for recording guitars and synthesizers etc and it supplies HQ audio but I don't always have it plugged in and I'd like to use the front jack when possible but just not sure which jack to use, the HD or AC 97. Manual says improper connection can damage components. I probably won't notice a difference in quality but I don't want to fry anything.
thank you
http://www.rosewill.com/products/23.../Mgnt/Uploads/ImagesForProduct/ImgPrd-2378-Cm[d9f9751a5f19475db15f513bd9770f8d].jpg
but my motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128715
only has 3 "system" case fan ports and then 1 for the cpu, an i7-4790k which I'm not overclocking. I am using the stock heatsink cooler.
Since I'm not OC'ing, I don't need all four fans, probably don't even need three. There's 2 in front bezel, 1 high in the back, and 1 on the top in the back. The one in the back has no molex power jack, only the 4 pin but the other 3 have the 4 pin plus a molex power.
My PSU is on the bottom in the back of the case.
So which one should I omit? I'm thinking the one on top but the one in the back has no molex so I'm not sure about using that. I don't like the LEDs in the front fans but I got the case because of the deal and having USB3 in the front. I have heard people say they opened and broke the bulb on purpose but I think I might just have to get used to blue lights in my eyes. Also, for the time being, I have my monitor on the top of my tower case so I want to omit the top fan.
edit: now I think the molex power is just to turn the LEDs on. The back fan without the molex is the only one without LED or molex.
I don't have the machine running yet, have to take the PSU, optical, and GPU out of the one I'm typing this with and format the new one tomorrow. So in other words, just don't plug any molex in and omit the top fan and I won't have the LEDs on?
For audio, the case has an audio 1/8" jack in the front and the wire from it has a connector to supply either Intel HD audio or AC 97. It says in the manual it supports HD by default. Just plug the HD one in? The motherboard specs don't say anything for the audio about either of these, it says Realtek ALC887 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel.
I have a $100 USB audio interface for recording guitars and synthesizers etc and it supplies HQ audio but I don't always have it plugged in and I'd like to use the front jack when possible but just not sure which jack to use, the HD or AC 97. Manual says improper connection can damage components. I probably won't notice a difference in quality but I don't want to fry anything.
thank you