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- Mar 9, 2012
I would like to know what exactly do these (CPU_FAN, PWR_FAN, CHA_FAN) do and what can I and cannot hook up to them?
For example, I have the Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler. The instructions say to hook the fan to the CPU_FAN and hook the pump to a 3-pin fan header on the motherboard. Well my motherboard doesnt have a 3-pin fan header, instead it has a 3-pin PWR_FAN header for the pump. So I hooked the pump onto the PWR_FAN header and all seems to be working fine. My temps at idle are around 27-30 celsius.
The reason I am asking is I have read that the PWR_FAN is suppose to only be used for a 3-pin connection to a PSU. Can someone please explain these headers to me. Thanks.
For example, I have the Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler. The instructions say to hook the fan to the CPU_FAN and hook the pump to a 3-pin fan header on the motherboard. Well my motherboard doesnt have a 3-pin fan header, instead it has a 3-pin PWR_FAN header for the pump. So I hooked the pump onto the PWR_FAN header and all seems to be working fine. My temps at idle are around 27-30 celsius.
The reason I am asking is I have read that the PWR_FAN is suppose to only be used for a 3-pin connection to a PSU. Can someone please explain these headers to me. Thanks.