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will the fortron blue storm be enough?
- Thread starter bLack0ut
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I also have a question concerning the blue storm and power consumption. How many of these 12V fans can be connected to one molex connector and still run at full power?
http://www.excesssolutions.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=ES2909
Do those fans even have connectors on them? Those just look like wires... that's pretty hardcore OEM
http://www.excesssolutions.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=ES2909
Do those fans even have connectors on them? Those just look like wires... that's pretty hardcore OEM
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at least 40 if you didn't run anything else
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And say I had my pc running 3dmark2005, how many fans could I plug into a molex connector and still have them run at full power? Using blue storm?
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where are you going with these questions?
You are using a 5v based board, and your fans are drawing from the 12v. There will be some cross voltage issues. At most, you would use about 30 or so, as that will give you roughly around 10A usage. You have to account for other things as well, like hard drives, cdroms, etc.
And exactly which BlueStorm are you referring to? I won't assume which model you are referring to.
You are using a 5v based board, and your fans are drawing from the 12v. There will be some cross voltage issues. At most, you would use about 30 or so, as that will give you roughly around 10A usage. You have to account for other things as well, like hard drives, cdroms, etc.
And exactly which BlueStorm are you referring to? I won't assume which model you are referring to.
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If you are using the Bluestorm AX-500A:
I have 5 fans on a single Molex connector. Absolutely zero problems
Other components include 3 x HDD's, 1 x 6800GT, A64 Venice 3200 @1.62V, 4 other case fans
I have 5 fans on a single Molex connector. Absolutely zero problems
Other components include 3 x HDD's, 1 x 6800GT, A64 Venice 3200 @1.62V, 4 other case fans
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awesome Super Nade that's exactly what I wanted to know
