Is it ok to use fan jumpers off of the MOBO ?

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I ordered some new fans for my pc and the MOBO comes with 4 fan access points . I am adding more to make 5 total . Would it cause any issues ?

Thx , HMZ

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Which Fans exactly did you buy?
What is the Motherboard?

Usually even 2x fans per header via a splitter is fine; just a good idea not to exceed 1.0-1.5A (Amps) per header is how most boards are.

Best bet though is just plug in CPU Fan to Motherboard, the rest (if going to exceed your available 3pin/4pin headers is, get a Fan Controller and plug the rest into that. For one this helps ensure not killing the Motherboard headers, but also better manual control of the Fans, such as Chassis Fans.

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Mobo ; Gigabyte ATX Ulta Durable GA-Z97X-UD3H



Corsair Air Series AF120 LED Quiet Edition High Airflow Fan

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AF "Quiet" edition 120mm are 0.40 amps each; so yea even if you were to use a 3-pin splitter and run 2 per header you should still be fine.

So I would probably just play it safe and get a Fan Controller for better overall control:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DN3IT7M
Just ensure CPU Fan uses the CPU Header.

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Thank you very much for the help

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Btw , i use Gigabytes control panel for fan speed adjustment .

But anywaus , thanks Bad

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And in case you are not familiar, this is what I mean by Fan Splitter:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DV1Z0Z4

However, when using these, best bet is plugging in Fans that have the same specs, so that any speed changes or control of them are accurate. Due to the fan that they can't be controlled independent when using a splitter. If there is a PWM speed change, or if you set to DC and control the fan(s), any speed change to a single header, will change for any/all fans on that splitter.

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I have now two that blow air in and one that blows out . ( both side mount )

I am putting these on the inner top of my case .
Should i have them blow in or out ?

I have a Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 case with pre installed fans

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Side fans are usually useless if you have Liquid Cooling or a nice "tower" air cooler.

Best bet is make use of all the rear, top and front placements for your Fans.

Front = Cool air intake

Rear/Top = Hot air exhaust

If the Case has room and PSU cables are not in the way, maybe a cool air intake fan on the bottom, blowing inward. But again, helps to ensure also that any area used for "intake" is filtered to avoid dust intake into the Case.

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EDIT : 2 front mount that blows in ( has a mesh filter )
1 rear exhaust

But no bottom mounts for fans , just the top for 2 in which i am adding

My build is just air cooled .

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Then yea, I'd say adding the 2 for top exhaust is very good idea.

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Then yea, I'd say adding the 2 for top exhaust is very good idea.

'Totally agree. I'm using a large two cooler, and just by feeling the temperature of the airflow while doing a CPU Bench I can say the top fans do remove a lot of heat from the case.