As some of you may remember from my previous posts, I've recently acquired a Coolermaster ATC-201C-SX2, and all I can think to do with it is to stuff my current PC's innards into it until I build an upcoming system I have planned. I also got a great deal on a Coolermaster CoolDrive 4 (their Aerogate 2 fan control plus a spartan HDD cooling enclosure), and wouldn't you know it, the CoolDrive arrives first. I'm aware that I'll need to get thermal tape of some kind to affix the temp probes, and I have no idea where to get something like this. Any ideas? Hold that thought. This particular fan controller will tweak up to four fans and has four temp probes. The ATC-201 I'm putting it in will have four case fans, but my motherboard and processor came from an accursed OEM who chose not to put a HSF unit on my P42.0a, opting instead for what appears to be a nameless aluminum heatsink, which, in the original case, was half-ass ducted to a noisy 92mm exhaust fan, the sole fan in the entire plastic-ensconced setup. So am I really losing that "exclusive" hot-air-sucking when I switch cases, or will the actual airflow moving over that heatsink do a better job anyway, and I don't need to learn how to scrape off/reinstall (a topic that grinds my teeth in terror) a new HSF unit? When I mount the thermal probe for my processor, do I then wedge it against the spot where the HS and processor meet? Where do I stick it? What's safe to tape?
I hate to pose so many dumb questions in one post, but my final one relates to controlling these fans. I've never had or even played with a fan controller before, and I'm wondering if I have to use the smaller, 3-pin fan connectors in order to control the RPM, or if it'll work just as well if I have to use a Molex adapter. Again, thanks for any information in advance, and thanks for your time in reading this post.
I hate to pose so many dumb questions in one post, but my final one relates to controlling these fans. I've never had or even played with a fan controller before, and I'm wondering if I have to use the smaller, 3-pin fan connectors in order to control the RPM, or if it'll work just as well if I have to use a Molex adapter. Again, thanks for any information in advance, and thanks for your time in reading this post.
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