Delta Black label fan ??

[Dragonfly]

the 60x60x25 mm one.
The place where i can buy one, they say it should be attached directly to the PSU, in order to not harm the MB, is this true ?
My MB is a ASUS A7V133, can this MB handle that fan ??

Thanks in advance

 

[CTho9305]

it is generally a good idea to put fans that dont have a monitoring wire (yellow) onto the power suppy connectors rather than the motherboard. if it does have rpm monitoring, you might be able to do a solder job and still use the power supply directly

if the fan is >4 watts, i'd say definately dont risk the mobo.

 

[Dragonfly]

<< it is generally a good idea to put fans that dont have a monitoring wire (yellow) onto the power suppy connectors rather than the motherboard. if it does have rpm monitoring, you might be able to do a solder job and still use the power supply directly

if the fan is >4 watts, i'd say definately dont risk the mobo. >>


It's 3,84 W.... damn

 

[SWScorch]

Any mobo made after the Asus A7V can theoretically handle the power load for it, but I still wouldn't recommend plugging it into the mobo. Use the PS adapter.

 

[aphex]

my ASUS-A7A266 worked perfectly with the delta plugged directly into the mobo...

 

[FlowerMan]

The good news is that if you fry the mobo fan header, the RPM sensing pin usually still works! Go ahead and fry your mobo fan headers to your delight! I would not trust anything over 3W on a mobo fan header. What's the big deal with switching to a 4-pin? You can still keep the sensing wire plugged into the mobo if that's what you're after.

 

[audiophan]

I used the Delta for a bit. At first had it connected to the motherboard, but under heavy cpu load I could hear the fan slowing down. Changed to 4pin and worked like a charm. Provided the lowest air-cooled cpu temps I've had to date, but LOUD!

 

[mboy]

I had it connected to my mobo with no problems, but I would probably have switched it if I was still using it. I have one for sale if you want it.