Does anyone use Antec's "Fan Only" connectors?

[fyleow]

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[Varun]

They run the fans around 5V, and increase the voltage with power supply temperature. They work quite well to quiet down a case, just make sure your fans start at the low voltages (My Nexus ones did not)

I know I read a great article at SilentPCReview.com regarding the Antec PSU, however I've spent 5 minutes searching and I can't find it.

Anyways, it will raise the voltages, however it does not do it very quickly. I would recommend using Speedfan or an external fan controller if you want to increase fan speeds when playing games for instance.

 

[MDE]

I use them on my Antec PSUs, and the fans still push enough air to keep things cool enough for me.

 

[n0cmonkey]

They work great for me.

 

[Bona Fide]

I never bothered hooking them up b/c I have a Sunbeam fan controller. Not sure how they work, but I'm sure someone around here does 😀

 

[imported_Reck]

do all "smart" power supplies with dedicated molex connectors work like that?

 

[Anubis]

i run a 80mm Vantec Tornado off the FAN ONLY connection on my TP430, its actually quiet at that point but still moves a ton of air
have it in a SKL-900a and it keeps a 2400+m OCED to 2.45 nice and cool

 

[Rubycon]

Reducing voltage to electronically commutated rotors is rather foolish. The correct way to vary the speed is through modification of the circuitry that drives the rotor directly. Some fans actually have this provision but certainly are priced out of what most pc hobbyist are willing to spend.

So yes the enthusiast is stuck with a rather halfassed solution I'm afraid.

If your rotors will start up with the initial output of the cool antec you will have a problem. You will have to use other fans or move your fans to a power connector and feed them the proper voltage. Select lower speed rotors for quieter operation. Larger fans will move more air at lower acoustic output than smaller ones, etc.