GeForce DDR Fan/Heatsink Question

[SharkB8]

This may not be the forum for this but someone here will know the answer. I bought a GeForce GTS Kit from 2CoolTek to lower the temp on my video card. The problem is that the plug on the new fan is the bigger 3 pin variety for plugging into a MOBO not the video card itself. The new fan is RPM sensing. What I want to know is would it be ok to cut the plug off the old fan and splice it onto the new fan from 2CoolTek so I could plug it into the video card? The old fan is 1.15 watts and the new fan is 1.2 watts, will the video card itself take this?
The reason I want to do this is because I like the Temp/Fan RPM monitoring utility for this ASUS card.

 

[Xcrown]

<The reason I want to do this is because I like the Temp/Fan RPM monitoring utility for this ASUS card>

How do you get temp readings off the fan? Didnt know that was possible. Anyways, I have a DDR and have enjoyed far more stability with the fan being plugged into the motherboard. Those older GeForces were out of spec as far as power needed and many times the agp port didnt have enough. Its far better to give it take away that extra juice needed for the fan and let it go for the card itself.

On the other hand, yes, you should be find with just splicing the wires.

 

[SharkB8]

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I am not &quot;taking readings off the fan&quot; I am like to monitor its speed via my ASUS video card monitoring utility. However, you do have a good point. Another place I could plug it in and still monitor rpm is where the cooling fan for the power supply is supposed to go. The fan on my P/S is powered internally. That plugin is monitored by my MOBO monitoring utility. Good idea??
You really have had more stability plugging in your video card cooling fan elsewhere??

 

[Xcrown]

Yeah, if you plug it into your mobo instead of the video card, you have overall better results. Depending on the mobo you have, you should be able to monitor the RPMs of that fan as well. My mobo has 3 inputs for fans. I have my cpu fan, my geforce fan, and my front case. I monitor the RPMs on all of them.

As far as the voltage issue, I think its a bigger deal in AMD machines, especially in classic athlon setups, that hogged energy, but I still do that today and have read of many others that do it as well.