Mods, please move this if it should be in the cooling section.
I have a Zalman VF700 left over from a previous video card. My question concerns the fan on this cooler and the connection on my video card, a 7600GT.
The Zalman fan connector is 3 wires (red, white, black). Ground, and two positive wires, which I assume are +12 and another voltage (according to the wiring adapter that is included).
The fan power jack on the video card is two pin. Am I correct in assuming that the VC auto-controls whatever cooler is attached? Or is it just "dumb" power that is constantly on with no temperature sensing? I'm hoping I can splice in a two-pin end from the old cooler and solder it to two wires on the Zalman.
I'm working in a VERY small case with a modular PSU. I really do not want to add another Molex run just for this one fan.
I have a Zalman VF700 left over from a previous video card. My question concerns the fan on this cooler and the connection on my video card, a 7600GT.
The Zalman fan connector is 3 wires (red, white, black). Ground, and two positive wires, which I assume are +12 and another voltage (according to the wiring adapter that is included).
The fan power jack on the video card is two pin. Am I correct in assuming that the VC auto-controls whatever cooler is attached? Or is it just "dumb" power that is constantly on with no temperature sensing? I'm hoping I can splice in a two-pin end from the old cooler and solder it to two wires on the Zalman.
I'm working in a VERY small case with a modular PSU. I really do not want to add another Molex run just for this one fan.
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