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Do different case fans need to be connected to specific CHA_FAN connectors?

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Apr 21, 2017 2 0 510 Do case fans need to be connected to specific CHA_FAN connectors, i.e. does the numbering matter? I was assembling my PC yesterday and I connected intake fan to CHA_FAN2, and exhaust fan to CHA_FAN1, because it was more convenient ergonomically, however I wonder if it should be the other way around, and if it does matter at all, since chassis fans spin at different speeds (checked via SpeedFan). I have Corsair Carbide 400C case. Any insights are welcome, thank you. Solution In general, no, it does not matter. There are a FEW exceptions or, more correctly, factors to consider. First, case ventilation fans should not be connected to CPU_FAN or CPU_OPT headers, but you already are doing that right. IF your mobo has a header with the label PWR_FAN, do not use it. That is a special-purpose header intended for a way to connect special leads from a PSU to the mobo solely to allow the mobo to display the speed of the fan inside the PSU. It's not for case fans. SOME mobos have several options available for which temperature sensor is used for each fan header. The common basic system has only two temperature sensors. One is built into the CPU chip itself and automatically is used to guide the control system on the... Sort by date Sort by votes

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Jan 9, 2016 1,101 113 20,490 If the fan headers on the motherboard are of the same type, use the header closest to where the fan is located, as you appear to have done. If they are of different types, you have to decide what type of fan setup you want. There are extension cables to be bought if needed. Nigel Upvote 1 Downvote P

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Ambassador Oct 19, 2006 12,058 1,342 69,340 In general, no, it does not matter. There are a FEW exceptions or, more correctly, factors to consider. First, case ventilation fans should not be connected to CPU_FAN or CPU_OPT headers, but you already are doing that right. IF your mobo has a header with the label PWR_FAN, do not use it. That is a special-purpose header intended for a way to connect special leads from a PSU to the mobo solely to allow the mobo to display the speed of the fan inside the PSU. It's not for case fans. SOME mobos have several options available for which temperature sensor is used for each fan header. The common basic system has only two temperature sensors. One is built into the CPU chip itself and automatically is used to guide the control system on the CPU _FAN (and possibly a CPU_OPT header). The other, built into the mobo by its maker, is used to guide all the CHA_FAN or SYS_FAN headers. On such a system, all the CHA_FAN etc. headers are equivalent, unless you customize their controls. But come fancier mobos also include one or two additional temperature sensors and allow you, for EACH CHA_FAN or SYS_FAN header, to choose which temperature sensor is user to guide each header. IF your mobo has such a system you can choose to make those headers somewhat different in that way. AND, if you have such a system, check it: many of them are set by default to use the CPU internal sensor for all fan control, whereas the case ventilation fans ought to be guided by a mobo sensor. Upvote 1 Downvote Solution P

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