Cooling fans for Chassis

[blingbling]

Hey guys...okay so i was gonna buy da Haf 922.Well mainly cause my 4770 is cooking in my old HP mini atx case So i will be transferring all my old stuff outta dat case to da 922.Which mean the old HP motherboard(i.e nforce 630i) and my 4770 and my modular psu...On account of this i had two questions for you guys
1. Now since they motherboard is old therefore after putting it into the 922...the 922 has many case fans but i don't have as many 3 Pin ports on my mobo...any solution to that...all the fans are 3 Pins
2. Also there is some space on the left of the case to put either one 200mm fan OR two 120mm fans OR four 80mm fans...So according to you guys which would be the best option?

Tnx in advance

 

[Skull_Angel]

I'd either get a fan controller or run them directly off the psu with a 3-pin to molex adapter.

200mm would be your best bet, it'll be the most silent for the amount of air flow, smaller fans tend to get louder trying to push the same volume.

 

[blingbling]

Is there any chance id get a 3pin to molex with the case?

 

[closers]

For that case there are at least three case fans in addition to the CPU cooler. An OEM mainboard won't have enough connectors. Get a fan controller there are many cheap ones listed in the forums.

 

[blingbling]

Okay i wanted to add a total of 2 fans..therefore making it a total of "5" case fans therefore as you said the HP OEM mainboard will not have as many 3 pin ports...therefore i have to install a fan controller... so what exactly does a fan controller do? as in how will it solve the less number of 3 pin problem? tnx

 

[drescherjm]

A fan controller is a approximately $20 to $40 item that takes up a 3.5 inch or 5.25 inch bay and uses a hard drive power connector. From this it adds 4+ 3 pin headers for fans and speed control on the fans.

Here is one example:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...5&cm_re=fan_controller-_-11-998-065-_-Product

Here is all the choices newegg has:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...DeactivatedMark=False&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20

 

[scaarbelly]

120mm fans are pretty standard. Just make sure the OEM HP hardware will be compatible with a non-HP case.

 

[blingbling]

Well da HP has a mATX mobo so thts pretty standard ryt? and i checked mATX fits into the 922? any thing else?

 

[blingbling]

Gahh another problem! See according to the HP website http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01485388&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3750810&key=null&site=null#N62 my motherboard is a mATX form factor...but according to the measurement it is 24.4 cm x 21.5 cm isn't an mATX supposed to be 24 cm x 24cm?? i hope it fits!