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got a new Xaser 3 v1000+ (HELP)
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Borgschulze
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Read the manual.jimgeagea said:
Don't buy *cough* premod cases.
cornelious0_0
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jimgeagea said:
Bro, I used to have that case...friend has it now....it's not hard.....as far as I can remember the thing is labeled sufficiently...and if it isn't...it sure didn't take me long to figure it out.
No offense, but why not just plug a fan in and see if it works, and if not, try something else.
I honestly didn't remember it being anything difficult, sorry to sound mean, but just give it a shot.
Borgschulze
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Yeah my case was $40 and the USB wires are all seperate.. they are labelled with voltages.
Borgschulze
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Connect the others to your Motherboard, common sense.
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jimgeagea said:
Unless you get/make some kind of adapter, of course you can't just plug in all 7.....if that's what you're struggling with then the answer is no.
I dunno what else to say, the fans have connections on them, the hardcano has connections for fans...sure you can't plug in all 7 right out of the box....but oh well.
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You could get a couple Y adapters and plug 2 fans into a single plug on the hardcano, it should work fine unless your useing some really fast 120mm fans. I dont know the case your talking about but set it up so your fans are in "Zones", meaning if you have 2 fans in the lower front of the case put those 2 fans on the same y adapter, same thing if you have 2 fans in the upper rear. Then if you need more air coming in from the front you can adjust the one knob and increase the 2 fans together. unfortionatly there is no real tutorial or rules when it comes to things like these, it is all part of the hobby figuring out how to do things like this.
good Luck.
good Luck.
siegecraft4
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I have the Xaser III as well and inspite of what others may say, setting up the Hardcano was a bit intimidating at first. Each connection coming out of the Hardcano is labelled to let you know which knob controls which fans. The manual specifies exactly how many fans you can connect to each control channel. Two of the channels support more fans than the others. If I were you I would set up zones like the previous poster mentioned. Plug the y-splitters of the fans you want to control together into one another. Then find a free plug on those y-splitters and plug that into the power/control cable coming from the knob you want to use on your HardCano.
I have the first rheostat controlling my CPU fan, the second for my front intakes, the third for my rear exhausts, and the fourth for my side fans and blowhole fan. This setup allows me to adjust intake/exhaust separately and reach a compromise between cooling performance and noise.
The other connections coming out of the Hardcano are for power and for the CPU temp probe. Once again, everything is labeled and the manual is pretty decent. Hope this helped.
FYI, all the connectors will create alot of airflow blocking clutter in your case. I would recommend routing all the wires behind the motherboard tray and securing them there with tape and ties. That worked great for me.
I have the first rheostat controlling my CPU fan, the second for my front intakes, the third for my rear exhausts, and the fourth for my side fans and blowhole fan. This setup allows me to adjust intake/exhaust separately and reach a compromise between cooling performance and noise.
The other connections coming out of the Hardcano are for power and for the CPU temp probe. Once again, everything is labeled and the manual is pretty decent. Hope this helped.
FYI, all the connectors will create alot of airflow blocking clutter in your case. I would recommend routing all the wires behind the motherboard tray and securing them there with tape and ties. That worked great for me.
siegecraft4
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Why not? Not all of us have the time/tools/skills/interest to modify or contruct cases by hand.Borgschulze said:
In my opinion the Xaser III is a high quality, tastefully designed premod. Its not like some of the lower quality designs.
Post a contructive comment next time. The best responses give insight and direction for furthur research without giving away the answer.
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What he said, except that you don't need the Y-splitters. Just plug one fan's molex into the other, and then plug the pair of fans into the hardcano.siegecraft4 said: