Am I doing it right? :)

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Vaio

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Got my Akasa vipers this morning! so quick.
There were no instructions but I'm guessing it's pretty straight forward..
I've taken a few pictures could you please have a look at them and make sure I've done it correct before I start putting it back together.
(The fans will be blowing IN air)
P.S they're not my bedsheets :)
Does it matter what way they are up?
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Corfate

Corfate

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If they're pulling air in from the outside, you need to turn them over :) The part with the viper logo on in the 3rd photo needs to be against the honeycomb mesh :)

Also, no it doesn't. Just make sure it's easy to hide the cables :)
 
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Vaio

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Okay so I've connected both fans one into the CPU opt and the other into fan 4, when I open up AI suite it's showing fan 4 is running at max speed 1900RPM and I'm not sure how to control it? same goes for CPU opt it's running at 600RPM
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

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did you turn them over like corfate said? you could plug the fans into another port on the mobo, (make sure its off when you do)
 
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Vaio

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tom_gr7 said:
did you turn them over like corfate said? you could plug the fans into another port on the mobo, (make sure its off when you do)
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Yeah I turned them over, and where else on the motherboard can I put it? I could only see two 4 pin connectors
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

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wht mobo have you got mate? it will say in ya mobo manual, they dont need to be 4 pin connections.
 
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Vaio

Enthusiast
I ran a fan tuning setting on AI suite and it seems to be under control, although when in silent or standard mode, fans 3 and 4 are completely off.
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

Life Serving
Well, theres a few options you could take,

1 - Buy a fan controller for 5-6 fans, not ideal really,
2 - you could buy a pwm Y cable, to connect two of the vipers to one plug on the mobo - again not ideal as would result in the both the fans drawing power from the mobo, I dont really like doing that.
3- You could connect all the 5 case fans using one cable to one 4 pin socket on the mobo, they will then spin at the same speed. You could set a profile for it too. the cable connects to the psu, so the mobo isnt powering the fans, just controlling the fan speed. using a cable like this mate - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Akasa-AK-CBFA03-45-Flexa-Splitter-Cable/dp/B005EKU5CO
 
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Vaio

Enthusiast
I've figured it out now, the fans 3 and 4 only came on when the CPU reaches a temp of 45celcius, I've changed them to run at 500rpm same as the other fans. Thanks for your help.
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

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Vaio said:
I've figured it out now, the fans 3 and 4 only came on when the CPU reaches a temp of 45celcius, I've changed them to run at 500rpm same as the other fans. Thanks for your help.
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oh good dude, glad ya got it sorted :)
 
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