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To: Elroy who wrote (1238)	11/27/2023 5:45:06 PM
From: Breccia	2 Recommendations Recommended By goldworldnet toccodolce Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1316

I found Youtube videos the best place to learn about building your own computer in which components are good and which are bad. Below are a list of sites / youtube that I followed for about three months before I had my own computer built. I learned a lot. technoticestore.com & youtube.com@theTechNotice youtube.com@LinusTechTips youtube.com@Jayztwocents youtube.com@PCBuilderChannel youtube.com@paulshardware

To: Elroy who wrote (1238)	4/28/2024 9:02:11 PM
From: goldworldnet	2 Recommendations Recommended By Elroy toccodolce Respond to of 1316

Mortherboard fan headers have a 1 amp limit and those 3 RGB fans draw 0.3 amps each. It's close, but don't put more than those 3 fans on a single header. Most mobos have 2 fan headers if you have other case fans. Btw, LED fans draw twice the current as fans without lights, but fan controllers can also be added when more power is needed. SPECS: Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB ELITE 47.7 CFM 120 mm corsair.com * * *

To: Elroy who wrote (1238)	5/4/2024 9:43:48 PM
From: goldworldnet	Respond to of 1316

How 4-Pin fan splitters work for PWM fans. This often confuses people. The top picture shows the entire splitter. The top photo left side shows the 4-Pin connector that plugs into a 4-Pin fan header on the motherboard. The top photo right side shows the 2 branches that 2 fans can be plugged into. The bottom left photo shows the slave plug and is missing the 3rd pin. The bottom right photo shows the master plug and has all 4 pins. The reason for this is each motherboard fan header can only read the speed of one fan which is the master that is plugged into the 4-Pin female. However, the slave plug with the missing pin will run at the same speed as the master. * * * Also if you wanted 3 fan plugs on a header, you would plug another splitter into the slave plug. 3-way splitters will also have 1 master and 2 slaves. PWM Explained Below * * *