How to Install Case Fans

How to Install Case Fans - With Arctic.

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2 жыл бұрын

In this video we will show you how to install case fans into your system.
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@TechLabUK 2 жыл бұрын

Really glad this video has helped so many with installing new case fans into their PCs. Don't forget to hit that subscribe button to get even more guides and how to videos first.

@Carl-ds5nk 21 күн бұрын

I can't believe that in 21st century this bullshit still exists. The level of complete and absolute laziness of component manufacturers is beyond words.

@kaaet. Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. Just bought a prebuilt Pc from a professional building service and it should work fine. But I forgot to add another fan which means it would have been just one intake and exhaust fan. That’s why I bought an Arctic fan and got a bit curious on how to install such a fan. Thanks for the service❤

@rugby187gaming 2 жыл бұрын

Great video dude. Love the explanation of the fan types, functions and connections too. Not a ... fan... of the proprietary connector ones myself

@TechLabUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. We prefer the standard connections as well :)

@Weiskk 6 ай бұрын

Great explanation, saving video for Monday when I build. I have two bottom arctic 140’s and an arctic 120 in rear. Hoping I can chain them all together but if not I think my mobo has enough headers for an aio and then two additional sets of fans

@ARCTIChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the informative video :) 💙

@TechLabUK 2 жыл бұрын

No Problem. Hopefully we can get hold of an Arctic AIO soon for more or even some of those awesome looking RGB fans :)

@ph11p3540 8 ай бұрын

Fans still noisy and rattlely. Make your own fan sound dampening gaskets with colorful foam sheets from your local craft store. Lay a fan on a foam sheet and trace the outline of the fan. Stick a thin screwdriver or long needle to dimple mark the foam through the fan mounting holes. Cut the foam with a hobby knife on a cutting mat with the guidance of a ruler. Screw holes can be finished up with a leather punch. All supplies and tools are sold inexpensively at any craft or art supply store

@Zylok.clipss Жыл бұрын

can i connect rgb fans with molex connector in a modular psu?

@tenbears8844 Жыл бұрын

I'm building my grandson his first gaming pc using these fans.. . Great video and easily understood

@MrGamelover23 10 ай бұрын

Coolest Grandpa ever.

@tardusto 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the explanation

@TechLabUK 2 жыл бұрын

No Problem 🙂

@REVNUMANEWBERN 6 ай бұрын

HUM, I want to add a fan to my air cooled ATV I use in Florida, can these be wired to it's battery with a switch somewhere inline? HOW would it be wired??

@dragonchaser583 6 ай бұрын

Great video very helpful. Could have daisy chained all the 4 fans and connected to a single header too right? instead of using one header for the front 3 fans and one for the rear fan?

@TechLabUK 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, you can usually fit up to 4 fans from a single header but depends on the board really.

@RandomPCGamer 2 жыл бұрын

awesome 👍

@dhankelly 11 ай бұрын

7:22 its important to mention this, because new pc builders like me wonder why new pc fan don't have threading that uses pwm fan

@ylehcc 10 ай бұрын

Yes lol

@-baluta3087 9 ай бұрын

YES

@followerofyahushua3101 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for putting out your videos I am wiring one of these fans into an incubator. I want to direct wire it. There are three lines and they are all black. I want to know which of these would be the positive the first the middle or the one on the left or right side. I did not realize when I purchased this that it would not have any color codes to it. I just thought I would clip the end off and direct wire it

@TechLabUK 2 ай бұрын

You will have to look at the pin out, as you say there are three wires this means they are not PWM so this diagram should help: cdn.instructables.com/ORIG/FZ6/GJXY/IKSN2TXA/FZ6GJXYIKSN2TXA.jpg

@followerofyahushua3101 2 ай бұрын

@@TechLabUK thank you 😊

@ArvinCruzPo Жыл бұрын

Can i ask if it is safe to daisy chain 6 of this 120mm fan together and plug it into the sys./case fan header?

@TechLabUK Жыл бұрын

It depends on the motherboard and how many AMPs the headers can hold. Four fans is usually the max people will install onto one header, anything over that you should look at using a fan hub. The hub will be controlled by a single header but will have separate power from a SATA plug to power the fans.

@mer1boss_883 Жыл бұрын

do you have to connect each fan with another or can you just use your own fan hub and leave the PWM connector out ?

@TechLabUK Жыл бұрын

With the fans in the video you don't have to daisy chain them together. You can take them all to a hub or individual headers on your motherboard if you want. Daisy chaining just saves on wires usually but at the cost of them all spinning the same speeds.

@BelfastBiker Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Who decided that not having thread on case fans "screwholes" was a good idea??? Such a pain in the arse.

@the_orsna 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, I've got arctic p12, but they don't have link ups. I've got aorus b450 elite motherboard, soo is there any other way to connect them together?

@TechLabUK 2 жыл бұрын

If you don't have the PST versions (Linkup) then you will either need to run each fan from it's own header on the motherboard or get a fan hub. The fan hub will connect to a single header on the motherboard and usually a SATA power connection and will give you plenty of extra headers for additional fans. If you dont have that many additional fans you could run 3-4 from one header and a simple Y splitter cable.

@babadook4173 7 ай бұрын

Hi, thank you for this great tutorial. I have the following question. I have 6 arctic fans connected in this serial mode. Is this secure or should I use a hub?

@TechLabUK 7 ай бұрын

Depends on the power your header provides but usually 4-5 are max, I would look for a job to be safe.

@thedude882 Жыл бұрын

I've heard that is better to have a balanced in and out fans, such 2-2 rather than 3-1 as in the video. Is this true?

@TechLabUK Жыл бұрын

Personal preference. If you look at deeper technical / scientific videos you will find the cooling difference in either setup is to small to worry about. We like the positive pressure to keep dust out though.

@vergeldomingo5208 8 ай бұрын

Where did you connect the fan sir sys_fan or 12v g r b?

@TechLabUK 8 ай бұрын

Fan connect to fan headers so sys-fan would be a case / system fan.

@macblink 6 ай бұрын

I bought 2 p14 pwm ones, better to daisy chain them or connect each one to the motherboard? I have exactly 2 free ports

@TechLabUK 6 ай бұрын

Either way would work fine. If you use separate headers you can just control them separately if you want to.

@macblink 6 ай бұрын

@@TechLabUK daisy chained them for better looks, thanks

@peetteep Жыл бұрын

Straight to the point no bullshit video. Very well explaind step by step. Well done appritiated alot :)

@TechLabUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks and thanks for watching 🙂

@camy252camy3 Жыл бұрын

Do I need PST if I'm using splitters or direct to mobo?

@TechLabUK Жыл бұрын

No, the pst just allows you the link them together if you don’t have splitters or hubs etc.

@ph11p3540 8 ай бұрын

Contrary to what the guy is saying, threading brand new fans takes high torque or turning force. Instead of threading them for the first time in the case. Set them on the table and screw the screws in as a dry run with a number 2 Philips screwdriver. This insures the screws are threaded in straight and head striping is greatly reduced. The next time you screw the fans into the case will be much easier

@MWcrazyhorse 9 ай бұрын

ah right the screws will eat into the plastic. Thanks for that. I was stuck trying to figure this nonsense out. Was about to just fing tape the thing.

@TechLabUK 9 ай бұрын

Yeah it can be weird the first time you do it but they do cut their own threads.

@miaukaye 19 күн бұрын

do you think i’ll be able to daisy chain 6 the argb cables together? my mobo is an asus b550-f gaming one and there’s only one header for argb

@TechLabUK 19 күн бұрын

ARGB possibly, depends on how many LEDs the fans have in them.

@miaukaye 19 күн бұрын

@@TechLabUK they have 12 LEDs if i remember correctly

@TechLabUK 19 күн бұрын

@@miaukaye I would suspect it will be ok then tbh I have had more running from a header but it also depends on the header as they can be rated differently.

@miaukaye 19 күн бұрын

@@TechLabUK thank you for the help 🙏 building a pc as a beginner isn’t for the weak 😂😂

@TechLabUK 19 күн бұрын

@@miaukaye Definitely check out one of our latest videos then where we do a full step-by-step guide on building a PC in 2024: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q5lpl9emyb6UknU.html

@antonije6312 2 жыл бұрын

Can i put/connect 2 fan and conect to fan hedeer and then put 2 more on onother fan header and then in Bios put setting that i want ? :)

@TechLabUK 2 жыл бұрын

Setup depends on what fans you get. If you get PST versions like the ones in the video you can connect one to the motherboard header and daisy chain others to it and control them all from the BIOS from that one header. Or you can connect two fans to two headers and daisy chain off those yo control two different sets. If you don't get the daisy chain versions (PST) then you will need either splitter cables or hubs to do this.

@antonije6312 2 жыл бұрын

@@TechLabUK I have 3 Arctic P14 PWM PST & one some old Noctua 12cm fan whit 3 pin Soon i gona build new pc :)

@boxedbyluka 5 ай бұрын

what screw size do i need?

@TechLabUK 5 ай бұрын

I am not even sure they have a specific screw size. They are funny fat screws, best to look for "Case Fan" screws.

@ericcheah6528 Жыл бұрын

Hi. Good Sir. Can u help me with some questions. I am planning to buy arctic fan but with rgb. Do I need to buy the rgb control hub? Consair fan do need the rgb hub to control the led light configuration. Wonder if arctic fan need it too?

@TechLabUK Жыл бұрын

You will have to check which connection the fans have. Do you have a model number of the ones you are looking to buy?

@ericcheah6528 Жыл бұрын

@@TechLabUKArctic p12 PWMPST ARGB is the one I am interested with.

@ericcheah6528 Жыл бұрын

@@TechLabUK since I am using Arctic aio. Thinking that mayb it will works better along with arctic fans

@TechLabUK Жыл бұрын

@@ericcheah6528 Brand won't matter. Looking at the specs on their website it appears they use the standard 3 Pin ARGB plugs for the lighting so any standard hut or motherboard header for aRGB should work.

@xxprojessexx8838 2 жыл бұрын

Hi sir, this are silent?, and if you have test the p12 too, which is more silent? i will apredicate the info

@TechLabUK 2 жыл бұрын

We generally use either Noctua or Arctic fans because of the reduction in noise. Arctic fans are generally pretty silent if configured properly.

@xxprojessexx8838 2 жыл бұрын

@@TechLabUK I have the p12 I I dont like the sound between 900rpm 1000rpm thqt make,

@TechLabUK 2 жыл бұрын

@@xxprojessexx8838 It depends which P12 they are. We tend to use the PWM versions and don't seem to have any issues but then acceptable sound will be different for everyone. If you are running then as case fans and not radiator fans see if you adjust the fan curve for them in the bios so they don't run between those speeds in general use.

@ucyqweyq7whucvn141 Жыл бұрын

How do I know which direction these fans blow?

@TechLabUK Жыл бұрын

They usually have arrows on the sides showing fan direction and airflow direction but if not the standard is that they blow through to the side with the frame.

@palhais Жыл бұрын

so in this case if i whant fresh air coming inside the pc i put the fan with the logo pointing to outside the cas but if i whant to take out the heat e put the logo pointing to the pc?

@TechLabUK Жыл бұрын

Not sure you can always go by logo but most often the frame side of a case fan is the exhaust so frame facing in for intake, frame facing out for exhaust.

@Gonzax Жыл бұрын

Usually the air comes out through the side where the cable is connected on the fan which can also have a logo so IMO it's better to just look for that. The intake side never has the cable on that side.

@hehe1680 5 ай бұрын

does arctic fan p14 pwm need hub controller?

@TechLabUK 5 ай бұрын

Standard connections so will go straight into a motherboard header. a 4 Pin PWM header.

@hehe1680 5 ай бұрын

@@TechLabUK my mobo is ROG STRIX B760-A D4, im not sure if 4 pin PWM header is available

@TechLabUK 5 ай бұрын

@@hehe1680 4Pin is an old standard now. It should have loads of them.

@rrufeja3929 7 ай бұрын

Hello, i just bought ARCTIC F12 (5 PIECES-) 120 MM 12 volts 3- pin, and I saw the product called Arctic 120 mm PWM fan connector Cable, is this compatible, and if not what you suggest ? my motherboard is "G1.Sniper M5 (rev. 1.x) GYGABITE"

@TechLabUK 7 ай бұрын

What are you trying to go to do with the cable?

@rrufeja3929 7 ай бұрын

connec 2 more ffans@@TechLabUK

@ConnorPats Жыл бұрын

If any one can help me i bought the phanteks pw400a and it comes with 2 case fans pre installed. The fan have there own splinters that have 2 pins. So i bought the artic p12 slim that have splitters aswell but these have 3 pins i'm new to pc building so i wanted to ask if there would be issues if i connect these fans together or if should i buy more p12 slims to replace the Ones that came pre installed so they all share the same connectivity. And help is welcomed

@TechLabUK Жыл бұрын

Not sure why you pre-installed fans only have two pins but might be better to get more Arctic and have them all the same.

@ConnorPats Жыл бұрын

@@TechLabUK just to clear up any confusion, the fans themselves are 4 pin. but the splitters attached only have 2.. so went I opened the artic p12 slims I noticed the splitter had 3 pins. I figured I'd ask in case I end up shorting something or doing something wrong. I'll make sure all fans are the same so I don run into any issues to be on the safer end thanks! This video has been a great help!

@notzimontop 9 ай бұрын

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@lefrench1131 Жыл бұрын

Can I link a 120 with a 140 ?

@TechLabUK Жыл бұрын

You can but you should really try to match the fans as the link will attempt to get them to be the same speed etc

@plumoo22 6 ай бұрын

there so hard to make the screw grooves, idk why mine has very hard plastic

@TechLabUK 6 ай бұрын

They can be but a little pressure and they will go in.

@plumoo22 6 ай бұрын

@@TechLabUK alright thanks man

@realfan91 10 ай бұрын

Arrows are on the side for me

@juicypepper3760 Жыл бұрын

my artic fans didn't came with a splitter, felt scammed, so i guess gotta look for them myself?

@TechLabUK Жыл бұрын

You have to get the models listed as "PST" to get the daisy chained splitters. They make them without these too and can sometimes be confusing.

@jackasad2180 Жыл бұрын

why the screw is really hard to be tighten? always stuck at half when trying to tighten up

@TechLabUK Жыл бұрын

They can be tight as the first use is eating into the plastic and creating the thread.

@jackasad2180 Жыл бұрын

@@TechLabUK so is it okay to just force it?

@TechLabUK Жыл бұрын

@@jackasad2180 If they are the screws provided with the fans they should go it, albeit with a little pressure. If you are struggling inside the case, remove the fan from the case and screw the screws into it on its own to create those threads. If it still isn’t working you can get other mounts which we have another video on.

@jackasad2180 Жыл бұрын

@@TechLabUK ok thanks, can i use Noctua NA-SAV2 Chromax for this fans?

@TechLabUK Жыл бұрын

@@jackasad2180 we have used them on many different fans so suspect so. They all generally work they same although there are cheaper options in terms of rubber mounts out there.