[Desiboy007]

Hi, i am new to all this PC stuff so please bare with me :D

i have a few questions starting with is this Cooler actually as good as everyone is saying it is? I currently have a H50 which is starting to get really loud so i want to replace it.
Which leads to my second question is this as quite as everyone says it is?
How can i use both fans? As currently i only one connection free for a fan, and thats the CPU Fan connection.

The case i current have is the CoolerMaster HAF 932 and it has 3 inbuilt fans, and the mobo i have is the Gigabyte GA-U58A-UD3R Intel X58 Socket 1366.

So if i get this cooler, i will have the two fans that are on the cooler, plus the last fan which is the Noctua NF-P14 FLX. So thats 3 Fans and one CPU Fan connector.... Any Suggestions how this can be done? Unless i missed a Fan connector anywhere....

[DJSigma]

That board takes up to 6 fans, so you should be OK.

I have the SE2011 version of the NH-D14 and it's awesome as long as you have room for it. Great cooling (better than your H50) and it's effectively silent, although that depends on the fan speed. The fans on the SE2011 version are PWM. At 600 RPM (which is what they spin at most of the time) I can't hear them at all. At the max speed of 1,300 RPM, I can hear them, but they're still quiet.

[Desiboy007]

I just installed it, its not as quite as i thought it would be but the the annoying whinning noise has gone.... Although this was the first time i took apart a pc and what not. So im hoping i have done it all correctly .
But as im on it now and everything seems ok, i guess i have. The only things im kinda worried about is the Cable Management, and the ammount of Thermal Paste i used, i guess its enough but im not too sure if its It seems ok :D

[DJSigma]

Have you got any kind of fan control settings in the BIOS? When I installed mine, the fans ran at full speed (1,300 RPM) all the time because I hadn't enabled the option to have them automatically speed up as the temperature rose.

[Desiboy007]

I havnt done anything to them, just installed and turned on PC thats all :D

I will do that as soon as possible :D

[ChileanLlama]

Did you get a Y lead with the cooler? This will allow both fans to connect to the same CPU header on your motherboard. Ideally you want to do this so that the BIOS can control both fans in sync by the CPU temps.

I doubt the UD3 has dual CPU headers, so if you've connected the fans to different headers, i.e. 1 on CPU and 1 on CHA1 then the BIOS controls will be using different temp readings to control the fans. This will lead to them running out of sync, probably faster than needed (at least on one) and will be less efficient.

I've a SE2011 too, and mine generally idles at around 200rpm, underload rarely above 400rpm

[doyll]

on the GA-£X58-UD3R only the CPU socket is PWM. 4 pin socket at bottom of board is not PWM. I'm running same motherboard with 7 PWM fans using 2 Gelid 1 to 4 PWM splitter cables GELID Solutions > Products Master CPU fan plugs into splitter master socket and splitter plugs into motherboard CPU PWM socket. Motherboard processes rpm signal and sends PWM signal into splitter to all fans while PSU supplies 12v & earth to splitter with molex plug. This way I don't overload motherboard trying to power 7 fans Normally fans are at 600-800rpm and ramp up to 1200rpm running Prime. CPU is i7 920 @ 3.5GHz 38c idle and 59c Prime. Fans max rpm is 1300rpm so could OC some more.

[ChileanLlama]

Yep, I used something similar on my UD5 - Akasa AK-CBFA03-45 Flexa FP5 PWM Splitter Cable: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories - The Gigabyte X58 boards didn't seem to go overboard with fan headers!

But my SE2011 came with a PWM splitter, allowing both CPU fans to run off the one header. I didn't need it as I have dual CPU headers so just checked and It's labelled up as a Y Splitter NA-YC1, I'd have thought the standard NHD14 came with it too?

[doyll]

Have used Akasa AK-CBFA03-45 and didn't like the lack of support of wires between heat shrink and connector instead of heat shrink onto connector for support... so you have rigid pieces each side of wire at connector... Spend much time routing cables and wires start stress breaking at connectors. Would be better with no cable braiding and heat shrink..

I had some 6:1 heat shrink and that fixed problem but 6:1 is not cheap or easy to find.

[Desiboy007]

OK guys i will use the Y-Adapter for the fans, however can i use both the Low Noise adapters and the y Adapter all together if that makes any sense. So from the fans normal wires to the adapters then both connect into the y-adapter?

Would that work without any hassle?

[ChileanLlama]

If it's a PWM header (doyll says it is), then I wouldn't bother with the NR adapter. Use your BIOS to control the voltage to the fans directly as it detects the heat increasing.

If you want to run the CPU fans at a constant speed from the BIOS, then the NR adapter will reduce the voltage to the fans, forcing them to run slower.

I'd go with the dynamic approach of using the BIOS so if it's cool they'll run slower, if hotter they have the ability to run at full speed if needed. I wouldn't mix and match.

[doyll]

Originally Posted by Desiboy007

OK guys i will use the Y-Adapter for the fans, however can i use both the Low Noise adapters and the y Adapter all together if that makes any sense. So from the fans normal wires to the adapters then both connect into the y-adapter?

Would that work without any hassle?

First, are your fans PWM (4pin or voltage regulated (3pin)

Second the Y - Adapter question:
If fans are PWM and its a PWM Adapter (4pin sockets for fans and 4pin plug to motherboard) it will work PWM.

PWM fans to 3pin Y.. don't think you can plug fans into Y

3pin fnas on 3pin Y - Adapter (3pin sockets for fan plug and 3pin plug to motherboard) it will not work PWM but will work voltage control.

Low Noise adapters:
Why?
Either way you go... PWM or 3 pin voltage regulation... motherboard can control fan speed.

You will need to monitor system temperatures. I use Open Hardware Monitor
http://openhardwaremonitor.org/
You will also need to install a control program. I use EasyTune6 (ET6)
GIGABYTE - Support & Downloads - Utility - Motherboard
Go into bios / PC health
Scroll to bottom to (they are hidden on first screen)
set: CPU Smart FAN Control [Enable]
set: PU Smart FAN Mode [Auto]

Now open ET6
Click on "Smart" tab
Click on "Advanced" tab

Blue ball is low temp / speed setting
Red ball is high temp / speed setting

Set blue at 20% / 20c
Set red at 100% / 50c
(I needed to set high temp @ 50c to get max speed @ 60c)
Click "Set" button lower right.

You can play with high and low setting to what you find is best for you and your system. Those are just the setting that work best for me. Main thing is to be sure fans ramp up as CPU heats up.

Forgive me if I over-simplified explanation and instructions.

[Desiboy007]

Thats good you explained as much as you could, as im the total noob and dont really know much tbh

So thanks a lot mate :D

And as far as i know all the Fans i have are 3Pin, i think even the adapter is 3pin, but dont quote me on that one :D

I will look and get back to you on that one :D

[doyll]

Glad to be of help. I have no idea if any other mobo fan sockets are speed controlled as have only PWM fans.

Edit: Dug out the manual and Sys_Fan2 socket is also speed controlled. Page 23.