As a person who's about to buy a new PC in just a week (finally) I'm currently eyeing the HX 620 as the PSU that I want to buy. The confusion I'm having is the PSU fan socket. I wanted to use the fan socket because I don't want manual fan control, and I also don't want to keep the PSU pegged at a high rpm. I'm also a bit wary about prying out the original fan socket.
So, basically I need to ask this:
Is this adapter:
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/ ... ts_id=3597
compatible with the fan socket of the PSU?
http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?image ... 9sLmpwZw==
If possible, Then what is the recommended fan rpm that I should use? 1600rpm?
if not, Is there any other way?
Corsair HX 620: Automatic?
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Corsair HX 620: Automatic?
Last edited by yensteel on Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.
The Corsair HX620 is regarded as a reasonably quiet PSU and the fan speed will vary according to the load on the PSU and its temperature. SPCR has reviewed this PSU.
However, if you think 22 dBA up until approx 300W load will be too loud for you (and the rest of your system would have to be pretty quiet for that to be the case), a fan swap may help.
I've no idea if those adapters you linked to would work. In my experience after doing a fan swap on my Zalman ZM600, it can be hard to reach the actual fan socket on the PSU's circuit board. I eventually gave up and cut the fan power connectors to the stock fan that came with my PSU. I then bought a 3 pin fan connector extension cord and cut off one end, then wired the red and black wires from the extension cord end to the red and black wires from the PSU, then connected my normal 3 pin fan to the re-wired connector.
There are guides to doing fan swaps somewhere in these forums, so have a look around.
I used a Scythe S Flex F 1600rpm fan as a replacement and I highly recommend this fan as a replacement fan. You could also look at a higher speed Noctua fan if you can't find an S Flex.
However, if you think 22 dBA up until approx 300W load will be too loud for you (and the rest of your system would have to be pretty quiet for that to be the case), a fan swap may help.
I've no idea if those adapters you linked to would work. In my experience after doing a fan swap on my Zalman ZM600, it can be hard to reach the actual fan socket on the PSU's circuit board. I eventually gave up and cut the fan power connectors to the stock fan that came with my PSU. I then bought a 3 pin fan connector extension cord and cut off one end, then wired the red and black wires from the extension cord end to the red and black wires from the PSU, then connected my normal 3 pin fan to the re-wired connector.
There are guides to doing fan swaps somewhere in these forums, so have a look around.
I used a Scythe S Flex F 1600rpm fan as a replacement and I highly recommend this fan as a replacement fan. You could also look at a higher speed Noctua fan if you can't find an S Flex.
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Hi, I did a fan swap for my corsair vx550 a few days ago. The little springy things (yes hard to explain) in the female connector hold it on firm. All you have to do is unplug old fan, gently remove the plastic bit and plug 3 pin fan in (just be careful about polarity etc). It holds fine. Put cover back on and you're done. Easy as pi