Fan control question

["dj_segfault" <user=60@nabble.blu.org>]

 So I'm starting to put together the new box.  I'm using an Antec P180B 
case.  Two shockers for me were that (1) it doesn't have a speaker. 
Huh!!?!? and (2) the 3 120mm fans have the 4-pin Molex connectors, like 
for hard drives, not the kind that connects to the fan connectors on the 
motherboard.  They do have separate switches for three speed settings, 
which is cool.  But having the fan speed determined by temperature seems 
like a much better idea to me. 

I'm pretty sure I've seen adapters to convert 4-pin Molex to the 3-pin 
or 4-pin motherboard fan connectors.  But since there's only the two 
wires for power coming from the fans (ie no pins for RPM sense), getting 
those adapters and hooking them up to the motherboard won't actually buy 
me anything.  The motherboard can't control fans without sensors.  right? 

If I am, I'll probably have to replace at least one of the fans to do 
this.  It should run quieter then. 

Oh, and what's a good internal temperature to shoot for? 

I'm downloading torrents for F8 test 3 now. Wish I could time it with 
the full release, but... 


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