[lm-sensors] ASUS P5B DELUXE WiFi with Winbond W83627DHG - here 3-pin and 4-pin cpu fansHi

[Jean Delvare]

On Sat, 4 Nov 2006 15:03:59 +0100, Christian Mahr wrote:
> > Why don't you simply use 4-wire fans if that's what the board was
> > designed for?
> 
> yes, that is a solution - of course. But if you look to the
> market, there is a very big choice of 3-pin fans (several
> 100-dreds) and very few 4-pin ones (maybe 10 or so).

I'm not surprised, 4-pin fans is a relatively new technology.

> If you want to use a specific CPU-fan, where you are f.e.
> convinced of the low-noise properties, its almost impossible to
> find a 4-pin version. 

OTOH 4-pin fans promise much better fan speed control possibilities, so
maybe a "standard" 4-pin fan will do a better job in that respect than
an "advanced" 3-pin fan. But well that's your system and your money ;)

-- 
Jean Delvare