The CPU OPT header is an additional connection for special processor cooling accessories, such as specialized coolers with multiple fans or water-cooling components. Functionally, CPU OPT is identical ...

Noctua has expanded its A-series cooling solutions with the new NF-A6x15 60mm fan models. Available in both 12 V and 5 V versions, these fans come with either 3-pin or PWM 4-pin connectors, offering ...

IIRC the extra pin on a 4 pin motherboard header may report if the fan has totally stopped, like a failure line, to tell the mobo to shut the CPU off. I've got an old 4 pin fan here from a '94 vintage ...

CPU_FAN and CPU_OPT are entirely different and serve distinct purposes in the context of a computer cooling system. CPU_FAN or CPU Fan Header is the primary 4-pin fan header on a motherboard, and it ...

It's recently occurred that I need to drive more fans than my motherboard has fan headers. These are four-pin PWM fans and the motherboard headers are also four-pin. As I understand it, the pins are ...