I ask this because I remember thinking how one could connect a ton of Noctua fans to a single header due to them only drawing 0.03 A. Then I read that the amp draw written on Noctua fans is the running draw, not the maximum. This means that you might be able to run all of those fans, but not *start* them.
It would be a major downer to plug in all your fans, turn the computer on and immediately burn out the fan header.
I just used the current specs from the manufacturer. You're right that is usually the running draw, but it's the max running draw (at max fan speed). Starting draw can be higher, but probably not an issue unless you have all your fans set to immediately go to max speed on startup. Would be interesting to test that out though in the real world and see what the limitations are.
Great article.
How was the current draw of the fans measured?
I ask this because I remember thinking how one could connect a ton of Noctua fans to a single header due to them only drawing 0.03 A. Then I read that the amp draw written on Noctua fans is the running draw, not the maximum. This means that you might be able to run all of those fans, but not *start* them.
It would be a major downer to plug in all your fans, turn the computer on and immediately burn out the fan header.
I just used the current specs from the manufacturer. You're right that is usually the running draw, but it's the max running draw (at max fan speed). Starting draw can be higher, but probably not an issue unless you have all your fans set to immediately go to max speed on startup. Would be interesting to test that out though in the real world and see what the limitations are.