G450 radiator cable connector

[duke_srg]

G450 have 3-pin connector, on wich one wire from radiator is connected. I want to mount a fun over radiator, can i use other two pins for powersupply or it is not connected?

[ALBPM]

If it is an orange color wire connected with a screw to the Heatsink, it is for grounding and not power.

You can put a fan on the heatsink but connect it to your power supply.

Paul

[duke_srg]

Yes, i know that is a ground wire (btw it's black in my case)
But that connector have 3 pins!
Ok, i'll use my multimeter tonight and check this out =)

[rylan]

Matrox uses 5V fans, so you'll have to get one of those or else its going to spin really slow.

[SteveC]

The G450's don't have fans or any connectors which you can power a fan off of.

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[Greebe]

Let me repeat SteveC's comment...
"The G450's don't have fans or any connectors which you can power a fan off of."

This is not a power connector, it's a voltage regulator and being such, can only output X amount of current, other than voiding the warranty, you could either cause the card to malfunction and or destroy it!

Use the PS voltage to run the fan.

[George YS]

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by duke_srg:
Yes, i know that is a ground wire (btw it's black in my case)
But that connector have 3 pins!
Ok, i'll use my multimeter tonight and check this out =)</font>

Yes, but in my opinion, it was *NOT* designed for a fan attached to the heatsink, the connector may not have sufficient 5V output or even with no power output but only grounding.