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[Bhamid]

There aren't many motherboards with more than 1 4-pin socket

[=sw=warlord]

There aren't many motherboards with more than 1 4-pin socket

That's because the 4 pin fan plug is usualy for the cpu fan, not case fan.
I have yet to see a 4 pin case fan.
My understanding is the 4th pin is for temperature seeking, for the fan to find what temp the cpu is.
A few of the cpu heatsinks ive got use a thermocouple on the bottom of the fan for sensing the heat of the heaksink.

[Bhamid]

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Akasa...cone-pins-incl

I was thinking of these...

[Xetsuei]

That's because the 4 pin fan plug is usualy for the cpu fan, not case fan.
I have yet to see a 4 pin case fan.
My understanding is the 4th pin is for temperature seeking, for the fan to find what temp the cpu is.
A few of the cpu heatsinks ive got use a thermocouple on the bottom of the fan for sensing the heat of the heaksink.

Hahaha.

[=sw=warlord]

Hahaha.

Ha?
I see nothing funny there, at all.

[InnerGoat]

Hey, lets try making constructive posts some time

tia

(the 4 pin fan head is for pwm fans, and it accepts 3 pin fans too)

[Bhamid]

yea but 4 pins in 3 pin sockets dont do PWN

[k4is3rxkh40s]

It can, though it will stumble, which gets very grating after awhile.

What about a 4850, or would it be even more power wasting/harder on my system? I missed the 4770's for $99 so was looking through newegg today trying to finally decide on what to get, and I noticed that the cheapest 4850 is $99.99, ($74.99 with the given promo code and rebate) right now, while the only 4770's available are $119.99(there are a couple 4850's for the same price with either rebates, extended warranties, or games).

E:
Just looked at the 4770's again and there's one for 109.99

E2:
Looks like the above sold out in a matter of hours, there's still one for 119.99

[leorimolo]

I think 4 pins usually means the fan is variable speed and can be adjusted...3 pins means it's either on or off.

Wrong.

[Warsaw]

I said "I think", which means I am not sure. Whatever the case, if you know better, please share with the rest of us, especially for the sake of the one who asked the original question. You are not being funny or witty, you just look like a moron with a post like that.

Now, Kaiser, about the video card; go with the 4850, since it and the 4770 are almost dead even. Also, you'll probably upgrade the whole system somewhere down the line, so the extra power is appreciated. It will only stumble if you crank the settings all the way up, and at that it should be pretty smooth in between stumbles, and having more RAM can reduce said stumbles.