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BabaDaMonkey
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I think that only has 4. Like most motherboards. 

I would suggest the NZXT GRID, which supports 8 fans. ~$15

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What motherboard will support 6 or 7 fans?

You could just use fan splitters, just a couple bucks each on Amazon or ebay.

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usually a motherboard fan header can support upto 4 fans per header, but that

is not always the case. using fan splitters (Y-harnesses) can be useful for PWM

fans. DC fans too, but the amount of current needed to drive those fans could

be a limiting factor, especially for start-up..

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Can you explain what all these are xD? Im a pc noob and don't know a lot of these things. Trying to know what everything does to get a good gaming rig and actully know which parts to pick.

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You should just buy a fan controller. You'll get much greater and more granular control over your fans that way. And you can tweak your fans without having to ALT/TAB out of whatever game you're playing as it's a physical device in your drive bay. "How many fan connectors does it have" is not a smart reason to buy a motherboard. 

 

If you want to just run all your fans at full speed all the time that's even easier. All you do is hook them up to MOLEX and forget about them. 

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Can you explain what all these are xD? Im a pc noob and don't know a lot of these things. Trying to know what everything does to get a good gaming rig and actully know which parts to pick.

 

these are fan splitters

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this last one is a hub, power a single up to 8 fans with 12volts, 7 volts or 5 volts

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Can you explain what all these are xD? Im a pc noob and don't know a lot of these things. Trying to know what everything does to get a good gaming rig and actully know which parts to pick.

 

Consider posting to here if you need all around suggestions http://linustechtips.com/main/forum/18-new-builds-and-planning/

 

As for finding mobo with 6 fan headers... Might be problem. I have mid tier mobo and it has 6 headers. 2 for CPU cooler, 3 which can be controlled and 1 which isn't even monitored. So basicly from those 6 only 3-4 are usable for case fans.

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