Hi, guys! I'm planning to get myself a custom gaming rig soon but I'm on a tight-ish budget so the components I've picked are more towards the budget side:
My custom rig component list
Of all the parts I have picked, I'm still hesitant on the PC casing. More specifically, the fans.
The case that I have picked is the Phanteks P400s Tempered Glass Edition.
The P400s comes with a 3 speed fan controller and that made me wonder. Is the fan controller necessary or should I just connect the fans to the motherboard so that it can be monitored automatically and be adjusted to the needed speed by itself? (Or maybe we can connect to both so that it can work by itself but we can still override it if necessary? )
Sure, I get that the P400s is marketed for a more silent casing and people use it to tune down the fan speed so that it can be quieter, but I feel like the sound dampeners on the case is enough for me (besides, I'm not going to do OC anyways)
PS. I have seen a lot of comments online that people are usually having 5/6 fans on their pc (including the cpu fan, I think?) and wondering if they should have some connected to the Mobo and some to the controller which makes sense to me, but I'm most probably gonna have 3 case fans only (2 front, 1 back) and an additional CPU fan (Hyper 212 turbo)
Tl;dr - Connect fans to case stock 3 speed fan controller or motherboard controlled?