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Dundarious Redripulin
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I have a Cooler Master Elite 430 case

 

https://www.cnet.com/products/cooler-master-elite-430-mid-tower-atx/

 

with an Asus Prime B350-Plus motherboard

 

https://www.cnet.com/products/asus-prime-b350-plus-motherboard-atx-socket-am4-amd-b350-fch/

 

I currently have a single 120mm fan in the rear fan slot of the case and am looking to optimize my cooling.  I am pretty new to PC building and am honestly starting to get a bit lost in the research.  Since this motherboard only has 2 fan headers I started to look into fan controllers, but I have no idea what all I am going to need to pick up to run 4-6 fans. Do I need a controller or can I use a splitter or a hub? The front fan is a 140mm, so does that have an effect on the splitter or hub setup since the rest of them will be 120mm? I have read that positive pressure is best, so what would the ideal configuration be?  What about dust covers? PWM? Noise is definitely an issue for me, but it seems like just getting a good quality fan reduces noise quite a lot. Is this accurate? I really have no idea what I'm doing. I really appreciate any help that is provided.

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What are your specs?

The Prime B350-Plus already comes with pretty good fan control software so splitters should be enough to connect fans to the motherboard. 

Dedicated controllers are good if you're not satisfied with what the motherboard provides. 

Positive pressure is useful for keeping dust from seeping into unfiltered cracks but only really helps if your intakes are well filtered. I'm not sure if that's the case with your Elite 430/ 

PWM is a way to power fans with 12v pulses and is pretty good for getting low rpm but isn't necessary for fan control. DC also works well for fan control via variable voltage. 

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2 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

What are your specs?

The Prime B350-Plus already comes with pretty good fan control software so splitters should be enough to connect fans to the motherboard. 

Dedicated controllers are good if you're not satisfied with what the motherboard provides. 

Positive pressure is useful for keeping dust from seeping into unfiltered cracks but only really helps if your intakes are well filtered. I'm not sure if that's the case with your Elite 430/ 

PWM is a way to power fans with 12v pulses and is pretty good for getting low rpm but isn't necessary for fan control. DC also works well for fan control via variable voltage. 

Im just going to link the exact items I purchased for this build. I was working on a bit of a budget with the understanding that I would supplement with better cooling, more RAM, more storage, and any other hardware I was going to need to beef up this PC as more funds became available.

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077VX31FZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B41WS48/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073SBX6TY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H33SFJU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XJ5LT72/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

I already linked the case and the mother board so I won't include those.  I am definitely considering filtering my intake fans, but I will need to purchase fan filters for that as the case does not have any filtration built in that I know of.

 

 

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2 hours ago, Dundarious Redripulin said:

Im just going to link the exact items I purchased for this build. I was working on a bit of a budget with the understanding that I would supplement with better cooling, more RAM, more storage, and any other hardware I was going to need to beef up this PC as more funds became available.

I already linked the case and the mother board so I won't include those.  I am definitely considering filtering my intake fans, but I will need to purchase fan filters for that as the case does not have any filtration built in that I know of.

Adding a front intake should be plenty for cooling already. NF-P14R is good: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2mV48d/noctua-case-fan-nfp14rredux1500pwm

Your motherboard has a cpu_fan header and 2 cha_fan headers so that should plenty enough for the case and cpu fans. 

A Silverstone's FF143 filters for the front intake should be enough: https://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Filter-Magnet-Cooling-FF143B/dp/B00ARB5E8A/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=fan+dust+filter+140mm+silverstone&qid=1556343438&s=electronics&sr=1-2

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
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On 4/26/2019 at 11:33 PM, Dundarious Redripulin said:

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H33SFJU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

This is off topic, but worth mentioning. DO NOT go with that cheap power supply. It's a very low quality unit. Spend a bit more and get something of better quality. You can check the new PSU guide list here. Try to get something from at least Tier B or higher. Your new system will thank you in the many years to come. ;) 

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