Fans & Fan RGB, controllers/hubs, what am I missing?

[Squeemeister]

Hey everyone! I'm building a new gaming rig for the first time in many, many years. After reviewing my parts list several times, I'm still feeling unsure about how I'm going to deal with all the rgb fans I'll be using; this is new ground for me. Here's a short list of the relevant parts:

 

Case - Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX

Power Supply - EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850 (full modular)

Motherboard - Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro [8 Hybrid Fan connectors, Smart Fan 5, RGB Fusion 2.0]

360mm CPU AIO - Deepcool Castle 360EX

240mm GPU AIO - Gigabyte RTX 2080 Super Aorus Waterforce

Fans (x9) - Pccooler 120mm Fan Moonlight Series, PC-3M120 RGB LED w/ 4-pin PWM

 

My plan, so far, is to replace the three [3] stock fans on the 360mm rad, the two [2] fans on the 240mm, and add 3 or 4 as intake case fans.

I'm 99% sure I can easily swap the Deepcool stock fans for the Pccooler fans. I'm only 70% sure I can swap the Waterforce stock fans.

I just don't have the experience to know what I'll need to plug where and whether some kind of hub or controller is needed.

IIRC, each 3-pack of Pccooler fans come with a 3 to 1 rgb connector.

 

So, my questions:

It seems the Aorus Waterforce radiator fans plug right into the GPU card? Is swapping them still okay? How will these fans be controlled?

Do I need, or would you recommend, some sort of 3rd party Fan controller/hub and/or RGB controller/hub?

Can the 3 to 1 RGB connectors be daisy-chained?

 

Feel free to treat me like a complete fan/rgb noob, because I am.

Thank you in advance for your help and input.

[Streetguru]

9 minutes ago, Squeemeister said:

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

Also don't buy name brand RGB fans IMO, way cheaper on ebay from the same factories in china directly

[Squeemeister]

Hey, sorry, my budget is on the high end and I'm in the U.S.

1080p - 60/120

Control, Borderlands 3, PUBG, etc. as well as graphic design and light video editing.

The fans are well-reviewed Chinese fans at a good price.

[Meganter]

2 minutes ago, Squeemeister said:

Hey, sorry, my budget is on the high end and I'm in the U.S.

1080p - 60/120

Control, Borderlands 3, PUBG, etc. as well as graphic design and light video editing.

The fans are well-reviewed Chinese fans at a good price.

High-end you should aim for 1440p-144Hz  

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, Squeemeister said:

Hey, sorry, my budget is on the high end and I'm in the U.S.

1080p - 60/120

Control, Borderlands 3, PUBG, etc. as well as graphic design and light video editing.

The fans are well-reviewed Chinese fans at a good price.

You don't need a 2080 super for 1080p 144hz gaming

 

should really save money in a lot of places with something like this

The RX 5700 XT is good for even 1440p ultra wide gaming, you can pick up a monitor like that for $400 if you want to upgrade.

Why not just get an H500 from coolermaster for it's 2 200mm RGB fans? I would only really get an 011 dynamic if you plan to do a custom water cooling loop.

 

Can swap in an R7 3700X if you just want 8 cores on the "cheap"
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GpdXPn

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($194.79 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($134.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Red Dragon Video Card  ($409.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.15 @ Amazon)
Total: $1129.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-25 04:20 EDT-0400

[Squeemeister]

Hey, so you asked about my monitor (for some reason, even though I'm asking about fans and fan controllers) and I told you what I have currently. Of course I could upgrade that in the future, if and when I need. Same with the case... Perhaps I will build a custom loop in the future, thank goodness I chose the right case for it.

While I appreciate your attempts to save me money or downscale my planned build, let me reiterate the title of this thread:

"Fans & Fan RGB, controllers/hubs, what am I missing?"