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Will my motherboard still be able to control fan speeds if I connect my fans to a hub?

Entityy

Hi! So I am planning to purchase this case https://www.silentiumpc.com/en/product/regnum-rg6v-evo-tg-argb/ and I was wondering if connecting the fans to the hub that comes with it would still allow my MOBO to control the fan speeds. I don't want to connect them directly to my MOBO since it doesn't have rgb fusion 2.0(at least as far as I know, my motherboard is a z270-hd3p and I'm pretty sure it has no rgb fusion).

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It looks to me like the fan hub is the type that connects to the motherboard for fan control, and then splits the signal to all connected fans. So the motherboard will control the fan speed. You'll have to read the manual of the case to know for sure.

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Just to add to what @HairlessMonkeyBoy already stated, all the fans connected to the hub will run at the same speed commanded by the motherboard for whichever fan header you plug the hub into. 

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Thanks.

1 hour ago, done12many2 said:

Just to add to what @HairlessMonkeyBoy already stated, all the fans connected to the hub will run at the same speed commanded by the motherboard for whichever fan header you plug the hub into. 

So does this mean I should choose the header I plug the hub into carefully or can I just choose any?

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1 minute ago, Entityy said:

Thanks.

So does this mean I should choose the header I plug the hub into carefully or can I just choose any?

Any PWM (4pin) fan header will be fine.  Just remember that some headers, such as those marked for water pumps, are set to run at 100% all the time on certain boards.  I hope that helps.

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23 minutes ago, done12many2 said:

Any PWM (4pin) fan header will be fine.  Just remember that some headers, such as those marked for water pumps, are set to run at 100% all the time on certain boards.  I hope that helps.

Thanks for the help. My motherboard has 4x 4pin hybrid fan headers and it says that it will automatically detect what I connect to it so I should be fine

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