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5 fans (w/o CPU) with 3 mobo headers (w/o CPU) - Y Splitters.. Help!?

13thNemesis
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Hello everyone, long time no post!

 

Build:

  1. BeQuiet! Pure Base 500DX
  2. ASUS Gaming Z490 Plus
  3. Intel i7-10700K
  4. Bequiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 (2 fans)
  5. Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 2666MHz C16
  6. Corsair RM750x
  7. Old ASUS Strix 970 (will be replaced by a 3080 once they are available again!)
  8. Fan-Splitter: Silverstone SilverStone SST-CPF01

 

(Yes, this is my first build and upgrade after 6-7 years)

 

Mobo connectors for cooling:

1 x CPU Fan connector(s)
1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s)
3 x Chassis Fan connector(s)
1 x AIO_PUMP connector

 

Case fans pre-installed: 3x BeQuiet! Pure Wings 2 140mm
TECH INFO about the Pure Wings 2

Rated Voltage DC (V) 12
Operating Voltage DC (V) 5 - 12
Current consumption (A) 0.30
Safety current (A) 0.30
Input power (W) 3.6

 

 

I want to add 2 x BeQuiet! Shadow Wings 2 140mm


TECH INFO about the Shadow Wings 2:

Rated Voltage DC (V) 12
Operating Voltage DC (V) 6 - 12
Current consumption (A) 0.30
Safety current (A) 0.30
Input power (W) 3.60
 
   
   

 

So my first question!

Can I use 2 Y-Splitters on the mobo to connect 2 fans into 1 header and another 2 into the other.
-->Exhaust will have its own header.

 

I want to add 2 more fans, those being the Shadow Wings 2 140mm.

 


All the Mobo connectors are:
4-pin PWM/DC fan (All onboard headers support auto-detection of PWM or DC fans.)
and the integrated AiO header enables full control of PWM or DC water pumps.

 


 

So I was thinking of the following setup:
2 fans at the front will be connected to 1 header with a splitter.

2 fans on the top will be connected to 1 header with a splitter.

The exhaust fan will have it's header.

or

 

2 fans at the front will be connected to 1 header with a splitter.

1 fan connected into its own header

1 fan connected into its own header

1 fan (exhaust or any other?) connected to the AiO header

 


 

I know 1 header should be able to support 2 fans, no problems but can there be any issues and which configuration (which fans into which headers etc) should I use?

 

Another question:

Should I only use 1 splitter, connect 2 fans to 1 header, connect another 2 fans to the other two headers and use the AiO header as another fan header (Exhaust for example)

Or should I just go with 2 splitters and leave the AiO be?

 

 

First question again!

Can I use 2 Y-Splitters on the mobo to connect 2 fans into 1 header and another 2 into the other.
Exhaust will have its own header.)

 

 

I will use 5 fans because I have a smaller gaming room that tends to run hot sometimes.

 

 

Any help and tips are appreciated!

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20 minutes ago, 13thNemesis said:

So I was thinking of the following setup:
2 fans at the front will be connected to 1 header with a splitter.

2 fans on the top will be connected to 1 header with a splitter.

The exhaust fan will have it's header.

You are over thinking this. Just do this one.

BabyBlu (Primary): 

  • CPU: Intel Core i9 9900K @ up to 5.3GHz, 5.0GHz all-core, delidded
  • Motherboard: Asus Maximus XI Hero
  • RAM: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 4x8GB DDR4-3200 @ 4000MHz 16-18-18-34
  • GPU: MSI RTX 2080 Sea Hawk EK X, 2070MHz core, 8000MHz mem
  • Case: Phanteks Evolv X
  • Storage: XPG SX8200 Pro 2TB, 3x ADATASU800 1TB (RAID 0), Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB
  • PSU: Corsair HX1000i
  • Display: MSI MPG341CQR 34" 3440x1440 144Hz Freesync, Dell S2417DG 24" 2560x1440 165Hz Gsync
  • Cooling: Custom water loop (CPU & GPU), Radiators: 1x140mm(Back), 1x280mm(Top), 1x420mm(Front)
  • Keyboard: Corsair Strafe RGB (Cherry MX Brown)
  • Mouse: MasterMouse MM710
  • Headset: Corsair Void Pro RGB
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro

Roxanne (Wife Build):

  • CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K @ up to 5.0GHz, 4.8Ghz all-core, relidded w/ LM
  • Motherboard: Asus Z97A
  • RAM: G.Skill Sniper 4x8GB DDR3-2400 @ 10-12-12-24
  • GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2 w/ LM
  • Case: Corsair Vengeance C70, w/ Custom Side-Panel Window
  • Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Samsung 860 EVO 1TB, Silicon Power A80 2TB NVME
  • PSU: Corsair AX760
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  • Mouse: Glorious Model O-
  • Headset: SteelSeries Arctis 7
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro

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  • Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Aorus Pro AX
  • RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4-3600 @ 3600MHz 14-14-14-28
  • GPU: MSI RTX 3080 Ventus 3X Plus OC, de-shrouded, LM TIM, replaced mem therm pads
  • Case: Fractal Design Node 202
  • Storage: SP A80 1TB, WD Black SN770 2TB
  • PSU: Corsair SF600 Gold w/ NF-A9x14
  • Display: Samsung QN90A 65" (QLED, 4K, 120Hz, HDR, VRR)
  • Cooling: Thermalright AXP-100 Copper w/ NF-A12x15
  • Keyboard/Mouse: Rii i4
  • Controllers: 4X Xbox One & 2X N64 (with USB)
  • Sound: Denon AVR S760H with 5.1.2 Atmos setup.
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro

Harmonic (NAS/Game/Plex/Other Server):

  • CPU: Intel Core i7 6700
  • Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY H270M
  • RAM: 64GB DDR4-2133
  • GPU: Intel HD Graphics 530
  • Case: Fractal Design Define 7
  • HDD: 3X Seagate Exos X16 14TB in RAID 5
  • SSD: Inland Premium 512GB NVME, Sabrent 1TB NVME
  • Optical: BDXL WH14NS40 flashed to WH16NS60
  • PSU: Corsair CX450
  • Display: None
  • Cooling: Noctua NH-U14S
  • Keyboard/Mouse: None
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro

NAS:

  • Synology DS216J
  • 2x8TB WD Red NAS HDDs in RAID 1. 8TB usable space
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splitters are fine to use, you might loose PWM control depending on what splitter you buy but thats about it. i dont quite remember how all my fans are connected tbh but i have at least one and probably two Y splitters in there

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21 minutes ago, 13thNemesis said:

Can I use 2 Y-Splitters on the mobo to connect 2 fans into 1 header and another 2 into the other.

Yes, no problem. As long they don't suck too much juice but with those fans you'll be fine.

 

22 minutes ago, 13thNemesis said:

Should I only use 1 splitter, connect 2 fans to 1 header, connect another 2 fans to the other two headers and use the AiO header as another fan header (Exhaust for example)

Or should I just go with 2 splitters and leave the AiO be?

AIO header is for pump. You ...can but they will run full speed as far as I know. Go with the first option.

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Thank you all for your input!

I will come back to it tomorrow once I will start setting it up!

If someone has some experience or some input, feel free to post it 😃

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