How many noctuas i can fit to my motherboard in one header?

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i have Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard and i just got the O11 Dynamic EVO and i want to fit 12 fans. Can i run 3 NF-A12x25 PWM in one header?can someome with the proper math tell me please if there is going to be a problem?but from what i read i have 6 headers on the mb...i think

 

[GhostRoadieBL]

from the motherboard manual

 

from noctua's specs page

 

1.0A divided by 0.14A = roughly 7 fans per header. Best to not go over 6 fans per header to compensate for starting amperage being higher than operating amperage.

 

 

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7 minutes ago, GhostRoadieBL said:

from the motherboard manual

 

from noctua's specs page

 

1.0A divided by 0.14A = roughly 7 fans per header. Best to not go over 6 fans per header to compensate for starting amperage being higher than operating amperage.

 

 

So i can fit 3 per header?or only those marked as fan will work?so that is 4 per header to make it to 12?

[GhostRoadieBL]

1 minute ago, Alienized said:

So i can fit 3 per header?

12 minutes ago, GhostRoadieBL said:

roughly 7 fans per header.

 

all your headers are 1Amp headers other than the w_pump+ so all the headers can handle 7 each but you should stick to max 6 each

[RONOTHAN##]

1 minute ago, Alienized said:

So i can fit 3 per header?or only those marked as fan will work?so that is 4 per header to make it to 12?

Yeah, if you want to just run 3, you can run just three. The header supports upwards of 7 with enough splitters. All of those headers can run a fan, its just that the ones labeled "PUMP" will not be able to be controlled by software. There are 5 headers that support speed control, and lets say 6 fans per header to be safe, you can run 30 fans on that motherboard. If you do 3 per header, that would be 15 fans running speed controlled.

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1 minute ago, RONOTHAN## said:

Yeah, if you want to just run 3, you can run just three. The header supports upwards of 7 with enough splitters. All of those headers can run a fan, its just that the ones labeled "PUMP" will not be able to be controlled by software. There are 5 headers that support speed control, and lets say 6 fans per header to be safe, you can run 30 fans on that motherboard. If you do 3 per header, that would be 15 fans running speed controlled.

Got it...Makes sense to go on 4 per header since i will have 12 , and is a waste of 1 end of a splitter not to use it.Because for 4 i will use 3 NA YC1 . So yeah. Thanks for the knowledge

[LanderAxier]

You can buy a fan controller that is powered by SATA (directly to your PSU) and have one fan header to your motherboard. Arctic has a cheap one on Amazon that can fit up to 10 fans.