semi budget case fan options

[Ghosted Muzik]

so im running an amazon special case, it came with 6 120mm rgb fans but no way to control fan speed, it can fit 5 140mm and a 120mm, currently its setup as 5 intake 1 exhaust,

what would be a good budget setup that can also be controlled by the pc? 

100$ usd budget

would like rgb but not 100% needed

and should i leave my intake and exhaust config alone or change it?

[oliver1munkholm]

Can you not control the fan speeds in your BIOS?

[Ghosted Muzik]

3 minutes ago, oliver1munkholm said:

Can you not control the fan speeds in your BIOS?

they dont connect to mobo except for an argb header and that wont even register on any software

[oliver1munkholm]

25 minutes ago, Ghosted Muzik said:

they dont connect to mobo except for an argb header and that wont even register on any software

maybe check out corsairs fans, pretty sure they have an app for controlling rgb and speeds if you get the controller module as well

[Eastman51]

Any fans that will connect up to the motherboard or some type of fan controller (like old style DVD bay controllers with knobs to control fan speed) will give you that control you're looking for.

My personal recommendation would be to get Noctua fans, or you can even get a 5 pack of Arctic fans on Amazon for ~$25. Arctic has a PST version of their fans that daisy chain for simplicity. But there's always Y splitters and hubs if your motherboard doesn't have enough fan headers.


As for your fan config, I'd swap the top rear to exhaust. You don't need that much intake, especially on a Ryzen stock cooler. Hell you could even ditch the front top fan altogether and it'd be fine.