enthoo pro fan controller

[the ginger gamer]

Can some explain to me how this fan controler works, i need to know how you change the speed of the fans as i didnt see anything ojn the case that would change the speed. I know it is pwm contorled but what if i want to controle it myself?

[ShotDC]

i think somewhere in the forun is a guide of fans stuff idk for sure but well its something

[Spev]

Tbh I'm interested in this too...following the topic. I don't really even use mine!

[chriscoolzap]

Tbh I'm interested in this too...following the topic. I don't really even use mine!

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[the ginger gamer]

Tbh I'm interested in this too...following the topic. I don't really even use mine!

Do you have fans on it?

[chriscoolzap]

Do you have fans on it?

I do but I haven't bothered changing the fan curve or rpm of them YET..

[the ginger gamer]

I do but I haven't bothered changing the fan curve or rpm of them YET..

Does it do a good job of controling the fans and do you have your heatsink on it?

[asker509]

I just looked at the page at newegg and it said it can control 3 pin and 4 pin pwn fans I didn't know you could do that

[the ginger gamer]

I just looked at the page at newegg and it said it can control 3 pin and 4 pin pwn fans I didn't know you could do that

I think i saw some where that it uses sata, could be wrong but not sure so dont quote me on it.

[Silent_R493]

3-pin fans connect to the controller and output to a 4-pin PWM for modulation via a MOBO Fan header.  CPU-OPT is where I plug into and control with Asus AI Suite 3 on my Z87 Sabortooth.

 

Your mobo should have fan control software either in windows or UFEI BIOS

[drewjn]

My wonder is how you put your 4 pin pwm fans into it, lol. I never really put 4 pins into 3 pin ports, usually it is the other way around.

[deviltrigger529]

I actually just joined this site to ask the same question. I just moved my computer to the Enthoo Pro case and with the front, rear and 3 rad fans hooked up to the PWM hub, and the PWM cable going to the CPU fan header on my mobo I can not get the fans to budge from full speed. I've tried thru the bios control itself and thru Speedfan, neither will affect the fan speed. I remember Linus' review on the Primo I think and you could clearly hear the fan speeds climb when he removed the heatsink from the CPU for a couple seconds. If anyone has any info on this it would be great. I think the only info is what mobo I'm using, its a Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3.

[Tass]

To have full control, you need to use the motherboard to power the fans through the 4 pin pwm cable. if you attache the extra power connector, it will do full speed and only use the 4 pin connector as a monitoring Tool.

i have my case fans running through the hub at 400 rpm, and all my radiator fans running directly through the motherboard. i will at some point get another one of phanteks hubs to control all my rad fans through 1 motherboard header asswell.

 

You only need to make sure the motherboard has enough power to pull all those fans.

 

Love the case by the way. loads of Space and great build quality. but it is rather huge

[chriscoolzap]

To have full control, you need to use the motherboard to power the fans through the 4 pin pwm cable. if you attache the extra power connector, it will do full speed and only use the 4 pin connector as a monitoring Tool.

i have my case fans running through the hub at 400 rpm, and all my radiator fans running directly through the motherboard. i will at some point get another one of phanteks hubs to control all my rad fans through 1 motherboard header asswell.

 

You only need to make sure the motherboard has enough power to pull all those fans.

 

Love the case by the way. loads of Space and great build quality. but it is rather huge

i cant control my fans through pwm any suggestions

[drewjn]

First off, Tass, thank you very much for responding and contributing to the questions a good number of us has usked (like added for post). Far too many have told me to buy fan controllers that are 'fairly decent' or 'not bad' rather than explain the available hardware or options. It is slightly distressing when they tell you to buy something when you possibly have viable hardware and a mobo that already has support, especially when you tell them your build.

 

 

 

For everyone in the thread that had the same question: I found this when was reading up on the fan splitter/hub that came with the swiftech: http://www.swiftech.com/pwmcontrollers.aspx

I think that a number of people will find that info more than helpful, as it explained a lot to me. One important point from it is that you should not put pwm 4 pin fans into hubs or controllers that manage the control through changing the voltage as that form is made for non pwm fans and thus can damage the motor and components for pwm fans. So, do not put 4 pin fans into hubs/controllers made for 3 pin connections. As for other points, the links and other comments on that link are very helpful

 

 

 

 

To have full control, you need to use the motherboard to power the fans through the 4 pin pwm cable. if you attache the extra power connector, it will do full speed and only use the 4 pin connector as a monitoring Tool.

i have my case fans running through the hub at 400 rpm, and all my radiator fans running directly through the motherboard. i will at some point get another one of phanteks hubs to control all my rad fans through 1 motherboard header asswell.

 

You only need to make sure the motherboard has enough power to pull all those fans.

 

Love the case by the way. loads of Space and great build quality. but it is rather huge

 

I finally figured out what I needed to do, what helped me made a final decision was simple... The phanteks fan hub has six 3 pin spots, the swiftech fan hub (inc w/ h240x) has eight 4 pin ports (three used for pump and fans). The swiftech pwm splitter also has a connection direct to the psu so it seems the question on power and overburdening the hub has become unimportant.

 

Does it matter which fans are put into the cpu or opt cpu header; are both equally, and easily, supported by software without much prodding? I would think they are, but found it safer to be sure.

 

i cant control my fans through pwm any suggestions

 

I may not be too sure on wiring and optimization, but one thing that I do know is that to control fans through pwm, you have to have fans that can be controlled by pwm (4-pin) with a mobo that supports it, or add non pwm three pin fans to a fan controller/hub. From what I gather, controller can be manual by knob or slide, have a touch/display screen or be software controlled. What can help is if you give us an idea of your current setup for proper troubleshooting.