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Upon furthur research the fans that i will be using wont be PWM anyway, (i dont think) if i were to run them with that splitter will i still be able to control them? Monitoring isnt TOO important, but would still be nice

 

Not with the Swiftech splitter it will only work on PWM since it was designed that way so it can't do voltage control, if you are going with 3 pin fans the NZXT grid+ allows for group fan control using their CAM software.

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Ok, so I will be getting a HAF Stacker 935 and i will be putting a hefty system in it. I want to be able to put dual 360mm Radiators in the top, but that means i have to get power up to them. I want to use Corsair SP120 LED fans for the visual effect ( http://goo.gl/Uwj3JW) so i am going to need a splitter. I want to use a hub as oppossed to a Splitter cable, just for the ease of use and easier cable management. I was looking into the Swiftech 8-Way PWM splitter with the SATA power ( http://goo.gl/JrbFqg ) But then i heard that it didnt do well with corsair fans. I dont think that the LED SP120s are PWM but i'm not really sure. I still want to be able to have a PWM splitter because when my budget allows i will most likely be upgrading the fans for somthing better like Noctua or something similar.

 

All in all i just need a suggestion for what to do in this situation. I want PWM Function and i want to be able to have just one cable running to the top part of the case. Can you guys help me out?

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Ok, so I will be getting a HAF Stacker 935 and i will be putting a hefty system in it. I want to be able to put dual 360mm Radiators in the top, but that means i have to get power up to them. I want to use Corsair SP120 LED fans for the visual effect ( http://goo.gl/Uwj3JW) so i am going to need a splitter. I want to use a hub as oppossed to a Splitter cable, just for the ease of use and easier cable management. I was looking into the Swiftech 8-Way PWM splitter with the SATA power ( http://goo.gl/JrbFqg ) But then i heard that it didnt do well with corsair fans. I dont think that the LED SP120s are PWM but i'm not really sure. I still want to be able to have a PWM splitter because when my budget allows i will most likely be upgrading the fans for somthing better like Noctua or something similar.

 

All in all i just need a suggestion for what to do in this situation. I want PWM Function and i want to be able to have just one cable running to the top part of the case. Can you guys help me out?

 

I would suggest to get the non LED versions since they tend to be quieter and using a LED strip it gives much more even lighting than with LED fans. As for the PWM splitter I think it depends on the version on fans but I have a set of SP120 QE from Corasir which I will be adding a small PWM signal boost circuit to have my motherboard enable the fan controls.

 

If you interested here is a diagram of the circuit:

http://forums.swiftech.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2428

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I would suggest to get the non LED versions since they tend to be quieter and using a LED strip it gives much more even lighting than with LED fans. As for the PWM splitter I think it depends on the version on fans but I have a set of SP120 QE from Corasir which I will be adding a small PWM signal boost circuit to have my motherboard enable the fan controls.

 

If you interested here is a diagram of the circuit:

http://forums.swiftech.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2428

 

Well the reason that im going with the LED versions are because on the top of the half stacker it has no windows, just the mesh on each side of the small case, i want the red to come through the fan mesh and thats it, so i dont want it too bright, i just want it to be red, if that makes sense.

 

I dont really feel comfortable making a circuit like that... is there anything else i could do and still run the same config? like what if i got different red led fans? do you have any suggesstions? I really want to be able to use the corsair fans tho, because i already have a couple ordered...

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Upon furthur research the fans that i will be using wont be PWM anyway, (i dont think) if i were to run them with that splitter will i still be able to control them? Monitoring isnt TOO important, but would still be nice

Collecting every single CPU in existence? Is it possible? I have no idea, but i'm sure gonna try! http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/341848-dont-throw-away-old-cpus-im-collecting/

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Upon furthur research the fans that i will be using wont be PWM anyway, (i dont think) if i were to run them with that splitter will i still be able to control them? Monitoring isnt TOO important, but would still be nice

 

Not with the Swiftech splitter it will only work on PWM since it was designed that way so it can't do voltage control, if you are going with 3 pin fans the NZXT grid+ allows for group fan control using their CAM software.

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Not with the Swiftech splitter it will only work on PWM since it was designed that way so it can't do voltage control, if you are going with 3 pin fans the NZXT grid+ allows for group fan control using their CAM software.

 

Perfect, ill go ahead and look into it thanks :D Is there anything else i should know? or should i be able to just plug it in and it should work?

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Perfect, ill go ahead and look into it thanks :D Is there anything else i should know? or should i be able to just plug it in and it should work?

 

It's pretty straight forward, it will use one of your USB headers on your motherboard to control the device.

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It's pretty straight forward, it will use one of your USB headers on your motherboard to control the device.

 

So it will supply enough power to all 6 fans, and i should be able to control them down to like 35% right? And iwhen i plug it in am i required to use both the 3 pin fan connecctor and the molex? or can i just use the 3 pin and the usb?

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So it will supply enough power to all 6 fans, and i should be able to control them down to like 35% right?

 

It depends on the RPM of the fans from the specs it says 1650RPM for the LED versions which are in between the Quiet (1450RPM) and Performance(2350RPM) Editions. I have the QE using 4 pin and they can do about 30% at 366RPM. so for yours being 3 pin LED fans I would expect around 500RPM at around 30%.

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It depends on the RPM of the fans from the specs it says 1650RPM for the LED versions which are in between the Quiet (1450RPM) and Performance(2350RPM) Editions. I have the QE using 4 pin and they can do about 30% at 366RPM. so for yours being 3 pin LED fans I would expect around 500RPM at around 30%.

 

But the point is i can control them, right?

 

And do i have to use the SATA connector? or do i just use the 3 pin fan connector and the usb? If i give it SATA power wont all the fans run at 100%? i dont want that...

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But the point is i can control them, right?

 

And do i have to use the SATA connector? or do i just use the 3 pin fan connector and the usb? If i give it SATA power wont all the fans run at 100%? i dont want that...

 

Yes the software lets you control them, the power connector I believe is a molex connector.

http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/148-GRID-digital-fan-controller.html

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Yes the software lets you control them, the power connector I believe is a molex connector.

http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/148-GRID-digital-fan-controller.html

 

Perfect, thanks so much for the help, i think you solved my issue perfectly!

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