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How to add fans if ur motherboard doesnt support more than 6 fans

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whats the optimal number of fans in this case

its my first time so im quite inexperienced

Assuming you're using a single tower heatsink, you'd probably be good with 8 total fans: 3x on the graphics card, 1x in the psu, 1x on the heatsink, 2x 140mm's for front intake, and 1x 140mm for rear exhaust.

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How to add fans if ur motherboard doesnt support more than 6 fans.
MoBo is MSI z97s sli krait edition

Case is H440

1 G1 970

Air cooler cpu

how many fans would be optimal for this case

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Fan splitter cables?

 

H440, I don't know how many fans. Usually the fewest you can have while still getting the performance you want.

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I don't know why you want to have more that 6 fans in your case (unless if you're watercooling maybe), but you can hook up fans to Molex connectors on your PSU. There are adapter cables that let you connect 2/3 fans per Molex.

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I don't know why you want to have more that 6 fans in your case (unless if you're watercooling maybe), but you can hook up fans to Molex connectors on your PSU. There are adapter cables that let you connect 2/3 fans per Molex.

whats the optimal number of fans in this case

its my first time so im quite inexperienced

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whats the optimal number of fans in this case

its my first time so im quite inexperienced

I see it comes stock with 4 fans included, no? 3 in the front, 1 in the back?

That would be the best layout, I think, stock. Maybe switch 1 front to the top as an exhaust, but may want to keep a positive air pressure to eliminate dust. (assuming the intakes are filtered)

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whats the optimal number of fans in this case

its my first time so im quite inexperienced

 

 

Fan splitter cables?

 

H440, I don't know how many fans. Usually the fewest you can have while still getting the performance you want.

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How to add fans if ur motherboard doesnt support more than 6 fans.

MoBo is MSI z97s sli krait edition

Case is H440

1 G1 970

Air cooler cpu

how many fans would be optimal for this case

You can use the fan splitter in the back of the h440, though that will be loud because they run at 100%. You could buy a 6V adapter.

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whats the optimal number of fans in this case

its my first time so im quite inexperienced

Assuming you're using a single tower heatsink, you'd probably be good with 8 total fans: 3x on the graphics card, 1x in the psu, 1x on the heatsink, 2x 140mm's for front intake, and 1x 140mm for rear exhaust.

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Bear in mind that fan header in your motherboard have a limit, DO NOT connect more than 2 fans (using fan splitters) for each fan header.

 

You can connect a fan splitter and have 2 fans in each header and it would be fine 99.9% of the time but more than 2 is asking for trouble.

 

If you are already using splitters and still need more fans get a fan controller (google it up) something like the NZXT Sentry 2 (very popular hardware fan controller) or NZXT Grid +(as in plus) (a software fan controller ) which Linus and Luke reviewed here

 

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For that case, 4 fans, 3 in front, one in rear

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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