Better fan controll solution

[Chiobe]

I have had problems with 2 fan controllers:

Lamptron FC5 V3 Fan Controller <- This one I overloaded, with just 90 watts worths of fans.

Lamptron CF525 Fan Controller <- My current. Its working, but when I moved the case so did I manage to hit the fan controller somehow, so it dont work correctly on all channels anymore.

 

Needed less to say so do I want a better solution for my system.

 

It needs to be powerfull enough to handle 4 powerfull fans (0.60 A) per channel/unit, but at the same time be controllable with temprature or motherboard (as I'm tired of manually adjusting the fans to what I'm doing).

I got 18 fans atm, I need minimum 12 of them as they cool my radiators.

 

I leave budget open, as finding a good solution is worth it.

[Enderman]

an asus motherboard with fan xpert

definitely the best in-OS solution

lots of temp sensors on the motherboard to control different fans

the x99 deluxe has an expansion card to control even more fans

and you can set custom fan curves for every fan so you never have to touch the settings again

 

it is expensive since you will probably have to change your motherboard and maybe CPU too, but you said open budget, and this is definitely the best solution

[Chiobe]

an asus motherboard with fan xpert

definitely the best in-OS solution

lots of temp sensors on the motherboard to control different fans

the x99 deluxe has an expansion card to control even more fans

and you can set custom fan curves for every fan so you never have to touch the settings again

 

it is expensive since you will probably have to change your motherboard and maybe CPU too, but you said open budget, and this is definitely the best solution

My current motherboard (msi x99s gaming 9 ac) has a buggy bios, so I'm looking at alternatives and if I can do both at same time, then thats great.

 

But x99 deluxe wont be enough on its own: "Plug in up to three extra fans for a maximum of nine fans (including 2 CPU fans and 7 case fans)".

I have 18 fans atm, I need minimum 12 of them for my radiators.

[Enderman]

My current motherboard (msi x99s gaming 9 ac) has a buggy bios, so I'm looking at alternatives and if I can do both at same time, then thats great.

 

But x99 deluxe wont be enough on its own: "Plug in up to three extra fans for a maximum of nine fans (including 2 CPU fans and 7 case fans)".

I have 18 fans atm, I need minimum 12 of them for my radiators.

you can use splitters and have 2 fans per header

the cool thing is you can control up to 9 channels, not that you can only plug in 9 fans

since youre having most of your fans on radiators, you usually want those spinning at the same rpm, so you only need one control channel for two or three of the fans and control them all together

[Chiobe]

It seems something like this might be an easier solution, as it allows bigger freedom in choice of new motherboard.

Asuming 1 molex can handle 4x 0.60A fans.

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It seems something like this might be an easier solution, as it allows bigger freedom in choice of new motherboard.

Asuming 1 molex can handle 4x 0.60A fans.

Be careful with those cables, many motherboards actually use voltage control on their 4-pin headers rather than PWM. If that's the case and you use that cable, you don't have any control whatsoever.

No prizes for guessing how I found that out, or the kind of language I used when I finally did.

[Chiobe]

Be careful with those cables, many motherboards actually use voltage control on their 4-pin headers rather than PWM. If that's the case and you use that cable, you don't have any control whatsoever.

No prizes for guessing how I found that out, or the kind of language I used when I finally did.

Okay, then we are back to a fan controller solution again. Unless there are an other version of that cable that works with both versions.

[Wirerat]

This controller can run up to 11 fans. It controls 3 pin fans but uses the mobos pwm header to set the speed. All you do is set mobo cpu fan curve. I would use two of these with that many fans.

Phanteks PWM Fan Hub Controller (PH-PWHUB_01) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M0R05WE/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_2yepvb1JBQ14X

[Chiobe]

This controller can run up to 11 fans. It controls 3 pin fans but uses the mobos pwm header to set the speed. All you do is set mobo cpu fan curve. I would use two of these with that many fans.

Phanteks PWM Fan Hub Controller (PH-PWHUB_01) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M0R05WE/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_2yepvb1JBQ14X

Guess that works, as long as the motherboard supports the total watt, as it dont seems to draw power from anywhere else.

And motherboards dont normally list fan wattage as one of there features, so that gets me no where.

[Chiobe]

http://www.amazon.com/Phobya-4-Pin-Splitter-Power-Eight/dp/B00OD7MO6E/

http://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8-Way-Splitter-Power-Connector/dp/B00IF6R4C8/

 

It seems like internal fan controller systems all require PWM to work. So guess that means I will be looking for a motherboard with PWM controller on it, since that is the only way to get this to work.

[Wirerat]

Guess that works, as long as the motherboard supports the total watt, as it dont seems to draw power from anywhere else.

And motherboards dont normally list fan wattage as one of there features, so that gets me no where.

It has as a sata connection for power. It only uses the pwm signal from the mobo. To run full 11 fan it needs a couple more 3 pin splitters. It comes with 2. u can add 3 more. Phanteks 3-Pin Y-Splitter Fan Cable (PH-CB-Y3P) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M0R9BV0/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_UGppvb1RR4FTB

[Chiobe]

It has as a sata connection for power. It only uses the pwm signal from the mobo. To run full 11 fan it needs a couple more 3 pin splitters. It comes with 2. u can add 3 more. Phanteks 3-Pin Y-Splitter Fan Cable (PH-CB-Y3P) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M0R9BV0/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_UGppvb1RR4FTB

I would much rather have a few main units then 1 with splitters, as I'm using powerfull fans.

For that sake, can sata handle 30 watt or do I have to find one with molex?

[Wirerat]

I would much rather have a few main units then 1 with splitters, as I'm using powerfull fans.

For that sake, can sata handle 30 watt or do I have to find one with molex?

sata and molex connect to the same psu wires 5v, 12v.

You could get two of those controllers. They are 30w each. Then connect one to cpu_fan and sata and other to cpu_opt and sata.