Do I need a fan controller

[bamio]

Hi guys,

 

I currently have a corsair 760 t with the 3 fans that came with it. I want my PC to be as quit as possible at idle so I will buy some Low noise fans from Noctua and corsair and a NH-D15. In total my system will have 9 fans after the upgrade. My question is, do I need a fan controller to control the RPMs of all the fans? If yes which one should I get?

[Speaker1264]

 

Hi guys,

 

 

I currently have a corsair 760 t with the 3 fans that came with it. I want my PC to be as quit as possible at idle so I will buy some Low noise fans from Noctua and corsair and a NH-D15. In total my system will have 9 fans after the upgrade. My question is, do I need a fan controller to control the RPMs of all the fans? If yes which one should I get?

 

 

Just use some fan splitters.

 

http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Sleeved-Splitter-CPF01/dp/B00B46XKKQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1435926519&sr=1-1&keywords=fan+splitter

 

http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Technology-Sleeved-Splitter-CPF02/dp/B00HJOJS9O/ref=sr_1_13_m?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1435926666&sr=1-13

[bamio]

Just use some fan splitters.

 

http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Sleeved-Splitter-CPF01/dp/B00B46XKKQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1435926519&sr=1-1&keywords=fan+splitter

 

http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Technology-Sleeved-Splitter-CPF02/dp/B00HJOJS9O/ref=sr_1_13?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1435926635&sr=1-13

And how do i control the speed of the fans? I heard you can do this with ASUS Ai suite

[Speaker1264]

And how do i control the speed of the fans? I heard you can do this with ASUS Ai suite

 

The bios does it automatically, and you manually edit the bios settings, but the functionality is a bit limited.  AI suite is okay, but also a bit limited imo.  I would recommend SpeedFan as you have the most customizability, and it is very light weight.

 

This is what mine looks like

 

[Silyy097]

And how do i control the speed of the fans? I heard you can do this with ASUS Ai suite

You should be able to control this from inside the BIOS. Though I do not know if 2 fans are connected to 1 fan header using a splitter and you set the header to be at 30% RPM, will both fans run at 30% RPM or if you will be able to control each of the 9 fans individually.

 

Also to be "as quiet as possible" you should be aiming for as little fans as possible, not 9 slow speed fans.

[bamio]

You should be able to control this from inside the BIOS. Though I do not know if 2 fans are connected to 1 fan header using a splitter and you set the header to be at 30% RPM, will both fans run at 30% RPM or if you will be able to control each of the 9 fans individually.

 

Also to be "as quiet as possible" you should be aiming for as little fans as possible, not 9 slow speed fans.

Thanks! I will consider putting less fans in my case

[Arc_Jester]

And how do i control the speed of the fans? I heard you can do this with ASUS Ai suite

You could download Speedfan, it allows the fans to be off until the measured component gets to a specific temperature then the set fans will start spinning up (thats as quiet as it gets)

 

Get Speedfan here: http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php

[bamio]

The bios does it automatically, and you manually edit the bios settings, but the functionality is a bit limited.  AI suite is okay, but also a bit limited imo.  I would recommend SpeedFan as you have the most customizability, and it is very light weight.

 

This is what mine looks like

 

Thanks for the tipp

[TheCaptain53]

 

Hi guys,

 

 

I currently have a corsair 760 t with the 3 fans that came with it. I want my PC to be as quit as possible at idle so I will buy some Low noise fans from Noctua and corsair and a NH-D15. In total my system will have 9 fans after the upgrade. My question is, do I need a fan controller to control the RPMs of all the fans? If yes which one should I get?

 

The way I see it, you have 3 options.

1. Software based fan controller where the fans are connected to the motherboard
2. 5.25" bay fan controller
3. Internal fan controller

In terms of the software route, the only real option is SpeedFan, which I fucking hate. It's finicky and not very intuitive.

 

For the external fan controller, look up some reviews (I'm not big on them).

 

The route I personally went is to go with an internal fan controller. I'd say there are two options for going this route, either get an NZXT Grid+ or a Corsair Link Commander Mini.

 

The NZXT Grid+ is pretty cool. I personally have one and I really like it. The software with it is okay, not amazing, but okay. It's very discrete and you can use up to 6 fans (so you may have to use a splitter). It's also not that expensive. The downside is that it only takes 3-pin fans and doesn't have individual fan control.

 

The other option, which I kind of wish I had gotten, is the Corsair Link Commander Mini. This thing is fucking cool. You can use up to 8 PWM fans (so you may still have to use a splitter), you can control LED lighting strips from it, the software looks really cool AND it has individual fan control! You can also set up profiles so if your GPU starts running hot, you can turn up your intake fans on the front to feed it with more air but keep every other fan at the same speed. The downsides are that I haven't heard of many people who own and use one (despite asking), and it's also more expensive than the Grid+.

 

I'd take the Corsair Link, it looks pretty discrete and has got some pretty cool features.

EDIT: You can also create custom fan curves on either internal fan controller.

[bamio]

The way I see it, you have 3 options.

1. Software based fan controller where the fans are connected to the motherboard
2. 5.25" bay fan controller
3. Internal fan controller

In terms of the software route, the only real option is SpeedFan, which I fucking hate. It's finicky and not very intuitive.

 

For the external fan controller, look up some reviews (I'm not big on them).

 

The route I personally went is to go with an internal fan controller. I'd say there are two options for going this route, either get an NZXT Grid+ or a Corsair Link Commander Mini.

 

The NZXT Grid+ is pretty cool. I personally have one and I really like it. The software with it is okay, not amazing, but okay. It's very discrete and you can use up to 6 fans (so you may have to use a splitter). It's also not that expensive. The downside is that it only takes 3-pin fans and doesn't have individual fan control.

 

The other option, which I kind of wish I had gotten, is the Corsair Link Commander Mini. This thing is fucking cool. You can use up to 8 PWM fans (so you may still have to use a splitter), you can control LED lighting strips from it, the software looks really cool AND it has individual fan control! You can also set up profiles so if your GPU starts running hot, you can turn up your intake fans on the front to feed it with more air but keep every other fan at the same speed. The downsides are that I haven't heard of many people who own and use one (despite asking), and it's also more expensive than the Grid+.

 

I'd take the Corsair Link, it looks pretty discrete and has got some pretty cool features.

Thanks for the extensive description. I might look over the Corsair Link Commander Mini

[bamio]

Thanks for the tipp

 

[bamio]

The bios does it automatically, and you manually edit the bios settings, but the functionality is a bit limited.  AI suite is okay, but also a bit limited imo.  I would recommend SpeedFan as you have the most customizability, and it is very light weight.

 

This is what mine looks like

 

Hello again,

I got my new fans installed and downloaded speed fan. Your screenshots got me wondering about some things.

My question is, what das "Method: MAX of speeds" mean and why did you choose your CPU cores and your GPU as thermal sensor? Does that mean that when ether one of the 5 sensors measures for example 40C° the fan will spin with for example 500 RPM? Or do all 5 sensors need the measure above a certain temperature?

I hope my questions are worded clear enough. 

[tomas710]

 

Hi guys,

 

 

I currently have a corsair 760 t with the 3 fans that came with it. I want my PC to be as quit as possible at idle so I will buy some Low noise fans from Noctua and corsair and a NH-D15. In total my system will have 9 fans after the upgrade. My question is, do I need a fan controller to control the RPMs of all the fans? If yes which one should I get?

 

What mobo do you have? Asus has great integrated fan control, i'm running 7 fans on it, and with an extra splitter im sure i could have more. I don't think running fans according to GPU temps is very effiecient unless you have a custom watercooled build, since the fans on the GPU will take care of it much more effectively

[bamio]

What mobo do you have? Asus has great integrated fan control, i'm running 7 fans on it, and with an extra splitter im sure i could have more. I don't think running fans according to GPU temps is very effiecient unless you have a custom watercooled build, since the fans on the GPU will take care of it much more effectively

I have a Asus Maximus VII Formula. It has 6 fan connectors + 1 CPU fan connector + CPU opt fan connector. Oddly enough in the bios I can only monitor 3 chassis fans the CPU fan and the CPU opt fan even though I plugged in all 8 fans.

[tomas710]

I have a Asus Maximus VII Formula. It has 6 fan connectors + 1 CPU fan connector + CPU opt fan connector. Oddly enough in the bios I can only monitor 3 chassis fans the CPU fan and the CPU opt fan even though I plugged in all 8 fans.

I have a Maximus VI Formula, anything that says OPT is not controlable, so in reality you have 4 controlable fan headers. However, 3 pin/PWM splitters are very cheap and you can for example, use one header for front intake, one for top, one for rear and one from the CPU cooler, you can easily plug 3 fans in a single header, so, if you hide that cable mess tidely (Not hard at all) you can have total control and looks decent. I am controlling 7 fans using 3 splitters with my mobo

[bamio]

I have a Maximus VI Formula, anything that says OPT is not controlable, so in reality you have 4 controlable fan headers. However, 3 pin/PWM splitters are very cheap and you can for example, use one header for front intake, one for top, one for rear and one from the CPU cooler, you can easily plug 3 fans in a single header, so, if you hide that cable mess tidely (Not hard at all) you can have total control and looks decent. I am controlling 7 fans using 3 splitters with my mobo

I just checked, the fan headers are labeled A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, and B3. It seems like only the fans that are plugged in in an ‘A’ slot are shown in the BIOS and therefore controllable (3 pin and 4 pin).

I currently have my two front intake fans connected with a splitter and plugged in an ‘A’ port. My bottom intake fan is plugged in an ‘B’ port and my rear exhaust fan is plugged into an ‘A’ port as well. Two of my 3 top exhaust fans are connected with a splitter and plugged in an ‘A’ port and the third Fan is plugged into an ‘B’ port. It also seems like the fans in Port A1 and B1 same with same with fans in A2 and B2 are running at the same speed, could this be possible?

 

PS: Is it possible to connect 3 fans with 2 fan splitter into one 4 pin port?

[tomas710]

I just checked, the fan headers are labeled A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, and B3. It seems like only the fans that are plugged in in an ‘A’ slot are shown in the BIOS and therefore controllable (3 pin and 4 pin).

I currently have my two front intake fans connected with a splitter and plugged in an ‘A’ port. My bottom intake fan is plugged in an ‘B’ port and my rear exhaust fan is plugged into an ‘A’ port as well. Two of my 3 top exhaust fans are connected with a splitter and plugged in an ‘A’ port and the third Fan is plugged into an ‘B’ port. It also seems like the fans in Port A1 and B1 same with same with fans in A2 and B2 are running at the same speed, could this be possible?

 

PS: Is it possible to connect 3 fans with 2 fan splitter into one 4 pin port?

I think it is possible but it's easier to buy a 3way splitter

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B46XKKQ/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=0TBK6GW1MJCD8Z88PDM0&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2079475242&pf_rd_i=desktop

I don't know if there is a correspondance with the B headers to their respective A headers, for me it only makes the fan go 100% if I plug it on an OPT header, so i only use the CPU and 3 controlable chassis headers.

[bamio]

I think it is possible but it's easier to buy a 3way splitter

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B46XKKQ/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=0TBK6GW1MJCD8Z88PDM0&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2079475242&pf_rd_i=desktop

I don't know if there is a correspondance with the B headers to their respective A headers, for me it only makes the fan go 100% if I plug it on an OPT header, so i only use the CPU and 3 controlable chassis headers.

OK I will buy a 3 way splitter. Thx

[Speaker1264]

 

Hello again,

 

I got my new fans installed and downloaded speed fan. Your screenshots got me wondering about some things.

My question is, what das "Method: MAX of speeds" mean and why did you choose your CPU cores and your GPU as thermal sensor? Does that mean that when ether one of the 5 sensors measures for example 40C° the fan will spin with for example 500 RPM? Or do all 5 sensors need the measure above a certain temperature?

 

I hope my questions are worded clear enough. 

 

 

Max of speeds just means that it goes through each of my 5 fan curves, and sees which one is currently the highest fan speed and will use that value.  For example, if Core 1 is only 50C and the fan curve tells it to go to 40% fan speed, and lets say Core 2 is 60C and the fan curve tells it to go to 55% fan speed at that temp, it will choose the higher value, 55%.  The other option is Sum of Speeds, which would just add both values together and use that speed, to 40% + 55% = 95% fan speed.  I haven't found sum of speeds very useful honestly.

 

But yes, for each of the case fans I use the core temps and the gpu temps.  For the CPU fans I only use core temps for the fan curve, since increasing the cpu fan speeds won't help cool the gpu, in fact it does the opposite, by pulling away air that would have gone to the gpu.