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Hi, I was doing a revamp of my PC, and have been looking into PWM fans. Unfortunately, my motherboard only has two PWM headers.

 

I would like to be able to control my fans using software, and would like the fan controller to be internal. I have been looking at the Corsair Link, which seems like a viable option. Also, the T-Balancer which seems like a good choice, but it only has two PWM headers, would the T-Balancer software allow me to control the RPM of my fans even on a 3-pin header? Another choice was the Aqua 5 LT, however, it's in the same boat as the T-Balancer.

 

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The best fan control software imo is fan xpert/ai suite 3

but of course you need an asus motherboard that supports that

 

I heard the t balancer is a pain to set up but works well

corsair link works fine, but setting up fan curves is a bit of a pain since the graph is really small and has no scale, you need to set the actual values

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You should just get a NZXT GRID+.

I both agree and disagree with this. I have one and I really like it, but the headers are 3-pin and there's no individual fan control.

Corsair Link looks really cool.

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I both agree and disagree with this. I have one and I really like it, but the headers are 3-pin and there's no individual fan control.

Corsair Link looks really cool.

you can modify it to support 4 pins, requires a dremel tho

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you can modify it to support 4 pins, requires a dremel tho

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