Do I need a fan controller?

[Remixt]

I'm building a new system next month, and I'm replacing the NZXT fans and adding a couple of other case fans too. I've never added custom fans to a pc build so I'm not sure if I need to get a fan controller, or if I can manage it all from the mobo.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($364.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($5.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI KRAIT EDITION ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($248.34 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.98 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($17.88 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($24.13 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($24.13 @ OutletPC) 

Other: NZXT Hue ($59.99)

Total: $1312.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-23 12:42 EST-0500

[Octavialicious]

How many fans total? Not sure which fans you're keeping in the case

[Remixt]

How many fans total? Not sure which fans you're keeping in the case

 

 

8 or 9 fans total.

[refinedskillz]

It definetly makes any PC look better from the front, but unless you just want it. No its not needed.

Edit: If you really want a quite PC also.

[Enderman]

depends if the motherboard has enough fan headers or not

if youre only short by a few then you can just use fan splitters

[Octavialicious]

8 or 9 fans total.

I mean you could get splitters, but a fan hub would definitely be better imo. This one holds 8 and is high quality (and cheap too!) http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-All-Black-CPF04/dp/B00VNW556I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450892935&sr=8-1&keywords=fan+hub

 

If you need 9 like you said, you could get this splitter http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Sleeved-Splitter-CPF01/dp/B00B46XKKQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450892968&sr=8-1&keywords=y+splitter+black+fan or  you could plug one fan into the motherboard

[Rorgash]

why so many fans? for the looks?

[Remixt]

I mean you could get splitters, but a fan hub would definitely be better imo. This one holds 8 and is high quality (and cheap too!)

 

http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-All-Black-CPF04/dp/B00VNW556I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450892935&sr=8-1&keywords=fan+hub If you need 9 like you said, you could get this splitter http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Sleeved-Splitter-CPF01/dp/B00B46XKKQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450892968&sr=8-1&keywords=y+splitter+black+fan or  you could plug one into the motherboard

 

Can you use software to control the fan speeds with that?

[Remixt]

why so many fans? for the looks?

 

Partially looks, and I also want high airflow with low noise.

[Octavialicious]

Can you use software to control the fan speeds with that?

It's PWM so yes, you should be able to

[Remixt]

It's PWM so yes, you should be able to

Exactly what I need then, thanks for the help!

 

I didn't want to get a fan controller if I didn't have to because I don't want to add a black controller to the front of my white case, but if I can just mount that inside and plug her in that easy its perfect!