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Hey guys, I'm CommittedBlock6 and I have a question to ask you.

This Christmas I'll build my new PC, it will based on the i5-4430, the Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi and an HD7770, everything installed in a Bitfenix Prodigy with the window side panel.
As you know, the Prodigy has 2 fans with 4pin connection and I want to add another fan (the Bitfenix Spectre 120MM White LED) so I should have no problem with the GPU (because the window side panel has no ventilation holes). The problem is that I don't have enough fans connector on the motherboard (there's 1 for the cpu and 1 for an additional fan) so how can i use all the 3 fans with the speed control (PWM) but without using a fans controller (i'm planning to add a dvd burner that's why i can't add a fans controller)?

 

PS: otherwise are there any ITX board with more fans connector (like 2 for the case fans)??

 

Thanks in advance and sorry for the bad english, I'm italian :)

 

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You could just get a fan splitter, they are relatively cheap and you are able to vary the speeds on multiple fans.

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Get a fan splitter http://www.amazon.it/Akasa-AK-CBFA04-15-PWM-fan-splitter/dp/B005FWXWPS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1378725675&sr=8-2&keywords=pwm+fan+splitter

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Ok, so if i want to connect all the fans with this (http://www.amazon.it/Akasa-AK-CBFA04-15-PWM-fan-splitter/dp/B005FWXWPS/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_t_2_MZCD) i need to buy 2 of them and connect it on the two fans connector (the cpu and the additional connector).

So basically if i connect the splitter on the cpu fan connector, the speed of both the fans connected (the cpu cooler and the bitfenix spectre for example) will run at the speed request for cool the cpu right?

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Ok, so if i want to connect all the fans with this (http://www.amazon.it/Akasa-AK-CBFA04-15-PWM-fan-splitter/dp/B005FWXWPS/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_t_2_MZCD) i need to buy 2 of them and connect it on the two fans connector (the cpu and the additional connector).

So basically if i connect the splitter on the cpu fan connector, the speed of both the fans connected (the cpu cooler and the bitfenix spectre for example) will run at the speed request for cool the cpu right?

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