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Phanteks enthoo pro fan controller

Fausto315
By Fausto315
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I recently realized after building my PC in August I should have connected my fans to the phanteks fan controller, rather than directly to the motherboard. I'm kind of a noob when it comes to fan stuff and have no idea if I need to plug the fans from my radiator into the controller or just the case fans. (The radiator fans are 4 pin and everything on the controller is 3)

 

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The on that said fan connector... 

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You're better off leaving everything as it is. That's not really a controller. It's a hub. It makes all the fans spin according to a speed reading from one of them. Which reduces your control over the fans drastically. If you do go there, connect them to some 4-pin fan header other than the CPU fan leaving the pump connected  in there. I'd only use the hub for case fans but really, since you have enough headers on your board, there's no need.

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Just now, Naeaes said:

You're better off leaving everything as it is. That's not really a controller. It's a hub. It makes all the fans spin according to a speed reading from one of them. Which reduces your control over the fans drastically. If you do go there, connect them to some 4-pin fan header other than the CPU fan leaving the pump connected  in there. I'd only use the hub for case fans but really, since you have enough headers on your board, there's no need.

For the pump, the connector is 3 pin. Is it OK if I plug that into the 4 pin CPU fan header?

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5 minutes ago, Fausto315 said:

For the pump, the connector is 3 pin. Is it OK if I plug that into the 4 pin CPU fan header?

Yeah. It's fine. The fourth pin is for PWM, a different method for controlling the speed.

In case you're interested, my reasoning that the pump should be there is that it's likely to malfunction sooner or later and the CPU fan header has detection and alert system in place so if the pump dies, it'll alert you. The other headers can have it too but usually don't.  

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1 minute ago, Naeaes said:

Yeah. It's fine. The fourth pin is for PWM, a different method for controlling the speed.

In case you're interested, my reasoning that the pump should be there is that it's likely to malfunction sooner or later and the CPU fan header has detection and alert system in place so if the pump dies, it'll alert you. The other headers can have it too but usually don't.  

OK thanks for the help.

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1 hour ago, MrUnknownEMC said:

The on that said fan connector... 

i literally clicked all of your "show hidden content" things... 

Main build
CPU: i7 5820k  MotherBoard: Gigabyte x99 UD4  RAM: corsair ballistix 2400mhz 4x4gb  GPU: Asus GTX 970  PSU: corsair rm1000  SSD 1: Samsung 840evo 500gb  SSD 2: Samsung 850evo 500gb  HDD: Western Digital red 3tb  Case: Phanteks Enthoo pro M  CPU cooler: corsair h80i

 

Second build
CPU: i7 5820k  MotherBoard: Gigabyte x99 UD5 WIFI  RAM: G.skill 2666mhz 4x4gb  GPU: Nvidia GTS 450 (soon to be upgraded)  PSU: corsair HX650  SSD: Samsung 850evo 250gb  Case: Cooler Master 430 elite  CPU cooler: Cooler Master hyper 212 evo

 

Third build

CPU: xeon x5690  MotherBoard: Evga x58 classified 4way-sli  Ram: Patriot 1600mhz 4x3gb  GPU: Asus HD6970  PSU: fractal newton r2 1000w  SSD: crucial m500 240gb  Case: Cooler Master Haf X  CPU cooler: Mega Shadow

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2 minutes ago, ExozeGD said:

i literally clicked all of your "show hidden content" things... 

How long did it take?

Magical Pineapples


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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11 hours ago, MrUnknownEMC said:

How long did it take?

3-5min then it went off screen and i couldn't click it anymore

Main build
CPU: i7 5820k  MotherBoard: Gigabyte x99 UD4  RAM: corsair ballistix 2400mhz 4x4gb  GPU: Asus GTX 970  PSU: corsair rm1000  SSD 1: Samsung 840evo 500gb  SSD 2: Samsung 850evo 500gb  HDD: Western Digital red 3tb  Case: Phanteks Enthoo pro M  CPU cooler: corsair h80i

 

Second build
CPU: i7 5820k  MotherBoard: Gigabyte x99 UD5 WIFI  RAM: G.skill 2666mhz 4x4gb  GPU: Nvidia GTS 450 (soon to be upgraded)  PSU: corsair HX650  SSD: Samsung 850evo 250gb  Case: Cooler Master 430 elite  CPU cooler: Cooler Master hyper 212 evo

 

Third build

CPU: xeon x5690  MotherBoard: Evga x58 classified 4way-sli  Ram: Patriot 1600mhz 4x3gb  GPU: Asus HD6970  PSU: fractal newton r2 1000w  SSD: crucial m500 240gb  Case: Cooler Master Haf X  CPU cooler: Mega Shadow

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10 minutes ago, ExozeGD said:

3-5min then it went off screen and i couldn't click it anymore

:) There is a secret at the end of the spoilers. 

Magical Pineapples


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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