Fan hub or fan splitter

[CyberFern0]

restating the title

[JakeNTech]

Just now, CyberFern0 said:

restating the title

It depends on how many fans you want to add, if its just two a splitter will be fine anymore and you will need a hub.

[CyberFern0]

2 minutes ago, fixitnow said:

It depends on how many fans you want to add, if its just two a splitter will be fine anymore and you will need a hub.

thx ill be using 12 fans and an nzxt sentry 3 fan controller

my mobo has 6 fan headers so ill be getting 6 splitters

 

and a few fan hubs like htis to connect to my sentry 3

 

https://www.amazon.com/DeepCool-FAN-HUB-Cooler-Powers/dp/B008YD7B0M

[JakeNTech]

Just now, CyberFern0 said:

thx ill be using 12 fans and an nzxt sentry 3 fan controller

my mobo has 6 fan headers so ill be getting 6 splitters

 

and a few fan hubs like htis to connect to my sentry 3

 

https://www.amazon.com/DeepCool-FAN-HUB-Cooler-Powers/dp/B008YD7B0M

You might want to look at a molex power hub, you may run into power draw issues. Fan headers are designed to push out 12 volts, a splitter splits that into 2 , so each fan will only get 6 volts. There are fan hubs that work on molex power but can still be controlled by the 4 pin header, I remember having one but it was a few years ago. I would get on of those or molex fans, one motherboard powering 12 fans is too much..... I dought your case has room for 27 fans, if my spotlight maths is correct.....

[CyberFern0]

2 minutes ago, fixitnow said:

You might want to look at a molex power hub, you may run into power draw issues. Fan headers are designed to push out 12 volts, a splitter splits that into 2 , so each fan will only get 6 volts. There are fan hubs that work on molex power but can still be controlled by the 4 pin header, I remember having one but it was a few years ago. I would get on of those or molex fans, one motherboard powering 12 fans is too much..... I dought your case has room for 27 fans, if my spotlight maths is correct.....

whats a power hub

 

not sure the mobo even has a molex connector

 

isn't 1200w psu enough?

[JakeNTech]

2 minutes ago, CyberFern0 said:

whats a power hub

 

not sure the mobo even has a molex connector

 

isn't 1200w psu enough?

ok, so your power supply may be 1200Watts but it only outputs power at 12 voltes as anything higher would kill your rig. A single fan header outs out a maximum of 12 volts, but that goes down depending on the speed the fan needs to spin at. 

Lets say you have one fan header and a splitter that has 4 ports, the fan head on the mobo gives 12 volts to the splitter which has to divide that by four, for the 4 fans, so each fan would get 3 volts, so it would spin very very slowly. 

If you used all 6 fan heads with the spitters you would have 24 fans in your system. If your rig went rogue and wanted to spin the fans at full then it would over volt everything and kill the board in the process. Your better off just using the fan heads on the mobo then using splitters and hubs etc. 27 fans is a bit overkill even for a server. 

A molex connection is a type of power connector that comes of the PSU. 

[CyberFern0]

1 minute ago, fixitnow said:

ok, so your power supply may be 1200Watts but it only outputs power at 12 voltes as anything higher would kill your rig. A single fan header outs out a maximum of 12 volts, but that goes down depending on the speed the fan needs to spin at. 

Lets say you have one fan header and a splitter that has 4 ports, the fan head on the mobo gives 12 volts to the splitter which has to divide that by four, for the 4 fans, so each fan would get 3 volts, so it would spin very very slowly. 

If you used all 6 fan heads with the spitters you would have 24 fans in your system. If your rig went rogue and wanted to spin the fans at full then it would over volt everything and kill the board in the process. Your better off just using the fan heads on the mobo then using splitters and hubs etc. 27 fans is a bit overkill even for a server. 

A molex connection is a type of power connector that comes of the PSU. 

12 fans bro so it's better for me to get a power hub which can connect to the psu?

[JakeNTech]

14 minutes ago, CyberFern0 said:

12 fans bro so it's better for me to get a power hub which can connect to the psu?

Thats still a lot of fans, And yes, if you have 12 fans in your PC you obviously don't care about noise that much so speeds wont be an issue. I would buy something like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Phanteks-ph-pwhub-01-PC-Casing/dp/B00M0R05WE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1501096736&sr=8-4&keywords=fan+hub

A fan spitter that makes one mobo fan head into two is okay but still not great, any more is bad. using adapters is not recommended as its obviously not designed to work with more then what its designed for. 

[CyberFern0]

22 minutes ago, fixitnow said:

Thats still a lot of fans, And yes, if you have 12 fans in your PC you obviously don't care about noise that much so speeds wont be an issue. I would buy something like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Phanteks-ph-pwhub-01-PC-Casing/dp/B00M0R05WE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1501096736&sr=8-4&keywords=fan+hub

A fan spitter that makes one mobo fan head into two is okay but still not great, any more is bad. using adapters is not recommended as its obviously not designed to work with more then what its designed for. 

people think this one

https://www.amazon.com/JBtek-Black-Sleeved-Splitter-Converter/dp/B01EF9OI0O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501098338&sr=8-1&keywords=jbtek+fan+splitter

is pretty good

[CyberFern0]

1 minute ago, CyberFern0 said:

people think this one

https://www.amazon.com/JBtek-Black-Sleeved-Splitter-Converter/dp/B01EF9OI0O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501098338&sr=8-1&keywords=jbtek+fan+splitter

is pretty good

and im gonna be usng this fan hub

https://www.amazon.com/DeepCool-FAN-HUB-Cooler-Powers/dp/B008YD7B0M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501098430&sr=8-1&keywords=deepcool+fan+hub

[CyberFern0]

36 minutes ago, fixitnow said:

Thats still a lot of fans, And yes, if you have 12 fans in your PC you obviously don't care about noise that much so speeds wont be an issue. I would buy something like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Phanteks-ph-pwhub-01-PC-Casing/dp/B00M0R05WE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1501096736&sr=8-4&keywords=fan+hub

A fan spitter that makes one mobo fan head into two is okay but still not great, any more is bad. using adapters is not recommended as its obviously not designed to work with more then what its designed for. 

wait i thought u said POWER hub

 

u gave me a fan hub

 

so how do i fix the voltage problem

[JakeNTech]

26 minutes ago, CyberFern0 said:

wait i thought u said POWER hub

 

u gave me a fan hub

 

so how do i fix the voltage problem

That fan hub is powered by sata. It may still make the fan's run slow but it's not pulling the power through the mobo. It's a powerd fan hub not just a splitter. 

[CyberFern0]

2 minutes ago, fixitnow said:

That fan hub is powered by sata. It may still make the fan's run slow but it's not pulling the power through the mobo. It's a powerd fan hub not just a splitter. 

oooohhh

 

can you give me some 3 pin 1 to 4s

[CyberFern0]

25 minutes ago, fixitnow said:

That fan hub is powered by sata. It may still make the fan's run slow but it's not pulling the power through the mobo. It's a powerd fan hub not just a splitter. 

yeah yours is better

 

does it have 3 pin support and can i connect the 8 fans to an nzxt sentry 3?

what about for 4 fans do i need to get one for those too?

[CyberFern0]

1 minute ago, CyberFern0 said:

yeah yours is better

 

does it have 3 pin support and can i connect the 8 fans to an nzxt sentry 3?

what about for 4 fans do i need to get one for those too?

wait it's only 6 fans upon closer inspection, so i'm gonna need another one right?

[W-L]

2 hours ago, CyberFern0 said:

wait i thought u said POWER hub

u gave me a fan hub

so how do i fix the voltage problem

If you are running 4 pin PWM fans in your system a power hub or splitter like this would be ideal as it takes a PWM control signal from the motherboard and powers the fans directly from the PSU. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501106999&sr=8-1

[CyberFern0]

1 hour ago, W-L said:

If you are running 4 pin PWM fans in your system a power hub or splitter like this would be ideal as it takes a PWM control signal from the motherboard and powers the fans directly from the PSU. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8W-PWM-SPL-ST-Way-PWM-Splitter-Sata/dp/B00IF6R4C8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501106999&sr=8-1

3 pin support?

[W-L]

7 minutes ago, CyberFern0 said:

3 pin support?

It will only run 3 pin fans on full speed, so your options will be more limited, you can use a fan controller like the NZXT Grid+ V2 for complete software control of all fans or use a Phanteks fan hub that take in a PWM control signal and provide a 3 pin DC voltage output equivalent all powered by the PSU. 

 

https://www.nzxt.com/products/grid-plus-v2

http://www.phanteks.com/PH-PWHUB.html

[CyberFern0]

5 minutes ago, W-L said:

It will only run 3 pin fans on full speed, so your options will be more limited, you can use a fan controller like the NZXT Grid+ V2 for complete software control of all fans or use a Phanteks fan hub that take in a PWM control signal and provide a 3 pin DC voltage output equivalent all powered by the PSU. 

 

https://www.nzxt.com/products/grid-plus-v2

http://www.phanteks.com/PH-PWHUB.html

Im gonna be using the sentry 3

 

phanteks is enough

its good isnt it

[W-L]

Just now, CyberFern0 said:

Im gonna be using the sentry 3

 

phanteks is enough

its good isnt it

If your suing the sentry 3 then you can use that itself cause it can sustain a total of 75W as long as you distribute the fans along all 5 channels. 

[Revan654]

5 hours ago, CyberFern0 said:

restating the title

Cheapest (Using your motherboard to control the fans or external device): https://www.dazmode.com/store/product/3-pin-quad-radiator-push-pull-fan-power-y-cable-splitter-jet-black/

or

https://www.amazon.com/Phobya-3-Pin-Cable-Splitter-Connection/dp/B00414ROMS

 

I believe the cables goes up to 9 fans for 3-pin.

 

Software Controlled: https://www.nzxt.com/products/grid-plus-v2

Small Note: Not sure if they fixed it or not. This device did have issue with Corsair & Noctua industrial fans when it was first released.

 

There also this: https://shop.aquacomputer.de/product_info.php?language=en&products_id=3420

 

You don't need the AQ6 to use the device.

 

 

[JakeNTech]

As long as you have one that is powerd by some ting other than the motherboard you will be fine. Or just could buy fans that have a molex connection on..

[CyberFern0]

14 hours ago, W-L said:

If your suing the sentry 3 then you can use that itself cause it can sustain a total of 75W as long as you distribute the fans along all 5 channels. 

Im not gonna be using the 5th channel