Fan control with Asus z170-a & NZXT h440(non pwm)

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Hi all, complete noob here, just ventured into my first build.
At the moment I have all the chassis fans(3 x 120mm NZXT at the front, 1 x Corsair AF 120 LED at the back - all fans are 3 pin)connected to the NZXT case fan splitter that's powered by a molex adapter from the PSU(Corsair CX750M), but they're all running at 100%.
Looking at the motherboard manual I noticed there are 4 x CHA_FAN headers that support both pwm and 3 pin dc, so I was just wondering if I could bypass the fan splitter on the case and connect all the chassis fans straight in the motherboard, to have full control through Fan Expert 3 that's included.
If yes, would this option require any additional wiring?
Many thanks.
 
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Yes you can connect them directly to the motherboard headers you dont need to use the fan controller at all :)

The fan cables should reach the fan headers on the motherboard i imagine but if they dont you can buy fan PWM Fan Extension Cables for few £££
 
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Yes you can connect them directly to the motherboard headers you dont need to use the fan controller at all :)

Awesome, I'll try that later on tonight.

....if they dont you can buy fan PWM Fan Extension Cables for few £££
What would be the reason to buy PWM extensions?.....all the chassis fans are 3 pin....excuse if it sounds silly, I don't know much about fan control or wiring.
 

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If the cables for the fans wont reach, you can buy extensions. The PWM connections are in fixed locations, so the fans wont always reach, especially if the case is big.
 
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