Z68 Motherboard to control chassis fans

pow323 · 2 Feb 2012 at 22:47

Thinking about upgrading my Abit IP35 pro / Q6600 setup. Looking at a i5-2500K with 16 GB. Have a SSD already.

I want a Z68 MB but want to be able to control the 4 chassis fans in my old school ATC-201 case. If the fans run at full speed the system is too noisy. The old µGuru in the Abit MB does a great job of reducing noise.

So what is the cheapest MB that can control the speed of 4 chassis fans?

Thanks

olivier renault · 3 Feb 2012 at 00:47

I would just get a fan controller. £20, £30. You'll get better control, and more flexible.

Akasa also has an adapter that allows you to control a set of fans through a single motherboard fan header (and using a molex for power). For PWM fans afaik.

CinderzFTW · 6 Feb 2012 at 21:57

I use an Akasa Fan Controller Pro and never been happier. Run 4 of my 7 fans off it (3 are molex) and never been happier.

Deception · 7 Feb 2012 at 13:23

olivier renault said:
I would just get a fan controller. £20, £30. You'll get better control, and more flexible.

Akasa also has an adapter that allows you to control a set of fans through a single motherboard fan header (and using a molex for power). For PWM fans afaik.

Thats right; If the fans aren't PWM ones, they will still run at full speed without a fan controller or resistor to slow them down.

cbr · 7 Feb 2012 at 13:41

I use the above adapter cable with my asus Z68 board (some control in bios) all with apache fans, its a great job.
I figure if one component in your system needs more cooling at a given time then the other fans might as well work a little harder too, to bring in cold air and get rid of it.

Think this makes sense lol