Best air cooling setup for my computer

[bazpaul]

Hi guys first time poster here and would love your advice on cooling.

I have four fans and a 5 way splitter.

My mobo is a gigabyte z77n-wifi

Ive got four fans and a Bitfenic Prodigy case;

1 Bitfenix spectre 230mm pro (intake at front)
3 Bitfenix spectre 140mm (exhaust at back/top)

The splitter can only read the speed of one fan and this is my issue.

Should I;

Option A - read the speed of the big 230mm and run the 140mm based on the voltage supplied to the 230mm

Oprion B - read the speed of one the 140mm fans, thus the large 230mm would be supplied the voltage of the smaller.


My opinion is that option A would run the smaller fans at a very low RPM at low temps because of the large CFM of the 230mm

Option B would run the 230mm at a high speed during intensive gaming and possibly shorten the life of the fan much quicker!

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Would love your thoughts on which setup would be best and why you think so!

Or will it even make a difference!

 

[dfour]

I think the fan has a reported life span of over 10 years at full speed so I dont think it will be much of an issue running option b

 

[Morfinel]

or you can use reduction cables which you can cheaply buy from rainforest