Chassis headers or fan controller

andicole0 · 29 Feb 2016 at 18:09

What is the best way to control fans for the chassis and an AIO pump and fan?

I'm struggling to get control using the mobo fan headers so would a fan controller be better? I have a front case intake fan a rear exhaust fan and twin intake fans on the AIO rad plus the associated AIO pump.
Andi.

vince99 · 29 Feb 2016 at 19:07

By struggling you mean your mobo won`t allow custom fan profiles in bios? If so you can download speedfan and try that.

ChrisLandin · 29 Feb 2016 at 19:26

I personally never had an issue using the cpu header to run the fans on my old aio cooler. I just used a pwm splitter to do push pull on the rad.

However now I have a custom loop I find it easier to use a fan controller to control all my fans

doyll · 29 Feb 2016 at 20:51

Best way to control fans is motherboard fan headers.

setter · 29 Feb 2016 at 21:14

Switched over to an AIO this evening. Pump running off a system chassis fan and x2 PWM radiator fans ran via the twin cpu headers. I do have all my 7 case fans on a controller though as it allows me to turn them off if required.

andicole0 · 29 Feb 2016 at 21:18

vince99 said:
By struggling you mean your mobo won`t allow custom fan profiles in bios? If so you can download speedfan and try that.

No it will but it's a bit of a pain making small adjustments, I'd forgotten about speefan, have used that before.
Cheers.
Andi.