Coolermaster 212 two-fan questions.

[JHC]

How informative is that for a title?!

I've decided on the Coolermaster 212 for my upgrades. I was wondering though - how easy is it to pop off the stock 120mm fan and put two new ones on? (Looking at Xilence Red-wings (I think they're called?) atm)

Also, can both fans be run from the same 3-pin on the motherboard with some kind of splitter, or would it be too much of a power-draw? Would one have to be powered from elsewhere, and if so, would the fact the motherboard would be controlling one fan's speed and not the other matter?

Or ... should I just run them both from a fan-controller?

 

[Helios1234]

Installing two fans on the 212 is very easy and the wire clips are easy to remove and very good at securing the fans.

It should be possible to use a splitter to plug both fans into the same 3 pin connector. My Noctua NH-D14 came with one and I was able to run both an NF-P14 and an NF-P12 from the same 3 pin connector without any issues. I'm not sure about the motherboard controlling the fan speed though.

 

[JHC]

Excellent, most helpful. Ta very much.