Does such a fan controller exist?

dudemiseter182 · 15 Oct 2016 at 01:23

First of all, I've looked into similar thread for the last couple of hours and still haven't reall found an answer.

I'm looking for a fan hub like the NZXT Grid Fan Hub. Up to 10 fans, molex powered, very small form factor. But no fan rpm control.

I don't wish to have all my case fans running at 100% all the time, I'd like to be able to connect up to 10 fans together to run at the same controlled speed, and i'm not looking to get a 5.25" bay controller due to the aesthetics of my case (corsair air 540), this case's bays are mounted vertically whereas most 5.25" bay fan controllers are commonly used horizontally.

Does such a device exist?

dudemiseter182 · 15 Oct 2016 at 21:07

Currently looking into the ModMyToys PCBs but, how are these software controlled? They appear to do the same job as the NZXT splitter and just run multiple fans at full speed.

dudemiseter182 · 17 Oct 2016 at 17:54

doyll said:
dudemiseter182, what kind of fans are you trying to control? As in are the variable voltage, PWM or a combination of the two?

I am trying to find a solution for controlling a maximum of 5 Corair SP140s and 6 Corsair SP120s, I believe these are all 3 pin, variable voltage fans. Not looking for any front panel 5.25" bay controller, due to aesthestics. And in the Air 540 there is a huge amount of room in the cable management chamber for a large fan controller.

Another thought, would it be possible to have 2 NZXT Grid+ V2's in a single system, I don't perticularly like the fan control software that comes with these devices, I would prefer to continue using my current solution of a custom curve within Ai Suite 3, but if it meant I could use all 11 possible fans then I wouldn't mind it so much.

If the above solution is possible could it be done through daisy-chaining them together or would there need to be a USB 2.0 internal splitter?

dudemiseter182 · 17 Oct 2016 at 19:06

Robbie_G said:
Why not something like this https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aqua...p-to-9-fans-or-aquabus-devices-bb-004-aq.html

This exact product would be perfect for my use case, the only downside is that if I was to hook up all my fans to this, i'm pretty sure it would overload the fan header on my mobo.

Something like this but with a molex connector for the power input and then a fan header connection to get the signal for the rpm, would be exactly what i'm looking for.

dudemiseter182 · 17 Oct 2016 at 20:45

Tealc said:
11 fans is a lot.

haha, I know. But for my future upgrades I am looking at a full custom loop, 360 rad on the front, and a 280 rad on the top. All with corsair SP fans, in a push pull config, due to the size of the radiators in this config, the fans can run at lower RPMs, and therefore quieter, while still achieving an adequate level of cooling performace.

dudemiseter182 · 17 Oct 2016 at 20:58

Tealc said:
So one (or two) of these then?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-pwm-fan-hub-ca-009-pt.html

Looking at it now, this could be perfect. up to 11 fans, pwm controlled and psu powered.

But with this device, why does it say 'CPU FAN' next to the 4 pin header? wouldn't this header be connected to a spare 4 pin header on the motherboard and all fans controlled this way?

dudemiseter182 · 18 Oct 2016 at 09:25

NoNameNoNumber said:
Don't waste your time and money on a push/pull setup.

But wouldn't a very low rpm setup be more efficient at exhausting heat from the radiators with a push/pull configuration?

dudemiseter182 · 3 Nov 2016 at 14:35

I ended up buying the Phanteks PWM fan controller, works really well. I've currently got it plugged into the CPU_OPT fan header, this is because i'd rather have my cpu fan going straight into the board, just incase the fan hub fails. Can take upto 10 fans I believe, haven't yet taken it this far, but I hope to in the future. A big thanks to everyone in this thread, you helped a lot.