NZXT fan Grid Multi-Channel Distribution Fan

[Flymo23]

Hello All and good evening,

I recently purchased an NZXT multi channel fan hub (or whatever you want to call it)

The power comes from a molex connected to the power supply, and 10 3-pin fans can be connected to it.

The problem is, the fans run at 12v, and as a result are rather noisy.

I bought the hub to keep cabling tidy - the instructions say that it can be plugged into a fan controller.

1. wouldn't that mean a single output would control all fans attached to the hub at once
2. what would have been the point of me buying the hub in the first place?

I need to make things quieter, can I control the amount of power that is being supplied to the hub with some form of resistor?

Any help is appreciated

 

[Flymo23]

Anyone?

 

[MrMD]

You can try a 3 pin fan resistor cable,

and connect it Grid>Resitor cable>3 pin to molex>PSU.Although im not sure that would work 100%


If you want proper control off your fans you should get a Phobya PCB PWM splitter.The idea is the same,the difference is it has an extra cable that plugs into motherboard fan headers to carry a PWM signal to the PCB,allowing direct control of fan speeds.

In my system i have 6 fans hooked up to it,with the cable plugged into my CPU header,all the fans increace/decreace is rpm relative to CPU temps.Dirt cheap aswell

 

[Flymo23]

You can try a 3 pin fan resistor cable,

and connect it Grid>Resitor cable>3 pin to molex>PSU.Although im not sure that would work 100%


If you want proper control off your fans you should get a Phobya PCB PWM splitter.The idea is the same,the difference is it has an extra cable that plugs into motherboard fan headers to carry a PWM signal to the PCB,allowing direct control of fan speeds.

In my system i have 6 fans hooked up to it,with the cable plugged into my CPU header,all the fans increace/decreace is rpm relative to CPU temps.Dirt cheap aswell

I'll give it a go! Thanks