PWM Fans

Casterina · 15 Oct 2015 at 20:54

I've a computer for university which for now won't be used for gaming but will be in the future so I'm looking to get 2x120mm fans for the heatsink, 3x120mm and 3x140mm case fans which all will be controlled via the motherboard (Gigabyte Z77 D3H) fan control.

The fans doesn't have to be expensive but must be good, I just want it to shift air to keep the case cool while I'm using Photoshop, VMWare etc and lower down the fan speed when I'm browsing the internet, writing essay with little noise if possible.

doyll · 15 Oct 2015 at 22:25

It would be helpful to have all the details of your system and where it sets. Much easier to make suggestions when we know what is what.

Casterina · 16 Oct 2015 at 11:54

doyll said:
It would be helpful to have all the details of your system and where it sets. Much easier to make suggestions when we know what is what.

The system is located on the side of my computer desk and here's the specs of it,

Case: Corsair Graphite 230T
CPU: Intel i5 3570K
Cooler: Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77 D3H
Graphics: Onboard (But will upgrade to a GPU in the future)
HDD: 2x SSD and 1 HDD

Goose · 16 Oct 2015 at 19:37

I wouldn't have thought you really need 6 fans for a system with no gfx card running Photoshop. Just get some of these, a couple for intake and one or two for exhaust will probably still be way more airflow than you need.

Casterina · 16 Oct 2015 at 19:49

Goose said:
I wouldn't have thought you really need 6 fans for a system with no gfx card running Photoshop. Just get some of these, a couple for intake and one or two for exhaust will probably still be way more airflow than you need.

I'll be adding a GPU to the computer in 3-4 months time for gaming and software like AutoCAD to take advantage of CUDA