Reddit mentions of Silverstone Technology All Black Sleeved 1-3 PWM Fan Splitter Cable 100 mm (CPF02)

https://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Technology-Sleeved-Splitter-CPF02/dp/B00HJOJS9O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1506215780&sr=8-3&keywords=fan+splitter

3 way splitter is safe, 4 may be too much.

My friend and I just finished building his first PC, and went the route of using AIO coolers for both his CPU (i7-8700k) and GPU (ASUS GTX 1080 Turbo).

This was built in an NZXT S340 Elite case, which had some radiator restrictions that you do not have, so you have a little more leeway on your cooler choice, but the overall results are phenomenal.

For CPU, we decided on the NZXT Kraken X62 280mm AIO cooler. The performance is one of the best for overall cooling performance, and is a breeze to install, plus he really liked the design of the unit. This was mounted in the front of the case as an intake with a push fan config (we had no choice on this due to the case, but I don't know that we would have done it differently regardless). The EVGA CLC 280mm is another very good 280mm cooler, but this comes entirely down to design preference. There are plenty of other options if you prefer a 360mm rad instead, but you can do the research and decide which one you like best (IMO 280mm is the best for noise/cooling performance). Ultimately almost all AIO coolers are rebranded Asetek coolers anyway, so they have the same overall design with different names and RGB LEDs.

For the GPU, we removed the factory blower fan and installed an NZXT Kraken G12 bracket, and paired it with a Corsair H55 120mm AIO. One thing to be careful of, the G12 is mostly universal, however some aftermarket cards have different PCB layouts for the board itself, and the G12 MAY NOT WORK for your card. If you can look up your card and send me the info, I should be able to look up the PCB on google and determine if it will work for your card. Since you have more options on your install, you could instead change this to a 140mm radiator for better cooling performance, however this is not necessary unless you want very significant overclocks, and will be more expensive depending on the unit you choose. One note for the GPU portion of this swap, the AIO swap MUST be installed in one of two ways. Either 1) you use fan headers on the motherboard to control GPU temps, or 2) you must buy this adapter to control the AIO fan from your GPU. If you choose option 2, you can also buy this fan splitter to power the G12 fan (its a constant RPM fan, no speed control) as well. We personally went with option 2 and added the splitter as well to control everything from the GPU fan header using MSI afterburner (IMO, it is definitely the best way to go). The 120mm AIO was mounted in the rear as an exhaust with a push fan configuration.

Some other related notes: 1) Many individuals will shout from the rooftops that you MUST buy VRAM heatsinks because the G12's fan will not be able to adequately cool them. We did not buy heatsinks, and have zero temp issues at a +600 memory OC. I personally do not feel this to be necessary, but heatsinks are cheap, so if you want to be absolutely sure, feel free to grab them. 2) If you choose to go with a different GPU cooler, say like the NZXT Kraken X42 with RGB lighting or pump speed control, MAKE SURE you have enough USB headers on your motherboard! Most likely you will need to grab a internal USB hub like this to run them all.

I do not have any pictures on hand right now, but there are multiple Youtube videos you can look at to see what it all looks like and entails, just search for "Kraken G12" and you will see multiple videos detailing install procedures, cooling performance, and how it looks.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. My friend has never been happier with his build, and the performance numbers are outstanding.

Money is no object? Noctua fans. 2 NF-F12 PWMs for the rad, 2 NF-A8 ULN for the back, and an NF-A14 ULN for the front.

Use fan splitters to connect multiple fans to a single header. Run the two 80mm fans on a single header and the 120mm rad fans on the other (or use Corsair Link). The front 140mm runs at such a low RPM that controlling it doesn't make sense, so just hook it up to power.

If they're PWM (4-pin) fans, I wouldn't recommend it, since they lose PWM functionality then and run at top speed all the time. Instead, I'd get something like this.

If they're TX3 (3-pin) fans, you can do it, though you lose fan speed monitoring then.

Planning on getting one of these case fan splitters instead of buying a whole fan controller setup, does anyone have any experience with one?

Use a splitter
https://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Technology-Sleeved-Splitter-CPF02/dp/B00HJOJS9O/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1494391264&sr=1-3&keywords=pwm+splitter

a fan splitter like this would work and not at 100% all the time.

It's my understanding that for some large media editing project, more ram to hold current media helps with the performance significantly.

Plus I just want to go ahead and max it out since that would last me forever that way.

As for the fan speed, I want it all at max. I'm deaf so I'm not too worried about it being noisy at all, heh. Is it really as simple as just picking out any controller or splitter? I'm considering getting two of this, https://amzn.com/B00HJOJS9O. Some of the shortcomings I've seen mentioned in some of these controllers is that sometimes too many fans try to draw power and it slows the fan down some. Some of those cords also seems to have a risk of burning out. So I guess I'm being a touch paranoid about finding the right cord.

Thanks!

If i connect 3 fans to one header with this will it work without breaking the mobo?

For future reference for anyone who's encountering this problem...

The x41s ALSO need to be connected to a PWM capable connection on the motherboard. Mine was CPU_PWR, CPU_OPT, and SYSFAN1-3. Both CPU connections are PWM, the SYSFANs are not. CPU_PWR was being used by the x61, so I bought PWM splitters to be able to connect the x41s. Everything works properly now, no more error messages.

If your motherboard is unable to control your 3-pin fans, snag a pack or two of these and a splitter or two.

There's a lot of debate about what fans do what well and at what speed. What you'll find is that most review sites, for all their supposed thoroughness, will test fans at 100% speed, assuming that noise and airflow will scale linearly with blade speed. It's not the case with a lot of "silent" fan designs, however, and certainly not the case with cheaper fans (which can start to drone or click at lower speeds, especially if their PWM modules are of inferior quality).

Then, there are review sites that test with cheap SPL meters that have ridiculously high noise floors, making otherwise quite noisy fans appear to be "silent."

I really like the thoroughness of Silent PC Review's fan tests. Unfortunately, they only seem to do a fan roundup once every decade or so (kidding!), so a lot of the fans in their tests are either no longer in production or have changed too radically since the review was published for the results to be relevant.

One last point of advice: Don't immediately leap to the assumption that you need 100+ cfm of airflow to adequately cool your case. High-airflow fans are only necessary for a vanishingly small number of folks who are using multiple overclocked graphics cards in tight quarters, or for pushing air through the tight spaces of a watercooling radiator. A pair of 13 cfm silent fans in the front of your case with a single, quiet exhaust fan will be totally adequate for cooling a modern gaming rig, thanks in no small part to the continued march of energy efficiency in our CPUs and GPUs.

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That case will probably work, most any one will really. But it only has 10 drive bays at most, and it doesn't look like there'd be any way to secure 5-in-3 cages. Although you'll have so much empty space you can probably find some way to jury-rig them in the future.

The main thing I worry about though is the large hole that would normally give you easy access to the back of a motherboard. The power board is so small IDK if there will be enough screw holes close enough together to secure it.

The power board has two connectors for 3-pin or 4-pin fans. If you need more you can always add a fan controller or even just a splitter cable.

Your motherboard will work fine in this case. For the three case fans that are included you can get by with something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Technology-Sleeved-Splitter-CPF02/dp/B00HJOJS9O/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1502741583&sr=1-3&keywords=3+fan+splitter

Each header can handle a certain amperage, but in general 3 fans won't over do it. You could also get molex to fan adapters if you don't need to control their speed or a fan controller as well if you don't want to connect them all to the motherboard, but still control them with certain ones.

EDIT: On a side note your motherboard is a MATX and this is a full size ATX case, so you could go for a MATX case to save space and potentially money, but the current case will be fine as stated.

http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Technology-Sleeved-Splitter-CPF02/dp/B00HJOJS9O

> If I connect the fan to PSU using 4-pins to molex adapter, will the speed be regulated or will it run at max rpm?

Max Speed all the time. Molex has no speed control.

> At 1600 rpm (max), is the noise level acceptable?

It really depends on the fan and your personal tolerance. Every fan sounds different at max RPM. I would say that it will probably be louder than you would like.

Instead of connecting to molex, I would recommend buying a fan splitter like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HJOJS9O/

http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Tek-Sleeved-Splitter-CPF02/dp/B00HJOJS9O/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1416886663&sr=1-2&keywords=fan+splitter

Sorry i just woke up and my brain doesn't work properly lol, i will have 4 fans in total, this have 4 connections, one will go to the motherboard and the rest to the fans, so i'll need one more connector for the other fan.

EDIT: Ah nevermind i can connect that one fan directly to the motherboard, i forgot about that lol.

the fans are 3-pinned so apparently I would not be able to control the speed anyway. Today I got this from a friend. Will this work?

Just get a 3 way fan splitter

Something like this will work. I use it in my case and it hasn't been a problem.

> GA-H170M-DS3H

In that case, your only fan header is the one at the top of the board. If you want to plug in more fans, you'll need some cable splitters like these.

Would you recommend something like this? https://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Technology-Sleeved-Splitter-CPF02/dp/B00HJOJS9O/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1484998823&sr=8-6&keywords=fan+splitter+cable need to buy a new PSU anyway