Problem: How to control 28 fans based on coolant temperature?

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
F

Frohock

Reputable
Feb 19, 2014
3
0
4,510
Hi Guys,

Im building a new PC over the course of the next few months / year depending on how long it take for the high end haswell-e and maxwell cards and corresponding components to be released, meanwhile im carefully accumulating other parts, case/fans/radiators/pumps/lightning etc.

I have an issue I cant figure out on my own, currently I have a caselabs sth10 a few other pieces and 2x560mm, 2x360mm, 1x280mm black ice gt xtreme rads.

In total including case fans and push/pull configuration on the radiators, I should have 28 fans (noctuas, corsair sp120, ap120), I want to connect 28 fans in such a way that based on the temperature of a temperature probe the speed of all 28 fans will fluctuate depending on how hot the coolant in the loop is.

My issue isn't that this isn't possible with the temperature controllers available, my issue is doing this with 28 fans.

At this point ive only purchased 4x 6x 3pin phobya 4 pin molex distributers but I believe ive wasted my money.

Ive read endlessly online and can't come up with a solution.

Please will you guys at tomshardware help me solve my problem!

5o8uo0.jpg
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
F

Frohock

Reputable
Feb 19, 2014
3
0
4,510
Well... I know it's absolutely mental.

BUT!, I want to fill all the holes on the case for a start and I can't help but want these rads in push/pull, it wasn't my intention to have so many but since corsair sell there sp120 and ap120 fans in dual packs, it's not actually that expensive to do. Connecting them however is another matter, as after reading a bit i'm not really inerested in having the quiet additions if I can just regulate the speed of the performance edition fans.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
D

Deuce65

Honorable
Oct 16, 2013
1,465
0
11,960
You want an Aquacomputer Aquaero 6.
Though to be honest with that much radiator, you you can leave the fans at the lowest possible setting because the temp in the water isn't really going to change. You'll hover around 5 or so above ambient no matter what you run them at.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
F

Frohock

Reputable
Feb 19, 2014
3
0
4,510
Thanks for the replies so far guys!

Will come back and check this thread tommorow but yeh, I think you might be right Deuce/Exemo about the fan speed.

(Thought i'd point out, the 560's won't be push pull. noctua 140mm's are to expensive/I can't justify it.)
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
D

Deuce65

Honorable
Oct 16, 2013
1,465
0
11,960
Well the thing is you don't really have any options other than those two. If you had PWM fans of course you could just use powered splitters\harnesses and run them all off the motherboard but you picked non PWM fans. There are numerous fan controllers out there that could handle this but they would all be manual control; the few that do auto require PWM fans. So your choices are fix the fan speed via voltage and just use a harness, or go with a complete solution like the Aquero (Alphacool makes one as well but I am not very familiar with it; it isn't as good from what I hear). Good luck!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom