Where should I plug my fans into?

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Hey Guys/Girls,

So before i ask my questions here are all the parts i've got.

MSI Z97 Gaming 3 Motherboard (2 Cpu Fan sockets and 3 System fan sockets)
Corsair H105 Cpu Cooler (Mounted at top of case)
3x Corsair AF140 Fan Quiet Edition (1 at back, 2 at front)
1x Corsair AF120 Fan Quiet Edition (at bottom)
2x Corsair SP120 Performance Edition. (with cpu cooler at top)
Seasonic 650W PSU
Corsair 760T Case

So i'm trying to figure out where i should plug my fans into. My case has a built in fan controller with 5x 3 pin adaptors. Should i plug in my 2 cpu fans into the motherboard and the rest of the fans into the case fan controller? Or should I plug in the cpu fans into the case controller.

Also i was thinking of doing a push/pull config with the cpu cooler (I have 2x SP120's spare) and if i do this, would i need to get a splitter for the cpu fan sockets or would the motherboard overload with 2 fans on the splitter.

Finally, what's the best set up for all the fans. I was thinking change the two front fans to pull in air. So i would have the two front fans and the cpu cooler pulling in cold air over the gpu and cpu whilst the rear fan and the bottom fan pushing the air out.

Sorry if any of this is confusing, any help would be appreciated greatly.

If i've left out some information just let me know.

Thanks.
 
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Either way with the system fans. You could use the system fan connections on the motherboard as the motherboard will throttle the fan speed as necessary, this will keep heat under control as necessary as well as keep the fan noise at a level only necessary to cool the CPU. Or plug all of the case fans into the controller and set it to the lowest possible that keeps temps in check. Either way is fine.

Since the case includes the controller, I'd likely try the cases fan controller for the case fans. It does only have two fans speeds though, so if you find yourself needing noise and performance levels somewhere between 'quiet' and 'performance', you can always hook the fans up to the motherboard. I would try to run on quiet as much...
Either way with the system fans. You could use the system fan connections on the motherboard as the motherboard will throttle the fan speed as necessary, this will keep heat under control as necessary as well as keep the fan noise at a level only necessary to cool the CPU. Or plug all of the case fans into the controller and set it to the lowest possible that keeps temps in check. Either way is fine.

Since the case includes the controller, I'd likely try the cases fan controller for the case fans. It does only have two fans speeds though, so if you find yourself needing noise and performance levels somewhere between 'quiet' and 'performance', you can always hook the fans up to the motherboard. I would try to run on quiet as much as possible. See if the thermals stay under control. If they do, great. If not try 'performance' or high. If that's too loud. Hook the fans up to the motherboard.

With the H105...
I would plug the pump power into the CPU1 connector on the motherboard.
I would plug the included fan splitter into the CPU2 connector on the motherboard.
Plug the radiator fans into the splitter.
 
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