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Asus X79 Deluxe how to add more fans than there are fan connectors

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September 2, 2014 1:23:30 PM

I want to add more fans to my pc, because it seems to get incredibly hot sometimes, so I was wondering if there is any way to add more fans to it, than there are plugs for the fans

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September 2, 2014 1:27:47 PM

You can use a fan splitter, a fan hub, or a fan controller.

I can recommend some if you are interested.
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September 2, 2014 1:51:40 PM


One option is to fit fans chosen for low noise at maximum speed, set to just run all the
time at max by linking direct to power in whatever way. Choosing the right fans is the
tricky part. Nanoxia Deep Silence is an example, but there are many others, costs vary.

And indeed, there are fan controllers, splitters, etc. My HAF 932 case has four 120mm
fans as intakes on the side panel, but they're controlled by just one mbd fan header
using an Akasa 5-way PWM fan splitter cable (one header goes to five fans, power is
provided by a dedicated connector using a SATA socket, so one just connects it to
a normal SATA plug from the PSU), ie. one of the cable's headers isn't used. This has
the advantage of ensuring all four fans run at the same speed (obviously best used
with identical fans, or there'll be mismatching noise).

Lesser fan splitter cables exist, eg. 2-way, 3-way, etc., both PWM and normal 3-pin.

Ian.

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September 2, 2014 2:36:29 PM


Yep, typical example. Note that these splitters are available with both molex or SATA power links.
I bought a few of each for flexibility. Got one sitting next to me, ready for a pending 3930K build
with an ASUS P9X79 WS & K5000 (HAF 932, H100i, etc.)

Ian.

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