Z77 Extreme 4 and multiple fans

GregP74

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I started doing some upgrades to a pc that was a few years old and ended up needing a new motherboard. (Don't ask!) I ended up picking up an Asrock z77 Extreme 4 since it'd run my old socket 1155 processor and use the same RAM.

I've got pretty much everything ready to go but I have a couple questions about the fan setup.

I'll have a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO on the CPU with it's 4 pin PWM fan on the CPU-1 fan header.

I'll probably have two but maybe 3 other fans in the case. They're all 4 pin PWM compatible. What's my best bet for them? Just plug them directly into CHA-1 CHA-2 and CHA-3? I see only CHA-1 has 4 pins. Is it PWM compliant?

Is there another setup I'd be better off going with? I have a Silverstone CPF04 fan hub. http://silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=526&area=en Would I be better off plugging that into the CHA-1 4 pin header and running all the case fans off that? (Using SATA power)

 

GregP74

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Thanks. If I plug that into the chassis-1 fan port and then plug my fans into that it'll set their speeds all the same? Should I plug the exhaust fan into that too, or somewhere else?

It's been a while since I've built a good PC. I did a lot in the early 90's-early 2000's but things are a little different these days lol